Economics
Chris Hedges: Ukraine and the Politics of Permanent War
Permanent war requires permanent censorship. Read Here
Media Concentration
Media
Jonathan Cook – Those angry at Rushdie’s stabbing have been missing in action over a far bigger threat to our freedom
The Satanic Verses novelist is championed by western liberals not because he has bravely articulated difficult truths but because of who his enemies are Jonathan Cook is an award-winning British journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, […]
Fake News
Jonathan Cook – Why did Amnesty apologise for telling the truth about Ukrainian war crimes?
Allowing only one side to be criticised for its crimes – reinforcing the loaded western political narrative of good guys versus bad guys – is likely to fuel war rather than resolve it Jonathan Cook […]
Media
Maurice Stucke – What Happens when Big Brother Meets Big Tech
As fundamental privacy rights vanish, your personal data can and will be used against you. Maurice Stucke is professor for law at the University of Tennessee Interview by Lynn Parramore Cross-posted from the INET website […]
Austerity
Declassified UK – Jeremy Corbyn on the establishment campaign to stop him becoming PM
In this outstanding interview Jeremy Corbyn looks at British media, UK military and intelligence services, Israel, Keir Starmer, Julian Assange and Saudi Arabia. Interview by Matt Kennard Cross-posted from Declassified UK “I had my first […]
Fake News
Jonathan Cook: How spooks and the establishment media are circling the wagons
Part-two on why so many journalists are keen to co-operate with the intelligence agencies. Read here.
Media
Responsible Statecraft: A case study in American propaganda
Here’s a joke I recently heard a Russian tell: A Russian is on an airliner heading to the US, and the American in the seat next to him asks, “So what brings you to the […]
Fake News
Thomas Klikauer – The Tabloidisation of Newspapers
Tabloids, the scouge of truth and democracy Thomas Klikauer teaches at the Sydney Graduate School of Management at Western Sydney University, Australia. He has over 600 publications including a book on the AfD. Photo: Bobbie Johnson licensed […]
Media Concentration
Maurice Stucke – Giant Tech Firms Plan to Read Your Mind and Control Your Emotions. Can They Be Stopped?
Author and law professor Maurice Stucke explains why the practices of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple are so dangerous and what’s really required to rein them in. Hint: Current proposals are unlikely to work. Maurice […]
Media
Consortium News: PayPal Backs Down After Outpouring of Support for CN
Paypal at it again. They did this to us round three months ago. Payments were finally restored although other payments never came through. They never explained why they did this. Read Here