Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has since authored two acclaimed books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams. Follow Alan on Twitter for more of his work and commentary: @AlanRMacLeod.

From Revolution to Revival: Russell Brand Embraces Trump and Israel

The former “revolutionary” now blesses GOP rallies, praises J.D. Vance, and defends Israel while his past allies recoil.

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By Alan Macleod
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Not so long ago, Russell Brand was a socialist icon, preaching global revolution and the redistribution of wealth and power to the masses. Today, he is a born-again Christian who endorses Donald Trump and has headlined events at the Republican National Convention and Turning Point USA.. Where once he preached eco-socialism, anti-racism, and

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The CIA, Mossad, and Epstein: Unraveling the Intelligence Ties of The Maxwell Family 

Everyone knows Epstein and Ghislaine—but few know the shadowy family dynasty behind them. From Mossad and CIA ties to Silicon Valley and D.C., Alan MacLeod uncovers the Maxwells’ secret empire.

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By Alan Macleod
The Maxwells: Epstein’s Partners, Israel’s Spies, Washington’s Insiders The CIA, Mossad, and Epstein: Unraveling the Intelligence Ties of The Maxwell Family

With speculation mounting that Trump could pardon her, MintPress profiles the family of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. From her media baron father, who acted as a high-level spy for Israel, her sister, working to push Tel Aviv’s interests in Silicon Valley, her brothers, who founded a dubious but highly influential anti-Islamic

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Gooning For Apartheid: How Israel Uses Sex to Whitewash Genocide

Israel’s PR machine is pushing sexualized images of its soldiers to appeal to young men, from social media thirst traps to sex-driven Birthright trips. This state-backed tactic aims to distract from war crimes and sell apartheid to a younger generation increasingly critical of Israel.

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By Alan Macleod
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Amid an ongoing assault on its neighbors, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is attempting to improve its image by posting highly sexually suggestive content featuring its soldiers, changing the prevailing emotion of onlookers from outrage to lust. A wide range of IDF thirst trap accounts—many with hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of

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African Stream Founder on US Censorship, Pan-Africanism and the Rise of Africa’s Resistance

Ahmed Kaballo joins MintCast to discuss the US-led takedown of African Stream, the rise of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Ibrahim Traoré, and the pan-African resistance reshaping the Sahel.

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On this episode of the MintCast, hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod speak with Ahmed Kaballo, the man behind the viral media outlet that the U.S. government has been trying to silence. In September, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a speech smearing media platform African Stream as secretly funded and controlled by Vladimir Putin

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Israel’s Biggest US Donor Now Owns CBS

Trump ally David Ellison just bought CBS. His first move? Bring in Zionist ideologue Bari Weiss to direct news coverage and purge dissent.

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By Alan Macleod

After reaching an agreement with President Trump, David Ellison—the son of the second-richest man in the world, Larry Ellison—has acquired Paramount Global, the media giant that owns CBS News. Larry Ellison, the largest private funder of the Israel Defense Forces, is deeply tied to the Israeli national security state and counts Prime Minister

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80 Years of Lies: The US Finally Admits It Knew It Didn’t Need to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a trove of military and presidential admissions dismantles the myth of necessity.

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By Alan Macleod
A man looks over the expanse of ruins left the explosion of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. Some 140,000 people died here immediately. Photo | AP

As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, the world is drifting as close to another nuclear confrontation as it has been in decades. With Israeli and American attacks on Iranian nuclear energy sites, India and Pakistan going to war in May, and escalating violence between Russia and NATO-backed forces

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The CIA Built Hundreds of Covert Websites. Here’s What They Were Hiding

From Star Wars pages to Rasta forums, the CIA’s secret websites helped spies communicate, track targets, and manipulate narratives, even among America’s friends.

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By Alan Macleod
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The CIA didn't just infiltrate governments; it infiltrated the internet itself. For over a decade, Langley operated a sprawling network of covert websites that served as global spy terminals disguised as harmless blogs, news hubs, and fan pages. Beginning in 2004, the CIA established a vast network of at least 885 websites, ranging from Johnny

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