Sadism by the powerful is the curse of the human condition. It was as prevalent in ancient Rome as it is in Gaza.
Chris Hedges: Nero’s Guests
Category: Propaganda
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Afterlives of Lies
The Comma That Erases Genocide
Israel wants to muddy the waters — as it always does — so it can carry on with its genocide, writes Jonathan Cook. Here’s an example of how the Western media help it along.
Caitlin Johnstone: The Silence of the Artists
Celebrities are reluctant to criticize the U.S.-centralized empire because they benefit from it directly.
Caitlin Johnstone: Knowing How Unfree You Are
If Americans were actually in charge, there would be some option available to them to end the Israeli genocide in Gaza. But when it comes to matters of such importance, they never get a vote.
Israel’s Doomed-to-Fail Strategy
Jeffrey Sachs on why the General Assembly speech of Israel’s U.N. ambassador advanced the Palestinian cause.
Craig Murray: The Ignorance of Islamophobia
In response to the online hate and propaganda he is witnessing, the author tells a brief story that took place in Lahore, Pakistan, about a fortnight ago.
Caitlin Johnstone: An Empire Fears Its Students
They understand that if they lose control of the narrative, they won’t be able to deploy their armies anymore.
Patrick Lawrence: Of Journalists, Students & Power
Student protesters with their clarity of words and actions are riveted to reality, while the media class flinches from it.
Profs Urge NYT to Probe False Oct. 7 Rape Story
More than 50 journalism professors call for an independent review into the debunked NYT story “Screams Without Words.”