Tag: : Alan MacLeod

Worthy & Unworthy Victims: Navalny & Lira

While Alexey Navalny’s death commanded 24-hour news coverage, Gonzalo Lira’s  death in Ukraine was virtually ignored. Alan MacLeod on why one death apparently mattered so much more to U.S. corporate media.

Israel’s Big Game Propaganda

Israel took advantage of 123 million TV viewers — the most since the 1969 Moon landing — to ply its propaganda during Sunday’s U.S. football championship match, writes Alan MacLeod.

Pro-Israel Trolls Mob Social Media

While it kills thousands of people in Gaza, Israel is spending millions of dollars on its public image on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, writes Alan MacLeod. The  blitz includes an invasion of the Community Notes function on X/Twitter.

The Taliban’s Opium Eradication

Afghanistan’s transformation into a preeminent narco-state owes a significant debt to Washington, writes Alan McLeod. Now, with a heroin shortage threatening to increase fentanyl abuse, the U.S. faces possible blowback.