The online censorship initiative depicted critical reporting about the Iowa caucuses as part of a Russian plot, Alex Rubinstein reports. Independent reporter Jordan Chariton was also targeted.
Category: Propaganda
Trump Plugs Military Spending for Reelection
The president is making an aggressive effort to parlay Pentagon funding into political support, writes William D. Hartung in this economic analysis of other — and better — job creators.
Puppet Pete Says Revolution & Status Quo Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
Change is not going to come from existing institutions, writes Caitlin Johnstone. It’s going to come from people using the power of their numbers.
Group That Sabotaged Iowa Caucus Begun by Billionaire Backer of Alabama ‘False Flag’ Campaign
Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman not only funded the group that sabotaged the Iowa caucus, he bankrolled the notorious online “false flag operation” in Alabama’s 2017 senate campaign, reports Max Blumenthal.
The Primary Mechanism of Oppression is Not Hidden
Caitlin Johnstone says bought politicians and owned news outlets do more harm — out in the open — than government secrecy.
Anti-Trump-Themed DC Restaurant Owned by Lobbyists for Right-Wing Coup Leaders
Wealthy Latin American regime-change hitmen exploited immigrant rights, international food and a pliant media to rebrand themselves as social justice heroes, Alex Rubinstein reports.
Nobody Sets Out To Become A War Propagandist. It Just Sort Of Happens
Caitlin Johnstone confronts a UK editor’s concerted effort to de-platform a group of academics and independent journalists.
Empire War on Oppositional Journalism Escalates
Caitlin Johnstone compares the Brazilian case against Glenn Greenwald with the U.S. persecution of Julian Assange.
Biden Has Been Lying About His Record on Iraq for Years
In Tuesday night’s debate, Sam Husseini would like to see the Democratic presidential candidate finally face serious scrutiny for his support for the Iraq war.
‘Iran Must Begin Acting Like a Normal Nation,’ Says Totally Normal Nation
Caitlin Johnston mulls what Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s vision for Iran might really mean.