It was a key match in the World Cup of Ideas. The teams vied furiously for the ball. The all-star feminist team tried repeatedly to kick it through the goalposts marked Widespread Social Problems, while the opposing team, staffed by the mainstream media and mainstream dudes, was intent on getting it into the usual net More
Photo typischich.at An interview with Alexa O'Brien, who documented and researched, as an independent journalist, the entire Bradley (Chelsea) Manning trial and its wider context of a US inter-agency prosecution of WikiLeaks. Metahaven 2013. Produced in collaboration with Bureau Europa. Editor's Comment: This video, recorded August 21, 2013, is full of information about the trial More
Photo typischich.at An interview with Alexa O'Brien, who documented and researched, as an independent journalist, the entire Bradley (Chelsea) Manning trial and its wider context of a US inter-agency prosecution of WikiLeaks. Metahaven 2013. Produced in collaboration with Bureau Europa. Editor's Comment: This video, recorded August 21, 2013, is full of information about the trial More
Exclusive: The mainstream U.S. news media is flooding the American people with one-sided propaganda on Ukraine, rewriting the narrative to leave out the key role of neo-Nazis and insisting on a “group think” that exceeds even the misguided consensus on Iraq’s WMD, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry April 20, 2014 ConsortiumNews.com After the Feb. 22 coup in More
Bruce K. Gagnon Organizing Notes March 13, 2014 The Washington Post (disappointedly I'm sure) reports: A new poll suggests Americans have very little appetite for any real involvement in the crisis in Ukraine. Only 29 percent of Americans would like for the Obama administration to take a "firm stand" against Russia's incursion into its neighbor, according to More
Bruce K. Gagnon Organizing Notes March 13, 2014 The Washington Post (disappointedly I'm sure) reports: A new poll suggests Americans have very little appetite for any real involvement in the crisis in Ukraine. Only 29 percent of Americans would like for the Obama administration to take a "firm stand" against Russia's incursion into its neighbor, according to More
In retrospect, Russia-bashing was the main media event of the Sochi Olympics since the U.S. "lost" in the medal count. The Ukraine crisis has put the Olympics in the past tense and presented an opportunity for the old Cold War team to field a new crisis. Pres. Obama is following the Clinton policy of pushing More
In retrospect, Russia-bashing was the main media event of the Sochi Olympics since the U.S. "lost" in the medal count. The Ukraine crisis has put the Olympics in the past tense and presented an opportunity for the old Cold War team to field a new crisis. Pres. Obama is following the Clinton policy of pushing More
Unfortunately, during the last five years, no world leader has done more to undermine international law than Barack Obama. He treats it with rhetorical adulation and behavioral contempt, helping to further normalize a might-makes-right approach to global affairs that is the antithesis of international law. NORMAN SOLOMON 4 March 2014 NationofChange.org OP-ED International law is suddenly More
The controversies over the IRS and especially the AP phone records appear to have long-lasting effects Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 15 May 2013 10.45 EDT President Barack Obama Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images Due to the controversies over the IRS and (especially) the DOJ's attack on AP's news gathering process, media outlets have suddenly decided that President Obama More
The controversies over the IRS and especially the AP phone records appear to have long-lasting effects Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 15 May 2013 10.45 EDT President Barack Obama Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images Due to the controversies over the IRS and (especially) the DOJ's attack on AP's news gathering process, media outlets have suddenly decided that President Obama More
Change the Media, Change the world Panel description (Full panel below): http://youtu.be/HSYETrvH5Tw Full panel: [youtube=http://youtu.be/b6mihN9ehVI] April 1, 2013 freespeechtv[ Published on Apr 1, 2013 The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate-backed organization that creates controversial bills that it pushes through state legislatures. Some of these include broad anti-immigration measures like Arizona's SB 1070, Stand More
