That is, there are no dangerous thoughts for the simple reason that thinking itself is such a dangerous enterprise. . . . nonthinking is even more dangerous. —Hannah Arendt Thinking is not the intellectual reproduction of what already exists anyway. As long as it doesn't break off, thinking has a secure hold on possibility. More
The overall context of Israeli action is that of occupation and terrorism. The overall context of Palestinian action is a legitimate struggle against occupation. —Israeli Knesset member Haneen Zoabi By Alexander Reed Kelly truthdig.com Jul 13, 2014 Israeli Member of the More
FAIR TV: ABC's Gaza 'Mistake,' Dinesh D'Souza and CBS CEO Boosterism [youtube=http://youtu.be/rFxMdAXoV9k] This week on FAIR TV: ABC's embarrassing mistake in its Gaza coverage, This Week touts a right-wing conspiracy film and CBS presents viewers with the story of the risk-taking billionaire CEO who is cutting thousands of jobs. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check More
‘Why has Google killed this example of my journalism?’ RT July 4, 2014 Photo: Reuters / Mark Blinch The fallout of the EU’s ‘Right to be Forgotten’ ruling has impacted a number of European news publications who suddenly found some of their “inadequate” and “irrelevant” pieces disappear from the web search engine results pages. More
There are many reasons media fail to adequately challenge racism, particularly racism in high places (FAIR Blog, 6/27/14). But one rarely discussed reason is that some highly placed corporate media figures are open to racism. By Steve Rendall FAIR.org July 2, 2014 Nicholas Wade was a leading New York Times science writer for three decades. He left the paper More
A crowd of around 50 masked men with stones and flares has attacked and vandalized the office of Kiev's Vesti newspaper. The paper’s security guard was beaten as the mob shattered the windows and filled the building with tear gas. Нападение на редакцию Вестей (The attack on the Editor Vesti) [youtube=http://youtu.be/nOSTqXNs6ds] Organizing Notes July 6, More
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Draft terms of Trade in Services Agreement would overturn millennia of good business practice by David Cay Johnston @DavidCayJ Al Jazeera America June 23, 2014 WikiLeaks last week again pierced the veil of official secrecy that surrounds global trade negotiations. The peek it gave us should alarm everyone. Big Business and national governments wanted to conceal the terms More
Mark Fiore's new hilarious animation features a hot summer "I Raq" concert, starring Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Ahmed Chalabi, and more neocon war criminals parading all over the news discussing the crisis in Iraq. Read about Fiore's inspiration for "Neocon Reunion Tour" and watch the animation. To watch the animated cartoon, click here. By Mark Fiore More
Lewis details the deceptions and illusions that have caused “most Americans and their elected representatives to completely ignore facts, logic and reason in the rush to war.” A complicit partner, he says, is a media intent on preserving the status quo and never offending the ruling elite. Moyers and Company June 27, 2014 As the More
Act now to save the internet: Public comment period is open, and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler needs to hear from citizens. Learn more. By Rivera Sun Truthout.org Op-Ed 29 June 2014 Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks during an open meeting in Washington, Dec. 12, 2013. (Photo: Daniel Rosenbaum / The New York Times) Seething More
The current mainstream debate regarding the crisis in Iraq and Syria offers a near perfect example of both the death of historical memory and the collapse of critical thinking in the United States. It also signifies the emergence of a profoundly anti-democratic culture of manufactured ignorance and social indifference. By Henry A. Giroux Truthout.org | News Analysis More
