In 2013, Jonathan Cook encountered a master class in propaganda when he watched We Steal Secrets, Alex Gibney’s documentary about WikiLeaks and its founder.
The Assassination of Julian Assange
Category: Analysis
Food as a Spearhead for Gentrification
Longtime residents find themselves forced to compete against the “urban food machine,” writes Pascale Joassart-Marcelli.
On Pausing Acknowledgement of Indigenous Land
Three anthropologists explain why land acknowledgments and the related welcoming ritual can help erase history.
Billionaires Eye Robot Weapons to Protect Themselves From the Rest of Us
Caitlin Johnstone warns of a not-too-distant future in which unmanned weapons systems are sought out by wealthy civilians.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Rifaat Al-Asad Returns to Syria
The regime’s mouthpiece, Al-Watan, simply said that the president forgave him for “all that he had done,” writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
The Fake ‘Facebook Whistleblower’
Two different kinds of activities are being blurred by using the same word, writes Jonathan Cook. And a lot hangs on how we use the term.
The Tough-Guy, Hard-Ball, Syndrome
It’s a matter of substance as much as form, writes Michael Brenner. And it helps explain the self-imposed lobotomy of the U.S. foreign policy establishment in recent years.
What Does India Get Out of ‘Quad’ Membership?
Behind the rhetoric about the Indo-Pacific and open seas is the U.S. play in Southeast Asia, writes Prabir Purkayastha.
Watching Taliban-Tajikistan Relations
CHRIS HEDGES: The Anonymous Executioners of the Corporate State
Imprisoning the David to Chevron’s Goliath is the latest outrage by a U.S. judiciary now engineered to favor the interests of capital.