Video: Dr. Noam Chomsky Breaks the Set on War, Imperialism, and Propaganda
Noam Chomsky on media control in the free world, drones as a weapon of terror, citizen rights, U.S. foreign policy, and more in an interview by Abby Martin.
Video. Abby Martin: America’s Unofficial Religion — The War On An Idea
A visual and narrative history of anticommunism and socialism in the U.S.
Video, Mark Fiore | The Drone Wars: Hot Spikes Through the Forehead
Truthdig: Award-winning animator Mark Fiore imagines what media coverage of the drone program would look like if the killing machines weren't so "techno-cool." Watch the enlightening clip and read Fiore's thoughts on the subject below.
The Drone Papers | Part 7: The Life and Death of Objective Peckham
A classified U.S. document obtained by The Intercept shines new light on the circumstances surrounding Berjawi’s death. It reveals that the U.S. government was monitoring him for at least five years as he traveled between London and Somalia; that he was targeted by a covert special operations unit ...
Top Censored Stories of 2015
Mass bee die-offs, the dizzying wealth of the world’s 1%, U.S. military expansion -- the corporate media might not be talking about it, but Project Censored’s Mickey Huff doesn’t shy away from discussing these topics with Mnar Muhawesh on “Behind the Headline.”
Study: Corporate Media Refuses To Acknowledge Civilian Victims Of US Wars
New research finds, through their silence, mainstream news outlets are 'legitimating' U.S. military's burn pits on civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. By Sarah Lazare for Common Dreams | MintPressNews.com October 19, 2015 Mainstream media outlets are systematically disregarding the hazardous health impacts of widespread U.S. military burn pits on civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, thereby More
Poll: 60% Of Americans Don’t Trust The Mainstream Media
Mint Press: Since 2012, trust has dipped sharply among adults under 50. Another study from this year, published by the Pew Research Center in June, supports the notion that younger people, especially those aged 18-33 (the “Millennial” generation), are increasingly turning to social media and alternate sources for the news.
David Swanson | The Incomprehensible Idea: What Opposing All Wars Means
Swanson: Let me give you an idea of how out of touch I am. I would have thought that every peace activist in the United States would oppose the new development of Russia bombing Syria. We’ve always said, and some of us have even believed, that war was immoral and illegal and unacceptable no matter who did it.
Robert Parry: Should US Ally with Al Qaeda in Syria?
Parry: ...the hysterical anti-Russian bias of The New York Times and the rest of the mainstream media means that whatever Putin does must be cast in the most negative light.
Henry A. Giroux | Political Frauds and the Ghost of Totalitarianism
Giroux: Few journalists have acknowledged the presence of white militia and white supremacists groups at Trump's rallies.... Trump is simply the most visible embodiment of a society that is not merely suspicious of critical thought but disdains it.
The Nation: The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That
Article: ...these new venues have risen to prominence with major scoops—often related to political corruption—and a willingness to break taboos while opening up their opinion pages to vigorous debate.
Salon: The media will never quit warmongering: How a refugee crisis became another excuse for militarism
Mirkinson: It happens every time something bad starts brewing in the Middle East. Hawkish pundits immediately begin calling for more bombing and war to defeat whatever threat has popped up on the horizon.