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For Our Rulers, Smearing A Dissident Journalist Is As Good As Killing Him, by Caitlin Johnstone
Nobody actually thinks that Julian Assange is a Russian agent, or a rapist, or a “hostile non-state intelligence service”, or any of the other absurd smears I’ve seen circulating about him throughout all political sectors of the US-centralized empire.
How the Corporate Media Enslave Us to a World of Illusions by Jonathan Cook
The Great Western Narrative is there to perpetuate power by legitimizing it, by making its unbalanced and unjust distribution seem natural and immutable.
Anti-Trump Cartoons Stopped by Censor at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
None of these [anti-Trump] cartoons appeared in the Post-Gazette, despite Rogers being the paper’s full-time staff political cartoonist.
Veterans’ Group Says “No” to Emmy for PBS Vietnam War Series
Nowhere in 18 hours of programming does the G.I. resistance movement merit mention and “instead of honoring the civilian peace movement for its accomplishments, activists are generally belittled as self-interested and self-indulgent, with stress on its supposed deep antagonism toward American soldiers,” the ad protests.
The Truth Behind the Headlines with Lee Camp and Abby Martin
Lee Camp speaks with Abby Martin, a cutting-edge investigative journalist and host of Empire Files who calls out the US war machine. Lee then discusses how the systems that rely on our ignorance are now trying to come up with ways to keep us dumb. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ […]
Military Madness, U.S. Style: What’s the Alternative?
Stephen Kinzer wrote that “coverage of the Syrian war will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the American press.’”
Chris Hedges: Max Blumenthal, Dan Cohen on ‘Killing Gaza’
A documentary of Israeli war crimes.
The Coming Collapse by Chris Hedges
Donald Trump is the result of a long process of political, cultural and social decay. He is a product of our failed democracy.
Deconsructed Podcast: How Bad is the News? with Hasan Minhaj
The news is almost like the comments section on Facebook, where there is no, “Hey, we went to the moon.” Everything is a moon-landing debate.
Graduates of Elite Universities Dominate The New York Times and Wall Street Journal Study Finds, by Zaid Jilani
The researchers were hesitant to comment on what the findings of their study mean for the way journalism is produced. But the homogeneity of perspectives and experiences in a newsroom can have the effect of limiting a newsroom’s scope of reporting…
Don’t Forget Michelle Wolf’s Important Message About Journalism and Truth
It is up to us, the consumers, to stop drinking from the poisoned chalice of corporate news and seek truth somewhere else.
Syria – a case study in propaganda, by Chris Kanthan
In a democracy, the most important but least understood tool is propaganda. Let me share with you the fundamentals of a successful propaganda campaign.
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, On Seeing America’s Wars Whole, A Letter to the NYT
The key point is that when it comes to recent American wars, the Times offers coverage without perspective.
The Media War on Truthful Reporting and Legitimate Opinions: A Documentary
Those working in the media are up in arms over alleged fake news and they lament the loss of paying readership. But they have only themselves to blame. They are the biggest creators of fake news and provider of government falsehood. Their attacks on critical readers and commentators are despicable.
Ruling Class Operatives Say the Darndest Things: On Devils Known and Not by Paul Street
What’s the main difference between Trump and Obama when it comes to U.S. arms sales abroad? As the noted liberal arms trade analyst William Hartung told DN’s Amy Goodman this week, “Well, [Trump’s] much more blatant about it. He’s shouting it from the rooftops. …”
Why Are Some on the Left Falling for Fake News on Syria? by Sonali Kolhatkar
If leftist and progressive calls to curb American imperialism are to be taken seriously, our analysis of international relations and foreign policy needs to be far more sophisticated.
Pro-War Press, Not Cambridge Analytica, Is the Real Scandal
Cambridge Analytica, in other words, was doing what campaigns have long done, which is to knock on doors and ask people what they think.
SYRIA – MANIPULATED VIDEOS FAIL TO LAUNCH WORLD WAR III
As we wrote yesterday… World War III had been called off.
Bare Facts About Gaza Demonstrators are Correct, But Rest of Story is Missing
Palestinians are not merely a ragtag collection of refugees; they are a people purposefully kept from their homes by an army of occupation.
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