A retired Australian diplomat who served in Moscow dissects the emergence of the new Cold War and its dire consequences.
Category: Propaganda
Hong Kong in Crosshairs of Global Power Struggle
The U.S. and other Western powers are working to preserve a capitalist dystopia and manufacture consensus for long-term conflict with China, write Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers.
The Epstein Case: Everyone’s a Conspiracy Theorist
The only problem with the term is the meaningless use of it as a pejorative, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Propagandists Freak Out Over Gabbard’s Destruction of Harris
Establishment narrative managers distracted attention from a notable antiwar contender, seizing instead the chance to marshal an old smear against her, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Moon Landing & the Cold War
Amid all the 50th anniversary commemorations of Apollo 11, As`ad AbuKhalil finds little mention of the pioneering contributions of the Soviet space program.
Russiagate as Organized Distraction
Oliver Boyd-Barrett looks at who benefits from having the corporate media suffocate their public with a puerile narrative for over two years.
Jingoistic Military Fetishization Is as American as Bald Eagle McNuggets
There’s nothing alien or un-American about Trump’s July 4th military hardware parade, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Survey: Americans Have Remarkably Ignorant Attitude Toward Nukes & North Korea
Caitlin Johnstone says the correct response to North Korea having nuclear retaliatory capability is simple: leave it alone.
The Ugly View of Western Democracy
From flimsy false flags in the Gulf to the signing of Assange’s extradition warrant, Craig Murray reviews the abuses of power made obvious in the past two weeks.
John Pilger: The Global War on Assange, Journalism & Dissent
John Pilger talks about the persecution of the WikiLeaks publisher and the rapid crackdown on investigative journalism in a wide-ranging interview with Dennis J. Bernstein and Randy Credico.