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A Tribute to Robert Parry: Independent Journalism at Its Best
Bob believed deeply in journalism, both as a vital force for shaping the world and as a moral imperative.
Robert Parry | Russia-gate’s Totalitarian Style
…the point is that we don’t know the truth and neither does The New York Times
Chris Hedges and Tavis Smiley Discuss Popular Resistance and the Failure of Mainstream Media
“Actual discussion of content, of issues that matter to Americans, is very, very rarely heard in the press. …”
Why Won’t the Corporate Media Push Back Against Lying Think Tanks and Experts?
We should be demanding that interviewers in the media start calling out so-called “experts” when the experts are caught distorting the truth.
Despite What Media Says, TPP Isn’t About Free Trade — It’s About Protecting Corporate Profits
So the most consequential parts of the deal would actually undermine the free flow of goods and services by expanding some protectionist, anti-competitive policies sought by global corporations.
Noam Chomsky on Corporate Media and Activism 2016
In this interview, Prof. Noam Chomsky talks about the Corporate Media, their institutional role and which interests they serve in society. Chomsky also touches on how activists should react when they face harsh condemnation from the Corporate Media. acTVism Munich Published on Feb 15, 2016 Media for the people! Bringing you the best of the […]
Those Who Wage Peace Can’t Count on the Mainstream Media for Support
The point I’m struggling to make is that democracy isn’t easy. Peace isn’t easy. Those who wage peace have to do so independent of global political and economic structures, and independent of much of the mainstream media.
David Swanson: US Wars Are Not Waged Out of Generosity or for Democracy
Eliminating war does not involve eliminating anger or conflict; it involves disassembling a complex industrial institution that goes to great lengths to create wars and far greater lengths to arm others so that when they become involved in conflicts much more damage is done.
Ending Human Violence is a Task for Each of Us
War- The great unmentionable in the 2016 US elections
VIDEO Chris Hedges | Days of Revolt: Beyond the Vote with Margaret Flowers
Flowers: So that’s the power of movements and if possible people inside that come out of the movement and are beholden to the movement. And that’s what I will be. I’m not taking any corporate money. I’m not doing this because I’m interested in being a politician. I’m doing this because we need to continue to build power.
David Swanson: Pope Tells World’s Top Arms Dealers to End Arms Trade
Swanson: Perhaps they even heard the shout of honesty in the line: “Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood.”
ActOutonOccupy: Interview with Mnar Muhawesh of Mint Press News
We talk to trailblazing editor in chief of the alternative media site, Mint Press News, Mnar Muhawesh about the alternative media revolution, her work, and her life as an activist entrepreneur — from death threats to coloring books. MintPress News @MintPressNews · Apr 26 2015 Published on Apr 23, 2015 Occupy.com Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up […]
Medea Benjamin, The Fourth Estate in Flames: On the US Media’s Award-Winning War Propaganda
Day after day, night after night, the press relied on propaganda from both ISIS and the US government to whip up fear and a thirst for revenge in the American public. Gruesome beheading videos distributed by Isis were played over and over. By Medea Benjamin Common Dreams October 10, 2014 Like these cars in the Syrian city […]
▶ Israel vs Palestine – feat. DAM & Norman Finkelstein [RAP NEWS 24]
A quick look through satire at key issues re Palestine/Israel. Published on Apr 24, 2014 RAP NEWS 24: ISRAEL & PALESTINE [S02:E04]. Decades of failed peace talks have led nowhere; but do not lose hope just yet. Join Robert Foster as he attempts to host the first ever Middle East Peace Raps, using rhyme and reason to […]
How And Why The Media Failed On Covering Drone Wars
Above: No Drone New England MIT protest drone By Greg Mitchell, www.thenation.com PopularResistance.org June 1st, 2014 This week Secretary of State John Kerry, a drone war enthusiast, was rightly mocked for telling Edward Snowden to “man up” and return to the US. But it was easy criticism when the implications of death-by-drone deserve a deeper dive. And […]
Robert Parry: NYT’s One-Sided Ukraine Narrative
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 […]
Evergreene Digest: Who is to blame for the crisis at the VA?
The truth is the VA was not equipped to deal with the aftermath of two multi-trillion dollar land wars. To deal with the aftermath properly the agency has to be modernized and beefed up and given far more, not fewer resources. May 22 2014 | Once again the American people are being treated to a […]
▶ Robert Parry: Evidence for Russian Involvement in East Ukraine Based on Shoddy Journalism
Robert Parry is an American investigative journalist. He was awarded the George Polk Award for National Reporting in 1984 for his work with the Associated Press. In 1995, he established Consortium News as an online ezine dedicated to investigative journalism. From 2000 to 2004, he worked for the financial wire service Bloomberg. Major subjects of Parry’s articles […]
Glenn Greenwald: NSA Blows Its Own Top Secret Program in Order to Propagandize
“The NSA engages in this fear-mongering not only publicly but also privately.” By Glenn Greenwald 31 Mar 2014 The Intercept Over the last 40 years, the U.S. government has relied on extreme fear-mongering to demonize transparency. In sum, every time an unwanted whistleblower steps forward, we are treated to the same messaging: You’re all going to die because […]
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