Economics
Jonathan Cook: Don’t be fooled by the ‘noble lie’ we live in a democratic West
Interviews with Zelenskiy, Keir Starmer and Sam Harris strip away the illusion that we control our political system rather than it controls us Read Here
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Geoffrey Bindman on Labour’s antisemitism scandal: ‘There has been political manipulation’
The leading human rights lawyer, himself Jewish, says the party has mishandled the issue, with claims of institutional antisemitism against the party not backed by the evidence Read Here Photo: MEE/Hossam Sarhan
Economics
Chris Hedges: Ukraine and the Politics of Permanent War
Permanent war requires permanent censorship. Read Here
Economics
Robin McAlpine – Left-smearing is back in fashion
With utter predictability, a crisis in capitalism comes along, people start looking to solutions from the left, so the establishment starts propagating conspiracy theories… Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think and do […]
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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 […]
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – The Puigdemont-Putin link implodes
Operation claiming Russia backed the Catalan 2017 Referendum derails Toni Strubell is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author of What Catalans Want Núria Bassa Camps is a Catalan writer and photographer […]
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – El vincle Puigdemont-Putin ja no s’aguanta
L’operació Vólkhov i els límits del lawfare Toni Strubell és exdiputat al Parlament de Catalunya, periodista i autor d’El que volen els catalans Núria Bassa Camps és una escriptora i fotògrafa catalana Read in English […]
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Phil Hammond – Culture Wars and Wars for Values
‘Values-driven’ foreign policy is simultaneously a domestic culture war. On both fronts, Western values-talk is past its sell-by date. Phil Hammond is Emeritus Professor for Media & Communications at at London South Bank University This […]
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Patrick Cockburn – The Age of Weird Men: Gonzo Politicians From Berlusconi to BoJo
Western leaders who learnt to entertain their citizens in the same manner as junk media Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photo by Hello I’m Nik Students 50 […]
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Michael Tracey: The Fakery of the NATO Summit, continued: Joe Biden’s Fake Press Conference
Understanding the incestuous relationship between politicians and the establishment media Read Here