Photo by The U.S. Army (CC BY 2.0)truthdig.com May 30, 2014 Click here to listen. Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss what led to Elliot Rodger’s deadly attacks in Santa Barbara, President Obama’s announcement that he will reduce the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan from 30,000 troops to 10,000, and NSA whistle-blower More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/F1rQPktqLYM] By Amy Goodman Video Interview May 20, 2014 truthout.org Originally appeared in Democracy Now! We spend the hour remembering the pioneering journalist William Worthy, who died earlier this month at the age of 92. During the height of the Cold War, Worthy defied the U.S. government by reporting from the Soviet Union, Cuba, China, Iran, North Vietnam More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/F1rQPktqLYM] By Amy Goodman Video Interview May 20, 2014 truthout.org Originally appeared in Democracy Now! We spend the hour remembering the pioneering journalist William Worthy, who died earlier this month at the age of 92. During the height of the Cold War, Worthy defied the U.S. government by reporting from the Soviet Union, Cuba, China, Iran, North Vietnam More
Exclusive: The U.S. press coverage of the Ukraine crisis has been stunningly biased and one-sided, placing virtually all the blame on Russian President Putin. One of the worst offenders in this journalistic travesty has been the New York Times, writes Robert Parry. By Robert Parry ConsortiumNews.com May 26, 2014 As part of the New York Times’ sorry More
Does Michael Kinsley think NYT’s Neil Sheehan—who “aided & abetted” the Pentagon Papers stories—should be jailed too? http://t.co/kpusmKU2Vo — Daniel Ellsberg (@DanielEllsberg) May 23, 2014 I wonder how many years Michael Kinsley now thinks I should have spent in prison for revealing the Pentagon Papers? https://t.co/c0naeyeUFU — Daniel Ellsberg (@DanielEllsberg) May 23, 2014 By Glenn Greenwald The Intercept 23 May More
Does Michael Kinsley think NYT’s Neil Sheehan—who “aided & abetted” the Pentagon Papers stories—should be jailed too? http://t.co/kpusmKU2Vo — Daniel Ellsberg (@DanielEllsberg) May 23, 2014 I wonder how many years Michael Kinsley now thinks I should have spent in prison for revealing the Pentagon Papers? https://t.co/c0naeyeUFU — Daniel Ellsberg (@DanielEllsberg) May 23, 2014 By Glenn Greenwald The Intercept 23 May More
In a Huffington Post interview, journalist Glenn Greenwald criticized the replacement of Jill Abramson with Dean Baquet as executive editor of the New York Times. “It signals that the New York Times is going to continue to descend downward into the sort of journalism that is very neutered and far too close to the political More
Bruce Gagnon Organizing Notes May 9, 2014 New poll by Zogby Analytics (893 likely voters, May 2-3) provides the latest war temperature test. "Do you agree or disagree that the United States should use whatever means it can to prevent Russia from establishing control over eastern Ukraine?"Agree - 29%Disagree - 36%Not Sure - 35%The American people might More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/HTBoCKjfjLk] Published on May 13, 2014 What were once thought of as conspiracy theories about government spying are now backed up by facts, according to Coleen Rowley. The FBI whistleblower and 2002 Time Person of the Year believes the National Security Agency spying scandal has provided crucial insights to the public on how not only More
The U.S. is being overrun by a wave of anti-science, anti-intellectual thinking. Has the most powerful nation on Earth lost its mind? Editor's Note: I am publishing three articles in tandem because each reflects a side of the same problems in American culture. Norman Pollack’s scathing critique (in "Fascist Trifecta") of mainstream corporate media (The New York More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/b26aqR8YpeQ] Published on May 9, 2014 Ralph Nader, Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State, joins Thom Hartmann on his new book. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Rise Up Times More
Americans are told that other governments practice censorship and propaganda, but not their own. Yet, the reality is quite different with many reasonable viewpoints marginalized and deceptive spin put on much that comes from officialdom. . . . By Lawrence Davidson ConsortiumNews.com May 9, 2014 Many Americans assume the U.S. government speaks “the truth” to More
