Caitlin Johnstone responds to Netflix’s revival of a 2013 documentary that WikiLeaks, at the time, refuted as irresponsible libel.
Netflix Re-Launching Assange Smear Days Before Court Date
Category: Propaganda
The Assassination of Julian Assange
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.
NATO’s Plans to Hack Your Brain
NATO is spinning out an entirely new kind of combat it has branded cognitive warfare, Ben Norton reports.
Nobel Committee Gets Peace Prize Wrong Yet Again
The Nobel Peace Prize has devolved into a prize for random good things that don’t offend a culture dedicated to endless war, writes David Swanson.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Instead of a Free Press
In the failed corporate coverage of Steven Donziger and Julian Assange there is an imposition of darkness, ignorance inflicted on Americans with intent.
‘Psychedelic Renaissance’ Entirely About Corporate Greed
There’s a lot of money to be made selling cures for the psychological wounds inflicted by the very system which enables that sale, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Consortium News Is a Threat
Even a photo of CIA headquarters got the red “Ys”, as well as a picture of our founding editor, Robert Parry.
Chris Hedges: America’s Fate — Oligarchy or Autocracy
The competing systems of power are divided between alternatives which widen the social and political divide — and increase potential for violent conflict.
US Turning Oil-Rich Nigeria into Proxy for its Africa Wars
With Clinton Lawyer Charged, Russiagate Scam Now Under Indictment
Michael Sussmann is charged for failing to disclose he was acting on behalf of Clinton’s team, Aaron Maté reports. But the indictment makes clear the special counsel uncovered a wider deception.