Large numbers of Palestinians and Ukrainians were killed in missile strikes days apart, writes Jonathan Cook. The differing coverage of these comparable events is the clue to the media’s true function.
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The Media Kept Assange Behind Bars
The establishment press acted in concert to assassinate the character of the WikiLeaks founder, making it respectable to hate him, writes Jonatahn Cook.
Make-Believe Politics
The super-rich may be just out of view, but the strings they pull are all too visible, writes Jonathan Cook.
Hamas & ‘Human Shields’
Jonathan Cook takes apart the response by Jake Sullivan, U.S. national security adviser, to the savage Israel-U.S. military operation at the Nuseirat refugee camp on Saturday that massacred more than 270 Palestinians.
Academia Only as Free as Powerful Donors Allow
Jonathan Cook comments on The Intercept‘s coverage of two prestigious law reviews’ censorship of a Palestinian scholar.
The Comma That Erases Genocide
Israel wants to muddy the waters — as it always does — so it can carry on with its genocide, writes Jonathan Cook. Here’s an example of how the Western media help it along.
Israel’s Crimes Far Worse Than Hamas’
Netanyahu says any comparison between Israel’s war crimes and those of Hamas is “absurd and false,” writes Jonathan Cook. He’s correct and here’s why.
Why Media Have Failed Gaza
The media’s job is to create uncertainty, doubt and confusion. Our job is to explode that lie, denying them and the political class an alibi, Jonathan Cook told a peace rally in Bristol on the weekend.
Israel-US Gaza Plan Stares Us in the Face
The media is pretending the West’s efforts to secure a ceasefire are serious. But a different script has clearly been written in advance.
Slowly Suffocating Assange, Like its Other Enemies
The U.S. empire hunts not like a tiger, killing its prey with a fatal bite to the jugular; but more like a python: slowly suffocating the life out of it until it perishes, writes Caitlin Johnstone.