(2022-07-19). Breaking the map with the machete's edge: the internationalism of the landless. peoplesdispatch.org "Internationalism is not for us charity, nor is it propaganda. It is a principle, and all the practical actions of the MST are framed in it." Joà£o Pedro Stedile talks about the multiple streams of struggle and solidarity that inspire and shape the largest social movement in Latin America…
(2022-07-18). Russian Pranksters In Action: Stephen King Promised 'Zelensky' To Write Fake Horror Scripts For Ukrainian Propaganda. southfront.org Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus are known for calling politicians and celebrities on behalf of other famous persons, asking awkward questions and showing the real faces of their interlocutors. This time the victim of their prank was Stephen King, who thought he was talking to the President of Ukraine Zelensky. | Stephen King supported the cancel culture, claiming that Russian writers have to "shut up", and called Zelensky a "great man". | The pranksters asked the American write to provide Ukrainian propaganda with fake scripts on the alleged brutality of Russian servicemen against Ukrainian nationalists. St…
(2022-07-18). Open Letter to CBC on its Defamation of Eva Bartlett. orinocotribune.com By Karin Brothers | On the morning of July 6th, the CBC crossed the line from merely putting out its usual biased news on Ukraine to a defamatory attack on independent journalists who report live from the Donbas. While they named Americans John Mark Dougan and Patrick Lancaster, they reserved particular venom for the highly-respected Canadian Eva Bartlett. | The National News anchor Ian Hanomansing featured Justin Ling, a writer who has been known to attack reputable journalists whose accounts counter state propaganda. They suggested that tho…
(2022-07-18). Three Illuminating Quotes about the War in Ukraine. transcend.org 12 Jul 2022 – John Pilger, Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges have lent their expertise to the subject of the war in Ukraine with some recent comments that help bring some much-needed clarity to an often confusing and always contentious issue. Here they are:…
(2022-07-18). Max Blumenthal And Aaron Mate Slam Corporate Media Disinformation. popularresistance.org At the Collision tech conference in Toronto on 6/21/22, before a hostile audience filled with members of the corporate press, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate explain how the mainstream media is the most prolific source of disinformation on the planet, working closely with the national security state to cultivate public support for war while deflecting scrutiny from the oligarchy that controls it.
(2022-07-18). Mossad False Flag On The Way — Another 9/11? popularresistance.org Wednesday's report by corporate media outlet Yahoo News, outlining alleged plans by Iran to assassinate senior US officials, including former President Donald Trump, in retaliation for the January 2020 drone strike killing of Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp's elite Quds Force unit, should come as little surprise to onlookers. | Indeed, following the assassination of the Iranian General, the Islamic Republic responded by firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at the US Ain al-Asad airbase in neighbouring Iraq, leaving 110 US servicemen with 'traumatic brain injuries' according to…
(2022-07-18). Reproductive rights vs. rightwing Federalist Society. workers.org Protesters gathered outside the Mellon Bank building in Center City Philadelphia July 13 to denounce the Federalist Society meeting there. Society members include the ultraconservative members of the U.S. Supreme Court, many Republican members of Congress and Amy Wax, a University of Pennsylvania law professor who spouts white-supremacist rhetoric. Philadelphia, . . . |
(2022-07-18). The Age of Weird Men: Gonzo Politicians From Berlusconi to BoJo. scheerpost.com By Patrick Cockburn / CounterPunch Students years from now may be asked by their teachers to write an essay on the importance of the fall of Boris Johnson in the context of British history. Their answers may well include much finger-wagging about his track record of mendacity, buffoonery and broken promises — and some …
(2022-07-18). The Great Crisis of the 21st Century: Hijacked Democracies, Propaganda, and Rebellions. commondreams.org The super-rich are the enemies of humanity.
(2022-07-17). The Corporatization of Just About Everything — Including the Climate Crisis and Outer Space. scheerpost.com Corporate interests are vigorously employing massive and costly PR and propaganda campaigns to muddy the water. (Photo: Getty/ By Tom Valovic / Back in the day, a Yale law professor named Charles Reich wrote a
(2022-07-17). The Washington Post Says the Economy Is Terrible: Multiple Job Holders Edition. cepr.net From the data, it looks like people are more likely to work two full-time jobs when they can get two full-time jobs, when the economy is strong. In effect, the Washington Post highlighted a sign of economic strength as evidence of a bad economy.
(2022-07-17). The Washington Post Says the Economy Is Terrible: Falling Gas Price Edition. cepr.net While it may turn out to be the case that the sanctions are more effective in the future than they have been to date, the futures markets apparently do not expect this outcome.
(2022-07-17). 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…