Richard Horton (2022-09-10). [Comment] Offline: The health of the Uyghur people is all of our concern. thelancet.com Michelle Bachelet's publication on , of an Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, in her final minutes as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, provoked headlines for a day and has since been quietly forgotten. That indifference cannot be tolerated. Her report documents abuses of such severity that all health agencies should intervene to demand information, access, and remedies to the evidence of mistreatment of ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China.

Staff (2022-09-09). US, allies trying to destabilize Korean peninsula. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) — A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official defended North Korea's nuclear doctrine and missile program, saying that the US and its allies are trying to destabilize the Korean Peninsula.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Melbourne artist forced to remove anti-war mural after reactionary social media campaign. wsws.org The artist has been subjected to a barrage of anti-Russian and pro-war propaganda for his artwork aimed at promoting peace.

Editor (2022-09-09). John Pilger: Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works. scheerpost.com Illustration by MintPress News | By John Pilger / In the 1970s, I met one of Hitler's leading propagandists, Leni Riefenstahl, whose epic films glorified the Nazis. We happened to be staying at the same lodge in Kenya, where she was on a photography assignment, having escaped the fate of other friends of the Fuhrer. | She told me that the 'patriotic messages' of her films were dependent not on 'orders from above' but on what she called the 'submissive void' of the German public. | Did that incl…

_____ (2022-09-09). Sanctions Are Destructive, Illegitimate, And Totally Bipartisan. popularresistance.org What right does the United States have to starve civilians to achieve political goals? Despite its obvious importance, this question is largely absent from mainstream discourse. Through economic sanctions, or economic warfare, the U.S. can unilaterally collapse economies and generate famine in foreign countries. The civilian death toll from sanctions is often equal to—and sometimes greater than—the toll from conventional warfare. Yet on both sides of the aisle, it is taken for granted that we have the "right" to impose destitution on civilian populations in order to advance our interests. The U.S. adm…

Kathleen Minelli, Steve Macek (2022-09-09). Corporate Media Has Failed to Report Accurately on the Threats to Women's Reproductive Rights. commondreams.org The establishment press ignored stories about the right's racist assault on reproductive health for years.

____ (2022-09-09). Trump's fundraising group under U.S. gov't investigation. ecns.cn A U.S. federal grand jury is investigating former President Donald Trump's Save America fundraising group, reported the New York Times on Thursday, citing subpoenas.

Contributing Writers (2022-09-08). THE VETO: Film exposing CNN, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and the western media propaganda war against Syria. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: THE VETO: Film exposing CNN, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and the western media propaganda war against Syria 21st Century Wire Vanessa Beeley 21st Century Wire I met journalist and friend Rafiq Lutf and cameraman Abdul-Mun'aim Arnous in January 2018 and I was honoured when Rafiq asked me to work with him …

WSWS (2022-09-09). Melbourne artist forced to remove anti-war mural after reactionary social media campaign. wsws.org The artist has been subjected to a barrage of anti-Russian and pro-war propaganda for his artwork aimed at promoting peace.

_____ (2022-09-09). Sanctions Are Destructive, Illegitimate, And Totally Bipartisan. popularresistance.org What right does the United States have to starve civilians to achieve political goals? Despite its obvious importance, this question is largely absent from mainstream discourse. Through economic sanctions, or economic warfare, the U.S. can unilaterally collapse economies and generate famine in foreign countries. The civilian death toll from sanctions is often equal to—and sometimes greater than—the toll from conventional warfare. Yet on both sides of the aisle, it is taken for granted that we have the "right" to impose destitution on civilian populations in order to advance our interests. The U.S. adm…

____ (2022-09-09). Trump's fundraising group under U.S. gov't investigation. ecns.cn A U.S. federal grand jury is investigating former President Donald Trump's Save America fundraising group, reported the New York Times on Thursday, citing subpoenas.

WSWS (2022-09-08). FBI found documents on nuclear weapons at Mar-a-Lago, Washington Post claims. wsws.org The latest press salvo against Trump underscores the extraordinary intensity of the political conflict within the US ruling elite.

____ (2022-09-08). New cyberattack evidence exposes shameful 'empire of hacking'. ecns.cn The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) was evidenced to have mounted malicious cyberattacks targeting China's Northwestern Polytechnical University, according to reports respectively released by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and cybersecurity company 360 on Monday.

John Pilger (2022-09-08). John Pilger: Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works. mintpressnews.com Having soaked for 82 years in a deep bath of righteousness that is the official version of the last world war, isn't it time those who are meant to keep the record straight declared their independence and decoded the propaganda? The urgency is greater than ever.

Contributing Writers (2022-09-08). Sucharit Bhakdi: Covid-19 vaccination is greatest threat humanity ever faced. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Sucharit Bhakdi: Covid-19 vaccination is greatest threat humanity ever faced The Herland Report (hannenabintuherland.com) Herland Report: Covid-19 vaccination greatest threat: Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, forefront virus expert in microbiology in Germany, is one of the many doctors, scientists and medical professionals who give dire warnings about the untested vaccines that are being administered to billions in the …

John McEvoy (2022-09-08). How Shell and BP Financed Britain's Cold War Propaganda Machine. orinocotribune.com

Contributing Writers (2022-09-08). THE VETO: Film exposing CNN, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and the western media propaganda war against Syria. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: THE VETO: Film exposing CNN, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and the western media propaganda war against Syria 21st Century Wire Vanessa Beeley 21st Century Wire I met journalist and friend Rafiq Lutf and cameraman Abdul-Mun'aim Arnous in January 2018 and I was honoured when Rafiq asked me to work with him …

Peter Symonds (2022-09-08). UN Backs US Propaganda of Chinese Abuses Against Uyghurs. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-09-07). The Flaws in the "Assessment" Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on China. scheerpost.com By Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunch On 31 August 2022, the last day of Michelle Bachelet's 4-year tenure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office released a 46-page document, which I believe should be discarded as propagandistic, biased, and methodologically flawed. This document, which was not mandated by the Human Rights Council and …

Contributing Writers (2022-09-08). THE VETO: Film exposing CNN, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and the western media propaganda war against Syria. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: THE VETO: Film exposing CNN, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and the western media propaganda war against Syria 21st Century Wire Vanessa Beeley 21st Century Wire I met journalist and friend Rafiq Lutf and cameraman Abdul-Mun'aim Arnous in January 2018 and I was honoured when Rafiq asked me to work with him …

____ (2022-09-08). New cyberattack evidence exposes shameful 'empire of hacking'. ecns.cn The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) was evidenced to have mounted malicious cyberattacks targeting China's Northwestern Polytechnical University, according to reports respectively released by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and cybersecurity company 360 on Monday.

WSWS (2022-09-08). FBI found documents on nuclear weapons at Mar-a-Lago, Washington Post claims. wsws.org The latest press salvo against Trump underscores the extraordinary intensity of the political conflict within the US ruling elite.

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-09-08). Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Humanity's Fate Isn't Sealed — If We Act Now. truthout.org We live in extraordinarily dangerous times. Climate breakdown is upon us, yet nation-states and their leaders continue to pursue policies based on "national security" and the pursuit of geopolitical objectives. The transition to a clean and sustainable global energy landscape is hampered both by powerful interests linked to the fossil fuel economy and lack of international cooperation. In fact, the war in Ukraine, which runs on fossil fuels, is not only delaying climate action but has increased reliance on the very energy sources that drive global warming and poison the planet. Indeed, the war has been a godsend…

John Pilger (2022-09-08). John Pilger: Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works. mintpressnews.com Having soaked for 82 years in a deep bath of righteousness that is the official version of the last world war, isn't it time those who are meant to keep the record straight declared their independence and decoded the propaganda? The urgency is greater than ever.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-09-08). Dunderheaded Diplomacy: Australia's Funding Offer to the Solomon Islands. dissidentvoice.org What is it about Australian diplomacy that makes it so clumsy and dunderheaded? Is it the harsh delivery, the tactless expression, or the inability to do things with subtle reflection? On September 6, Australian diplomacy gave another display of such form with Foreign Minister Penny Wong's remarks about the Solomon Islands elections. Things have been …

Peter Symonds (2022-09-08). UN Backs US Propaganda of Chinese Abuses Against Uyghurs. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-09-07). The Flaws in the "Assessment" Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on China. scheerpost.com By Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunch On 31 August 2022, the last day of Michelle Bachelet's 4-year tenure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office released a 46-page document, which I believe should be discarded as propagandistic, biased, and methodologically flawed. This document, which was not mandated by the Human Rights Council and …

Edu Montesanti (2022-09-07). Yemen Truce, No Hope: Horrible Catastrophe, Just Maybe UN-Led Efforts Will Alleviate It, Says Chomsky (Interview). orinocotribune.com From the US "War on Terror" to the national "Spring" and the Saudi-US "humanitarian intervention," the Yemeni people are being totally disregarded and indiscriminately attacked as well as in every single "peace process," as the country is a stage of international and local elites disputes, just feeding and practicing terror | As Biden approved to sell more weapons to the Saudis allegedly for "defense" purposes, Chomsky is concerned. "The line between offensive and defensive weapons is very blurred," exclusively says the legendary American analyst | Sure not by accident as some say, US-Saud…

_____ (2022-09-07). These Organizations Are Doing Critical Work For Palestinian Rights. popularresistance.org The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that Israel's designation of a number of Palestinian rights organizations as "terrorist" raised concerns that the designations were being used to "halt, restrict or criminalize legitimate human rights and humanitarian work." | Ten European countries and, not for nothing, the CIA agreed that Israel has not presented sufficient evidence for that terrorist labeling—or the subsequent raids conducted, computers stolen, files taken, entryways taped up. | The groups' legal appeals were dismissed with no opportunity to defend against the "secret evidence" against t…

_____ (2022-09-07). These Organizations Are Doing Critical Work to Advocate for Palestinian Rights'. popularresistance.org Janine Jackson: The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that Israel's designation of a number of Palestinian rights organizations as "terrorist" raised concerns that the designations were being used to "halt, restrict or criminalize legitimate human rights and humanitarian work." | Ten European countries and, not for nothing, the CIA agreed that Israel has not presented sufficient evidence for that terrorist labeling—or the subsequent raids conducted, computers stolen, files taken, entryways taped up. | The groups' legal appeals were dismissed with no opportunity to defend against the "secret evi…

WSWS (2022-09-07). Protected by police, fascist Patriot Front holds march aimed at menacing Labor Day festival in Indianapolis. wsws.org Social media video posted on Saturday shows the fascist band marching, chanting xenophobic slogans and holding metal shields.

Andrew Korybko (2022-09-06). "Socio-Economic Suffering": Massive Protests in Prague against EU "Counterproductive Policies" globalresearch.ca

Lee Camp (2022-09-06). The Community Solution to the Climate Crisis. mintpressnews.com The Most Censored News with Lee Camp hosted by comedian/ writer/ raconteur/ provocateur/ saboteur Lee Camp is a twice-weekly look at the most censored stories within corporate media hosted by the new video platform Behind the Headlines — a MintPress video project that is 100% viewer supported. | Camp both brings to light stories that are (intentionally) ignored by the corporate media and digs deeper when the mainstream media only reports on the surface-layer reality. Having been a professional stand-up comic for 20 years, a writer for The Onion, and the host/head writer of Redacted Tonight, Camp is also un…

Edu Montesanti (2022-09-07). Yemen Truce, No Hope: Horrible Catastrophe, Just Maybe UN-Led Efforts Will Alleviate It, Says Chomsky (Interview). orinocotribune.com From the US "War on Terror" to the national "Spring" and the Saudi-US "humanitarian intervention," the Yemeni people are being totally disregarded and indiscriminately attacked as well as in every single "peace process," as the country is a stage of international and local elites disputes, just feeding and practicing terror | As Biden approved to sell more weapons to the Saudis allegedly for "defense" purposes, Chomsky is concerned. "The line between offensive and defensive weapons is very blurred," exclusively says the legendary American analyst | Sure not by accident as some say, US-Saud…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-09-07). The Road to Fascism: How the War in Ukraine is Changing Europe. dissidentvoice.org As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, that Europe should sever all links with "Russia's propaganda machine" were taken seriously by the Italian government. As a journalist, having access to only …

WSWS (2022-09-07). Protected by police, fascist Patriot Front holds march aimed at menacing Labor Day festival in Indianapolis. wsws.org Social media video posted on Saturday shows the fascist band marching, chanting xenophobic slogans and holding metal shields.

Ana Zorita (2022-09-07). Chile's constitutional referendum marked by right-wing disinformation campaign. greenleft.org.au Right-wing groups embarked on a campaign of disinformation to undermine support for the "Yes" vote in Chile's constitutional referendum, reports Ana Zorita.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). Kherson: What Happens Next? — Russian Ops in Ukraine Update September 6, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 6, 2022 — While fighting continues around Kherson, it remains positional, signifying the end of Kiev's long-planned offensive; — Western sources continue citing factors they believe limit Russian operations consistent with flawed Western thinking regarding Russian military capabilities stretching back to 2014-2015; — Elements of Ukraine's…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). Ukraine: How British Intelligence Globalized Online Trolling. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Since the conflict in Ukraine began, numerous commentators have drawn attention to the blatant weaponization of social media in service of the proxy war. Legions of users on Facebook, Twitter, and other major platforms, many anonymous and recently registered, have relentlessly propounded pro-intervention, pro-Ukraine propaganda, viciously attacking all those deviating even slightly from established Western…

Andrew Korybko (2022-09-06). "Socio-Economic Suffering": Massive Protests in Prague against EU "Counterproductive Policies" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-06). UN backs US propaganda of Chinese abuses against Uyghurs. wsws.org Accusations of the abuse of Uyghurs are a prominent feature of Washington's anti-China campaign as it ramps up its provocations and preparations for war against Beijing.

Danny Haiphong (2022-09-06). The Sickness of the American Left and the Path to Recovery. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong Sep 2, 2022 | Leftists in the United States are suffering from a propaganda-induced delirium. Revolutionary discipline can get us through the winter storm. | The U.S. has entered a dark period. Economic crisis wracks its capitalist system. Military instability and chaos reign supreme over its imperialist ventures. Political illegitimacy worsens by the year, at times by the month. These conditions sound favorable to the growth of revolutionary possibilities within the citadel of imperialism. | But such is not the case at the moment. Discipline and organization are at perhaps their weakest p…

Lee Camp (2022-09-06). The Community Solution to the Climate Crisis. mintpressnews.com The Most Censored News with Lee Camp hosted by comedian/ writer/ raconteur/ provocateur/ saboteur Lee Camp is a twice-weekly look at the most censored stories within corporate media hosted by the new video platform Behind the Headlines — a MintPress video project that is 100% viewer supported. | Camp both brings to light stories that are (intentionally) ignored by the corporate media and digs deeper when the mainstream media only reports on the surface-layer reality. Having been a professional stand-up comic for 20 years, a writer for The Onion, and the host/head writer of Redacted Tonight, Camp is also un…

Morning Star (2022-09-06). Unions warn new British PM Truss of 'fierce resistance' if she targets workers. peoplesworld.org LONDON (Morning Star)—Unions warned Liz Truss Monday that she faces "fierce resistance" if she attacks workers' rights after entering Downing Street. Truss came under intense pressure to drop her campaign rhetoric to slash workers' rights as soon as she was announced as the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest. She also faced fresh demands …

Michael Fox (2022-09-06). Brazil on Fire Episode 1: Violence and the Culture War. therealnews.com As candidate Jair Bolsonaro neared the presidency in 2018, violence rippled across Brazil, mostly perpetrated by Bolsonaro supporters. Hundreds of threats and attacks, including several killings, were reported in the weeks and months leading up to the election. Bolsonaro's hateful rhetoric and fake news machine spurred on the violence, painting the election as a battle for the soul of the country. Targeting right wing fears over 'family values' and 'security,' Bolsonaro tapped into a growing culture war aimed not at winning a democratic debate, but eliminating opponents. | This episode looks at Bolsonaro's…

Staff (2022-09-06). PSUV: Grassroots Delegates' Renewal is Evidence of Unity & Strength. orinocotribune.com The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said this Monday, September 5, that the process of renewal of the party's grassroots structure was a manifestation of unity, strength, and political coherence. | "[An] extraordinary process, throughout the country," said Cabello during a press conference. "A splendid manifestation of unity, strength, and political coherence. What we have received from our people is very valuable for the organization of our party, from now on." | He also indicated that there are still some pending tasks, such as the renewal of state, muni…

Andy Kroll (2022-09-06). The Trump Supreme Court Is Nothing New. tomdispatch.com Has the Trump Supreme Court gone rogue? The evidence mounts. Certainly, its recent judicial blitzkrieg has run roughshod over a century's worth of settled law. A woman's right to get an abortion? Gone (at least as a constitutionally protected civil right). Meanwhile, voting rights are barely hanging on, along with the 1965 Voting Rights Act that gave them life. State legislatures, so the court ruled, may no longer rein in the wanton availability of firearms and so the bloodshed will inevitably follow. Climate catastrophe will only get closer as the Supremes have moved to disarm the Environmental Protection Agency…

Dean Baker (2022-09-06). New York Times Reporters Can't Get Data on Gas and Food Prices. cepr.net It is a bit amazing that the piece never mentioned that gas prices have fallen and there is evidence that food items are now dropping in price.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-06). How Canada Created the R2P Doctrine, With Myanmar as Its Next Potential Victim. orinocotribune.com

WSWS (2022-09-06). Virginia Thomas, wife of far-right Supreme Court justice, pushed Wisconsin legislators to overturn election in November 2020. wsws.org A day after the Washington Post revealed the existence of Thomas' emails to legislators, the January 6 House Select Committee requested to speak to former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich regarding his central role in Trump's failed coup.

Staff (2022-09-06). La renovación de Mbappé le costará al PSG más de 370 millones. cubadebate.cu El New York Times reveló el salario que percibirá Kylian Mbappé por firmar tres temporadas con el Paris Saint-Germain y la prima de renovación que recibió, que suman un monto superior a los 370 millones de euros y hacen del 10 francés el jugador mejor pagado de la historia. Las cifras fueron incluidas en una entrevista que el New York Times hizo al galo.

Editor (2022-09-05). Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky on the Threat of Nuclear War. scheerpost.com By Paul Jay / "It's beyond lunacy," say Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg. In their 90s, the two men tirelessly fight to warn people of the need for urgent action to deal with climate change and the threat of nuclear war. Joining Paul Jay, they discuss the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the war in Ukraine, and the climate crisis. | Paul JayPaul Jay is a journalist and filmmaker. He's the founder and host of theAnalysis.news, a video and audio current affairs interview and commentary show and we…

____ (2022-09-05). Factchecking the Factchecker on Chomsky, Russia and Media Access. transcend.org 30 Aug 2022 – US-based media platforms have made an extraordinary effort to cut Western audiences off from news from a Russian perspective. When social critic Noam Chomsky pointed out how unprecedented this was, Newsweek's "factchecker" (26 Jul 2022) declared his criticism "clearly untrue"—a determination that did more to confirm the ideological strictures of US media than to debunk them.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-09-06). Road to Fascism: How the Ukraine war is changing Europe. peoplesworld.org As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, that Europe should sever all links with "Russia's propaganda machine" were taken seriously by the Italian government. As a journalist, having access to only …

Andrew Korybko (2022-09-06). "Socio-Economic Suffering": Massive Protests in Prague against EU "Counterproductive Policies" globalresearch.ca

Lee Camp (2022-09-06). The Community Solution to the Climate Crisis. mintpressnews.com The Most Censored News with Lee Camp hosted by comedian/ writer/ raconteur/ provocateur/ saboteur Lee Camp is a twice-weekly look at the most censored stories within corporate media hosted by the new video platform Behind the Headlines — a MintPress video project that is 100% viewer supported. | Camp both brings to light stories that are (intentionally) ignored by the corporate media and digs deeper when the mainstream media only reports on the surface-layer reality. Having been a professional stand-up comic for 20 years, a writer for The Onion, and the host/head writer of Redacted Tonight, Camp is also un…

Morning Star (2022-09-06). Unions warn new British PM Truss of 'fierce resistance' if she targets workers. peoplesworld.org LONDON (Morning Star)—Unions warned Liz Truss Monday that she faces "fierce resistance" if she attacks workers' rights after entering Downing Street. Truss came under intense pressure to drop her campaign rhetoric to slash workers' rights as soon as she was announced as the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest. She also faced fresh demands …

Michael Fox (2022-09-06). Brazil on Fire Episode 1: Violence and the Culture War. therealnews.com As candidate Jair Bolsonaro neared the presidency in 2018, violence rippled across Brazil, mostly perpetrated by Bolsonaro supporters. Hundreds of threats and attacks, including several killings, were reported in the weeks and months leading up to the election. Bolsonaro's hateful rhetoric and fake news machine spurred on the violence, painting the election as a battle for the soul of the country. Targeting right wing fears over 'family values' and 'security,' Bolsonaro tapped into a growing culture war aimed not at winning a democratic debate, but eliminating opponents. | This episode looks at Bolsonaro's…

WSWS (2022-09-06). UN backs US propaganda of Chinese abuses against Uyghurs. wsws.org Accusations of the abuse of Uyghurs are a prominent feature of Washington's anti-China campaign as it ramps up its provocations and preparations for war against Beijing.

Staff (2022-09-06). PSUV: Grassroots Delegates' Renewal is Evidence of Unity & Strength. orinocotribune.com The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said this Monday, September 5, that the process of renewal of the party's grassroots structure was a manifestation of unity, strength, and political coherence. | "[An] extraordinary process, throughout the country," said Cabello during a press conference. "A splendid manifestation of unity, strength, and political coherence. What we have received from our people is very valuable for the organization of our party, from now on." | He also indicated that there are still some pending tasks, such as the renewal of state, muni…

Andy Kroll (2022-09-06). The Trump Supreme Court Is Nothing New. tomdispatch.com Has the Trump Supreme Court gone rogue? The evidence mounts. Certainly, its recent judicial blitzkrieg has run roughshod over a century's worth of settled law. A woman's right to get an abortion? Gone (at least as a constitutionally protected civil right). Meanwhile, voting rights are barely hanging on, along with the 1965 Voting Rights Act that gave them life. State legislatures, so the court ruled, may no longer rein in the wanton availability of firearms and so the bloodshed will inevitably follow. Climate catastrophe will only get closer as the Supremes have moved to disarm the Environmental Protection Agency…

Dean Baker (2022-09-06). New York Times Reporters Can't Get Data on Gas and Food Prices. cepr.net It is a bit amazing that the piece never mentioned that gas prices have fallen and there is evidence that food items are now dropping in price.

Jake Johnson (2022-09-06). "January 6th All Over Again": Is Facebook Fueling Bolsonaro's Coup-Mongering? truthout.org Trailing badly in the polls with the presidential election less than a month away, far-right Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro is attempting to galvanize his supporters with incendiary rhetoric and lies about the integrity of the vote — and Facebook is supplying him with a megaphone to do so. | That's according to a

WSWS (2022-09-06). Virginia Thomas, wife of far-right Supreme Court justice, pushed Wisconsin legislators to overturn election in November 2020. wsws.org A day after the Washington Post revealed the existence of Thomas' emails to legislators, the January 6 House Select Committee requested to speak to former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich regarding his central role in Trump's failed coup.

Staff (2022-09-06). La renovación de Mbappé le costará al PSG más de 370 millones. cubadebate.cu El New York Times reveló el salario que percibirá Kylian Mbappé por firmar tres temporadas con el Paris Saint-Germain y la prima de renovación que recibió, que suman un monto superior a los 370 millones de euros y hacen del 10 francés el jugador mejor pagado de la historia. Las cifras fueron incluidas en una entrevista que el New York Times hizo al galo.

Editor (2022-09-05). Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky on the Threat of Nuclear War. scheerpost.com By Paul Jay / "It's beyond lunacy," say Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg. In their 90s, the two men tirelessly fight to warn people of the need for urgent action to deal with climate change and the threat of nuclear war. Joining Paul Jay, they discuss the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the war in Ukraine, and the climate crisis. | Paul JayPaul Jay is a journalist and filmmaker. He's the founder and host of theAnalysis.news, a video and audio current affairs interview and commentary show and we…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-05). The Road to Fascism: How the War in Ukraine is Changing Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Ramzy Baroud Ukraine's Nazi Azov Battalion As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, that Europe should sever all links with "Russia's propaganda machine" were taken seriously by the Italian government. As a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-05). Counterproductive Policies, Not "Russian Propaganda", Were Responsible for Prague's Protests. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The self-sustaining cycle of socio-economic and political unrest triggered by European leaders complying with the US' demands to promulgate counterproductive policies is expected to continue for the indefinite future. A large-scale protest took place in the Czech capital of Prague on Saturday involving an estimated 70,000-100,000 people who came out en masse to peacefully raise…

_____ (2022-09-05). What Killed America's Peace Movement? popularresistance.org More than six months into Russia-Ukraine war, peace seems increasingly out of reach. The United States, for its part, is continuing to send tens of billions of dollars to fund Ukrainian military spending—money that often circles back to the American weapons industry—without so much as a dissenting voice in Congress or U.S. corporate media, laments "Scheer Intelligence" host Robert Scheer. On American streets, there are few remnants of the anti-war movement that Scheer himself helped shape in the 1960s and 70s. | The feminist anti-war group CODEPINK, with its mission to "educate, inspire, and activate"

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-05). Ultra-Hawk Liz Truss to Be Next British Prime Minister. news.antiwar.com British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss As the British foreign secretary, Truss has delivered some of the most hawkish rhetoric against Russia in NATO's response to the invasion of Ukraine. When the war first broke out, Truss said that s…

____ (2022-09-05). (Italiano) Dalla propaganda di guerra al giornalismo di pace: Russia-Ucraina-Usa/Nato. transcend.org Questa serie di articoli ha sostenuto che la guerra in Ucraina è alimentata da una campagna di propaganda che nasconde l'aggressività precedente e attuale della NATO e degli Stati Uniti nei confronti della Russia, nonché le possibilità di raggiungere una soluzione pacifica risolvendo i conflitti sottostanti.

____ (2022-09-05). We're Being Trained to Worry about 'Russian Propaganda' while Drowning in US Propaganda. transcend.org 31 Aug 2022 – Whose Propaganda Is Most Worrisome? – One of the weirdest things today is the way the western world is trained to freak out about "Russian propaganda" while ignoring that we are marinating in billions of dollars worth of US empire propaganda.

____ (2022-09-05). US National Security Agency launched cyberattack on China's Northwestern Polytechnical University: report. ecns.cn The Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO), the cyber warfare intelligence agency under the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), was evidenced to have conducted tens of thousands of malicious cyberattacks on Chinese targets, controlling large numbers of network devices to steal high-value data, according to a report jointly released by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and internet security company 360 on Monday.

____ (2022-09-05). Factchecking the Factchecker on Chomsky, Russia and Media Access. transcend.org 30 Aug 2022 – US-based media platforms have made an extraordinary effort to cut Western audiences off from news from a Russian perspective. When social critic Noam Chomsky pointed out how unprecedented this was, Newsweek's "factchecker" (26 Jul 2022) declared his criticism "clearly untrue"—a determination that did more to confirm the ideological strictures of US media than to debunk them.

WSWS (2022-09-05). Trump escalates fascist rhetoric in response to Biden's speech on MAGA Republican threat of dicatorship. wsws.org In a two-hour rant Saturday night, Donald Trump sought to turn the tables on President Joe Biden, denouncing Biden's speech on the danger of fascist dictatorship posed by Trump and MAGA Republicans as an attack on democracy "from the radical left."

WSWS (2022-09-05). Trump escalates fascist rhetoric in response to Biden's speech on MAGA Republican threat of dictatorship. wsws.org In a two-hour rant Saturday night, Donald Trump sought to turn the tables on President Joe Biden, denouncing Biden's speech on the danger of fascist dictatorship posed by Trump and MAGA Republicans as an attack on democracy "from the radical left."

____ (2022-09-05). Free Speech Doesn't Matter if Propagandists Determine What People Say. transcend.org 29 Aug 2022 – None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. None are more hopelessly ignorant than those who falsely believe they're informed. None are more hopelessly propagandized than those who don't know they are propagandized.

Ediz Tiyansan (2022-09-04). California meat processing plant finding success by sourcing local. america.cgtn.com Inflation has caused the U.S. meat prices to skyrocket. Processing plants are looking for ways to stay competitive. CGTN's Ediz Tiyansen spoke to one California company that is looking for solutions close to home.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-04). How Canada Created the R2P Doctrine, with Myanmar as its Next Potential Victim. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Xie Opposition supporters demand the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine in Myanmar. (Credit: Twitter) On September 21, 2021, Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), a government-in-exile formed by supporters of former state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi declared a "people's defensive war" against the Tatmadaw (another name for the armed forces of Myanmar)….

Ramzy Baroud (2022-09-04). The road to fascism: How the war in Ukraine is changing Europe. zcomm.org Please Help Znet Source: Middle East Monitor As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that Europe should sever all links with "Russia's propaganda machine" were

Patrick Lawrence (2022-09-04). Ukraine and the crisis of media censorship. zcomm.org Press in the US and most of Europe have mindlessly parroted the opinions of a ruling elite and overseen a public discourse that is often unhinged from the real world…

____ (2022-09-04). China sees broader, better IT application in public health sector. ecns.cn China has made notable progress in the promotion of IT application in the public health sector, as evidenced by the rising number of health information platforms, digitalized anti-pandemic measures and healthcare services, according to a press conference on Friday.

____ (2022-09-04). Study of sample brought back by Chang'e-5 unveils formation of nanophase iron on the moon. ecns.cn By studying lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe, researchers found reliable evidence of disproportionation origin of nanophase iron on the moon, according to a study published on Nature Astronomy on Thursday.

Daniel Borgstrà∂m (2022-09-04). Why didn't KPFA defend its journalist? dissidentvoice.org Some newspapers defend their journalists, at least once in a while. When the charming prince of Saudi Arabia had Journalist Jamal Khashoggi sawed up into little pieces, the Washington Post expressed outrage, and the bad press cost the Saudis some embarrassment; for a while it even looked like they might not get to bomb Yemen …

Contributing Writers (2022-09-03). Jimmy Dore Versus Western War Propaganda. marktaliano.net

Contributing Writers (2022-09-03). Treka Z Versus Western War Propaganda. marktaliano.net

Colin Todhunter (2022-09-03). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

Contributing Writers (2022-09-03). ISIS/AL QAEDA Mercenaries of US/Israeli Agenda. Best Evidence. marktaliano.net

Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). Biden Spit On The Soul Of The American Nation By Pitting His People Against One Another. oneworld.press Maliciously smearing approximately half of the country as existential terrorist-inclined threats to "the soul of the nation" is nothing but the crudest Machiavellian means of dividing and ruling the population.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). Modi Made A Subtle Jab Against China While Commissioning India's Aircraft Carrier. oneworld.press The Indian leader was subtly conveying his government's view that China is already a developed country with similar socio-economic metrics as its Western counterparts. By tacitly denying recognition of China's self-identification as a developing country, not to mention its claim to being the largest one, India is sending a signal to the rest of the Global South that they should look to it for leadership instead of to China.

Staff (2022-09-03). Iran neutralized US criminal plots in different countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Iran's measures in neutralizing US' criminal plots in different countries, for example, defeating ISIL, have caused Iranophobia and Shia-phobia propaganda.

Contributing Writers (2022-09-03). Audio Evidence: John Kerry confirms arming Daesh. marktaliano.net VoltairenetTV 5.32K subscribers On 30 September 2016, The New York Times published extracts of an audio recording of a conversation between the Secretary of State, John Kerry and members of the Syrian "opposition". The conversation took place on 22 September 2016, at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. We hear him berating the US …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). The Sickness of the American Left and the Path to Recovery. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong Leftists in the United States are suffering from a propaganda-induced delirium. Revolutionary discipline can get us through the winter storm. The U.S. has entered a dark period. Economic crisis wracks its capitalist system. Military instability and chaos reign supreme over its imperialist ventures. Political illegitimacy worsens by the year, at times by the…

Fight Back (2022-09-02). Reproductive justice activists protest outside anti-choice Milwaukee County Board Supervisor home. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — On the evening of August 29, demonstrators from Reproductive Justice Action- Milwaukee (RJA-M) lined the street outside of Milwaukee County Board Supervisor Patti Logsdon's home in Franklin, a suburb of Milwaukee. Banging pots and pans and holding picket signs reading "Stay out of my panties Patti" and "Don't be a problematic Patti," activists aimed to call attention to the unethical, anti-choice rhetoric Logsdon spewed during the county board supervisors meeting on July 28. | At that same meeting, six county board supervisors — including Logsdon — ultimately voted against puttin…

Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). Biden Spit On The Soul Of The American Nation By Pitting His People Against One Another. oneworld.press Maliciously smearing approximately half of the country as existential terrorist-inclined threats to "the soul of the nation" is nothing but the crudest Machiavellian means of dividing and ruling the population.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). Modi Made A Subtle Jab Against China While Commissioning India's Aircraft Carrier. oneworld.press The Indian leader was subtly conveying his government's view that China is already a developed country with similar socio-economic metrics as its Western counterparts. By tacitly denying recognition of China's self-identification as a developing country, not to mention its claim to being the largest one, India is sending a signal to the rest of the Global South that they should look to it for leadership instead of to China.

____ (2022-09-03). China sees broader, better IT application in public health sector. ecns.cn China has made notable progress in the promotion of IT application in the public health sector, as evidenced by the rising number of health information platforms, digitalized anti-pandemic measures and healthcare services, according to a press conference on Friday.

Staff (2022-09-03). Iran neutralized US criminal plots in different countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Iran's measures in neutralizing US' criminal plots in different countries, for example, defeating ISIL, have caused Iranophobia and Shia-phobia propaganda.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). The Sickness of the American Left and the Path to Recovery. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong Leftists in the United States are suffering from a propaganda-induced delirium. Revolutionary discipline can get us through the winter storm. The U.S. has entered a dark period. Economic crisis wracks its capitalist system. Military instability and chaos reign supreme over its imperialist ventures. Political illegitimacy worsens by the year, at times by the…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-02). The Drumbeats of War and US-NATO Propaganda: "China Is Bad" and "They Are Coming to Enslave Us" southfront.org The Truth about China's Imperial Ambitions, the Uyghurs and What the West Really Fears Written by Timothy Alexander Guzman. Originally…

Staff (2022-09-02). Attorney General Saab Reports on Former PDVSA CFO's Confession Implicating Rafael Ramírez. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported on the arrest of former PDVSA Vice President of Finance Víctor Aular for the embezzlement of $4.85 billion through a 2012 loan agreement. Saab reported that Aular has implicated former minister and PDVSA CEO Rafael Ramírez in the multi-billion dollar embezzlement scheme, alongside other PDVSA executives. | Saab stated that, in view of the information and evidence received from Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami indicating that Ramírez diverted billions of US dollars through a fictitious credit line using Administradora Atlantic 17107, C.A. as a front, tw…

WSWS (2022-09-02). Behind the hue and cry over the firing of Canadian news anchor Lisa LaFlamme. wsws.org The hiring and firing of ruling class propagandists like LaFlamme is invariably based on the highly impressionistic criteria of appearance, charm, personal warmth and "identity."

Anonymous587 (2022-09-02). Biden 31 Times For Democracy. Trump Supporters Declared Enemies Of U.S. southfront.org Biden speaking about democracy in Philadelphia | The incumbent U.S. president, once again during his presidency, gave a speech on democratic values and opposition to Republican policies. Recently, Biden has been increasingly promoting anti-Republican and even anti-Trump rhetoric. He once again called supporters of the previous U.S. president threats to democracy. He said that the main task of the U.S. government is to prevent "semi-fascists" from winning the election. | The president is referri…

Fight Back (2022-09-02). Reproductive justice activists protest outside anti-choice Milwaukee County Board Supervisor home. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — On the evening of August 29, demonstrators from Reproductive Justice Action- Milwaukee (RJA-M) lined the street outside of Milwaukee County Board Supervisor Patti Logsdon's home in Franklin, a suburb of Milwaukee. Banging pots and pans and holding picket signs reading "Stay out of my panties Patti" and "Don't be a problematic Patti," activists aimed to call attention to the unethical, anti-choice rhetoric Logsdon spewed during the county board supervisors meeting on July 28. | At that same meeting, six county board supervisors — including Logsdon — ultimately voted against puttin…

Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.

_____ (2022-09-02). Biden's Student Loan Scam. popularresistance.org The Biden administration announcement of so-called student loan debt relief does little to alleviate the problem it claims to solve. Forgiving $20,000 for Pell grant holders and $10,000 for all who earn less than $125,000 is questionable for a variety of reasons. It is a midterm election bait and switch that pleases gullible democrats, helps only a minority of borrowers, and is nothing like what candidate Biden proposed during the 2020 campaign. | Americans owe $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. This crisis did not occur by happenstance. Universities did not escape the neoliberal onslaught and are fund raising m…

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-02). House Dems Voice 'Grave and Urgent Concerns' Over Chilean Plebiscite Misinformation. commondreams.org "Technology corporations like yours have an obligation to ensure that their platforms do not serve to disseminate hate, lies, and disinformation," U.S. lawmakers told social media giants.

____ (2022-09-02). China condemns 'invalid' UN report. ecns.cn China hit back on Thursday at a United Nations report on the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, saying that it was a mishmash of disinformation and a political tool to exploit Xinjiang to contain China.

_____ (2022-09-01). Ukraine — A Frontline Report — Vanishing Foreign Weapons. popularresistance.org Some people ask why I read the New York Times and other such outlets of mostly 'western' propaganda. One obvious reason is to "know your enemy", to find out what the propaganda wants us to think. Another one is to find the gems that give a real picture of a situation which often sneak themselves into the coverage, though usually way below the headline. | Today there is a piece about Ukrainian military units which are trading weapons with each other. | A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Trade Tanks and Artillery | Within the 93rd Mechanized Brigade, Zmei was not just a lowly sergeant. He was the brigade's…

Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.

Staff (2022-09-02). Attorney General Saab Reports on Former PDVSA CFO's Confession Implicating Rafael Ramírez. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported on the arrest of former PDVSA Vice President of Finance Víctor Aular for the embezzlement of $4.85 billion through a 2012 loan agreement. Saab reported that Aular has implicated former minister and PDVSA CEO Rafael Ramírez in the multi-billion dollar embezzlement scheme, alongside other PDVSA executives. | Saab stated that, in view of the information and evidence received from Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami indicating that Ramírez diverted billions of US dollars through a fictitious credit line using Administradora Atlantic 17107, C.A. as a front, tw…

____ (2022-09-02). China condemns 'invalid' UN report. ecns.cn China hit back on Thursday at a United Nations report on the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, saying that it was a mishmash of disinformation and a political tool to exploit Xinjiang to contain China.

_____ (2022-09-01). Ukraine — A Frontline Report — Vanishing Foreign Weapons. popularresistance.org Some people ask why I read the New York Times and other such outlets of mostly 'western' propaganda. One obvious reason is to "know your enemy", to find out what the propaganda wants us to think. Another one is to find the gems that give a real picture of a situation which often sneak themselves into the coverage, though usually way below the headline. | Today there is a piece about Ukrainian military units which are trading weapons with each other. | A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Trade Tanks and Artillery | Within the 93rd Mechanized Brigade, Zmei was not just a lowly sergeant. He was the brigade's…

WSWS (2022-09-01). New Zealand media, politicians ramp up war propaganda after soldier killed in Ukraine. wsws.org Corporal Dominic Abelen, who was killed while fighting in eastern Ukraine, is being glorified as a national hero in order to build support for greater NZ involvement in the US-NATO imperialist war against Russia over Ukraine.

John McEvoy (2022-09-01). How Shell and BP Financed Britain's Cold War Propaganda Machine. globalresearch.ca

Ashley Rindsberg (2022-09-01). How Dick Cheney Created Anthony Fauci. globalresearch.ca

Dean Baker (2022-09-01). Will Remote Work Lead to International Competition for Professionals? Contrary to the Washington Post, the Optimists Say Yes. cepr.net The Washington Post ran a piece last week that raised the possibility that workers who are now working remotely may see their jobs outsourced to countries with lower cost labor. It raised the possibility that this might lead to the same sort of hit to jobs and wages that the rise in imports from China …

WSWS (2022-09-01). Right-wing attack on Princeton historian: Marco Rubio smears Sean Wilentz. wsws.org The right-wing Republican denounces a distinguished historian as an "elitist" and a "snob" for raising the danger of right-wing authoritarianism in America.

Ulrich Thielemann (2022-09-01). Only a progressive tax revolution can stop climate collapse. indybay.org There is an urgent need for a pluralistic opening of the economic sciences, so that the argumentative dispute about the ethically correct interpretation of market-competitive interaction relations and the status of market logic again becomes a normal part of economic discourse.

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-01). Fetterman Fires Back at 'Sad and Desperate' Oz 'Murder' Smear. commondreams.org The Democratic Senate hopeful accused his GOP opponent of "making a predictable and fear-mongering attack against two men who spent 27 years in prison for a crime they didn't commit."

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-09-01). 'Burial' review: Smart period thriller uses Hitler's body to expose the power of disinformation. peoplesworld.org The problems of 'fake news' and disinformation that seem to be running rampant in today's society didn't just spring up in the last few years. Since history has been able to be told there have been conspiracy theories, outright lies, and coverups by various groups for various purposes. Often it has to do with power, …

Editor (2022-08-31). We're Being Trained to Worry About 'Russian Propaganda' While Drowning in US Propaganda. scheerpost.com People with a TV instead of a head controlled by the hands of a puppeteer. the concept of the influence of the media and propaganda on a person's worldview. ( By Caitlin Johnstone / One of the weirdest, most insane things happening today is the way the entire western world is being trained to freak out about "Russian propaganda" — which barely exists in the west — while i…

_____ (2022-08-31). Washington's and Kyiv's Failed Attempt to Drive a "Fake News" Wedge between Kazakhstan and Russia. journal-neo.org The well-informed reader need not be reminded of the United States' "eagerness" to regain the positions it has lost in Central Asia in recent years. And of Washington's incessant attempts to separate the former CIS republics and now independent Central Asian states from Russia for this reason. It is enough to recall the speech given …

Editor (2022-08-31). Corporate Media Has Failed to Report on the Threats to Women's Reproductive Rights. scheerpost.com Women's Rights ( By Kathleen Minelli and Steve Macek / In the weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the corporate media has been saturated with analyses and reports about the implications of the ruling for women's lives and health. Legal observers have weighed in on the conservative majority's reasoning in the case. The impact of the ruling on the 2022 mi…

WSWS (2022-09-01). New Zealand media, politicians ramp up war propaganda after soldier killed in Ukraine. wsws.org Corporal Dominic Abelen, who was killed while fighting in eastern Ukraine, is being glorified as a national hero in order to build support for greater NZ involvement in the US-NATO imperialist war against Russia over Ukraine.

Ulrich Thielemann (2022-09-01). Only a progressive tax revolution can stop climate collapse. indybay.org There is an urgent need for a pluralistic opening of the economic sciences, so that the argumentative dispute about the ethically correct interpretation of market-competitive interaction relations and the status of market logic again becomes a normal part of economic discourse.

WSWS (2022-09-01). Right-wing attack on Princeton historian: Marco Rubio smears Sean Wilentz. wsws.org The right-wing Republican denounces a distinguished historian as an "elitist" and a "snob" for raising the danger of right-wing authoritarianism in America.

Jeffrey Rudolph (2022-09-01). Iran has Reached out to the US many Times, and often been Rebuffed by Washington. juancole.com ( Detailed Political Quizzes) In an August 14, 2022, New York Times Opinion piece ("How the United States Misunderstands Iran"), Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writes that, "By and large, the United States has sought to engage a[n] [Iranian] regime that clearly doesn't want to be engaged…" …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-31). Faced With US 'Decapitation Drill'/DPRK Korea Missile Launch Is Self-Defense. orinocotribune.com By Sara Flounders Aug 26, 2022 | The western corporate media described the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's launch of two missiles Aug. 17 as threatening, aggressive and paranoid. What most media failed to report was the prior U.S. military exercises with Japan and South Korea off Hawai'i, in preparation for extensive war exercises off Korea, that provoked the DPRK's two warning shots. | An Aug. 19 article in the Daily Beast, an online news website, headlined a longer and upcoming military land, sea and air exercise this way: "U.S. to Enrage Kim Jong Un With Assassination Dry Run." The article then r…

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2022-08-31). The Drumbeats of War and US-NATO Propaganda: "China Is Bad" and "They Are Coming to Enslave Us" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-31). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Staff (2022-08-31). Heat waves are literally killing UPS workers. therealnews.com "As blistering heat waves swept across the United States this summer, breaking temperature records and placing millions under heat advisories and warnings," Livia Albeck-Ripka writes at The New York Times, "workers… have continued to deliver America's packages for a variety of carriers, often in trucks that have no cooling mechanisms for drivers. Some UPS workers …

Staff (2022-08-31). Oil Minister El Aissami Presents Evidence of Corruption by Former PDVSA CEO Rafael Ramírez. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, August 30, Venezuelan Minister for Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami, presented to the Public Ministry (MP) evidence of largescale fraud committed by former Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Rafael Ramírez, against Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), and asked Attorney General Tarek William Saab to open an investigation and issue an international arrest warrant. | At a press conference from the headquarters of the Public Ministry, in Caracas, El Aissami reported that evidence was filed with the attorney general in which the "most serious corruption plot that has ever been known against our oil industry" was…

Editor (2022-08-31). We're Being Trained to Worry About 'Russian Propaganda' While Drowning in US Propaganda. scheerpost.com People with a TV instead of a head controlled by the hands of a puppeteer. the concept of the influence of the media and propaganda on a person's worldview. ( By Caitlin Johnstone / One of the weirdest, most insane things happening today is the way the entire western world is being trained to freak out about "Russian propaganda" — which barely exists in the west — while i…

_____ (2022-08-31). Washington's and Kyiv's Failed Attempt to Drive a "Fake News" Wedge between Kazakhstan and Russia. journal-neo.org The well-informed reader need not be reminded of the United States' "eagerness" to regain the positions it has lost in Central Asia in recent years. And of Washington's incessant attempts to separate the former CIS republics and now independent Central Asian states from Russia for this reason. It is enough to recall the speech given …

Editor (2022-08-31). Corporate Media Has Failed to Report on the Threats to Women's Reproductive Rights. scheerpost.com Women's Rights ( By Kathleen Minelli and Steve Macek / In the weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the corporate media has been saturated with analyses and reports about the implications of the ruling for women's lives and health. Legal observers have weighed in on the conservative majority's reasoning in the case. The impact of the ruling on the 2022 mi…

_____ (2022-08-30). Game Of Nuclear Chicken In Zaporozhye. popularresistance.org The Zaporozhye (also spelt Zaporizhzhia) Nuclear Power Plant has become a focal point in the Ukraine war, as any major nuclear incident risks radioactivity release over a vast area. In such an accident, not only Ukraine but large parts of Europe could face radioactive contamination and much higher cancer rates and other diseases. Russia has claimed the Ukrainian side shelled the Zaporozhye plant in July and August and, on August 23, submitted photographic and other documentary evidence to the UN Security Council. Ukraine contends Russia has been shelling the plant even though it is under Russia's occupation. | Th…

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-08-30). The Biotech Plan To Destroy Us. thealtworld.com Dear Readers, This article by Lew Rockwell reporting on Jeffrey Sachs' investigation for the medical journal, The Lancet, of the origin of the Covid virus is of the utmost importance. The virus is man made and is only the tip of the iceberg of the ongoing creation of dangerous pathogens in biotech laboratories. This work, a form of criminal insanity, is kept secret. Legislative bodies are unaware, and there is no accountability of what is being done or of how the pathogens will be used. The situation for all of us is dangerous beyond belief. The risks are great and totally needless. Unlike nuclear weapons, there…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Why Any Political 'Scientist' Who Calls U.S. a "Democracy" Is a Fake — NO Scientist. libya360.wordpress.com Eric ZuesseScientific empirical studies have uniformly proven that the U.S. Government is not a democracy (not a one-person-one-vote operation, nor anything even approximating that) but is instead an aristocracy (a one-dollar-one-vote Government). The U.S. Government represents actually not persons, but instead wealth. Voters go to the polls deceived by propaganda permeating the media, and voters…