The U.S. and its allies don’t care about press freedom beyond the extent it can be used to conduct propaganda, writes Caitlin Johnstone after the High Court’s ruling against Julian Assange.
Assange: The Masks are Crumbling
Tag: Caitlin Johnstone
Dorsey’s Twitter Resignation Sparks Fears Of More Internet Censorship
Twitter’s been a free speech paradise compared to Facebook or YouTube because it doesn’t tend to participate in large-scale algorithmic suppression of unauthorized perspectives, writes Caity Johnstone.
Sleepwalking into a Nuclear Nightmare
At no point is it permissible to question if these nations might be reacting defensively to western aggressions and discuss the possibility of working toward detente, writes Caity Johnstone.
US Moral Authority on Elections Is Like Saudi Arabia’s
The imperial media are lining up behind the official line on Venezuela’s elections, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Australian War Propaganda Goes Off the Rails
In a blatant advert for arms sales masquerading as news, 60 Minutes tries to tie Taiwan to the fantasy of China randomly invading a continent of white foreigners thousands of miles away, writes Caity Johnstone.
Syria Massacre Coverup Shows Danger of Assange Precedent
The precedent the U.S. government is trying to set with its persecution of Assange will, if successful, cast a chilling effect over journalism which scrutinizes the U.S. war machine, writes Caity Johnstone.
Mass Media Help Pentagon Exonerate Itself In Afghan Airstrike
Billionaires Not Morally Qualified to Shape Civilization
We’re talking about a class which could easily put a complete halt to human beings dying of starvation, writes Caitlin Johnstone. But they don’t.
From Press Freedom to Prison Systems, Everything Assange Touches Gets Illuminated
The bombshell revelations of the imprisoned journalist were arguably small potatoes compared to the criminality Assange exposed by simply standing his ground, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Creator of Most Effective Anti-War Meme Dead At 84
Any narrative about an empire-targeted nation backed by U.S. officials must be presumed false until it’s been backed by mountains of independently verifiable evidence, Caity Johnstone writes.