The demand that only mainstream establishment media sources be used to argue against establishment narratives is inherently contradictory, says Caitlin Johnstone.
Attacking the Source: Establishment Loyalists’ Favorite Online Tactic
Category: Propaganda
Hot Mic Moment Exposes British Media Orchestration
Caitlin Johnstone draws attention to the scramble by TV show hosts last week to get a Labour Party opponent of Jeremy Corbyn’s back on script.
If You Want Peace You Get War; If You Want War You Get Rich
Land in Colombia has been militarized to secure the profits of the elite, writes Vijay Prashad.
Corbyn’s Defeat Has Slain the Left’s Last Illusion
The reality is that the corporate class – the 0.001 percent – has been in control of our political life uninterrupted for 40 years, writes Jonathan Cook.
Someone Interfered in the UK Election & It Wasn’t Russia
Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn was targeted by billionaire-controlled media outlets, along with intelligence and military agencies, as well as state media’s BBC, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Health Insurance Industry’s Attack on ‘Medicare for All’ Relies on Old Playbook
When corporations sense a threat, they often frame the free market as the optimal venue for Americans to enjoy individual autonomy, writes Burton St. John III.
‘The Cost of Sanity, in this Society, Is a Certain Level of Alienation’
We close ourselves off from a full sense of participation when we depart from the consensus worldview, writes Caitlin Johnstone. But in closing that door we open so many more.
The Most Significant Afghanistan Papers Revelation Is How Difficult They Were to Make Public
Caitlin Johnstone is disturbed by how much time and money was required to make the U.S. government comply with its own transparency laws.
Replace ‘Conspiracy Theory’ with ‘Remember Iraq’
While watching “Official Secrets” Caitlin Johnstone kept thinking about the conspiracy behind the invasion of Iraq.
US & UK Military-Intelligence Apparatus Deploy Media Smears Against Corbyn
In the lead-up to Britain’s historic election on Thursday, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been hit with evidence-free Russiagate-style allegations, Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal report.