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
Media
Fake News
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
Corruption
France 24: Greece journalists denounce press freedom backslide
That’s OK. They are in the EU. Who needs press freedom in this best of all worlds? A reporter’s murder, the prime minister publicly scolding a foreign journalist, and alleged state surveillance. It’s been a […]
Media Influence
Patrick Cockburn – The Age of Hypocrisies
We have unfortunately become accustomed to the hypocrisies that guide our nations into ruin. Reflection and truth have become seldom events. Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photo […]
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, […]
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 […]
Globalisation
Wasim Ahmed, Alex Fenton, Simon Chadwick: #EmptyOldTrafford – Why Manchester United’s attempt to recruit global fans may be backfiring
Fans have taken to social media to call for a boycott of United’s game on August 22nd against rivals Liverpool. Is this a force that will increasingly influence the commercial activities of football club owners? […]
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 […]
Climate Crisis
Boaventura de Sousa Santos – Ukraine Is a Wake-Up Call for Europe
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe has lost control of its political destiny, economy, and environment Boaventura de Sousa Santos is the emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Coimbra […]