The Spin War

Syria’s ‘Media Activists’ Soften Opposition to Foreign Intervention

A Twitter user highlights some of the most egregious examples of social media manipulation surrounding Syria.

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The Washington Post’s ‘Breakthrough’ on the Murder of Martin Luther King

The Washington Post last week overcame its tainted history of softball coverage and published a hard-hitting account quoting the King family’s disbelief in the guilt of convicted killer James Earl Ray.

The Washington Post’s ‘Breakthrough’ on the Murder of Martin Luther King

For the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder, The Washington Post last week overcame its tainted history of softball coverage and published a hard-hitting account quoting the King family’s disbelief in the guilt of convicted killer James Earl Ray. The bold, top-of-the-front-page treatment on April 2 of reporter Tom Jackman’s

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Another Latin American Soft Coup on Tap? Western Media Decries Evo Morales’ Candidacy

Supporters of Bolivia’s first Indigenous president, Evo Morales, wonder why his popular government can’t enjoy the same privilege of indefinite re-election afforded to many Western leaders without being called a “dictator” by media. Is it truly concern for “democracy” or is another agenda at play?

Another Latin American Soft Coup on Tap? Western Media Decries Evo Morales’ Candidacy

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (Analysis) -- When Bolivia’s Constitutional Court made the decision in January to modify aspects of the Constitution that placed limits on the number of times an elected official could seek re-election, it sparked a flurry of negative coverage in mainstream media. “Bolivia Tells President His Time Is Up. He Isn’t Listening,” a

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How the Experts for the People Are Shut out by Mainstream Media

Mainstream media outlets seem oblivious to the blatant economic conflicts of interest inherent in groups such as the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute and professors who moonlight with corporations.

How the Experts for the People Are Shut out by Mainstream Media

Opinion -- Ever wonder how the television, radio and newspaper people select whom they are going to interview or get quotes from when they are reporting the news or producing a feature? I do. What I’ve learned is that they go to guests that are connected with the established powers—such as think tanks in Washington, D.C. that work

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How The Propaganda Machine Gaslights Us Into Submission

The media has given a few elites the ability to effectively turn a false story that they themselves invented into an established fact so broadly accepted that anyone who doubts it can be painted in the exact same light as someone who doubts the roundness of the Earth.

How The Propaganda Machine Gaslights Us Into Submission

The dynamics of the establishment Syria narrative are hilarious if you take a step back and think about them. I mean, the Western empire is now openly admitting to having funded actual, literal terrorist groups in that

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Caitlin Johnstone

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Caitlin Johnstone is entirely reader-funded, if you enjoy her work please consider sharing it, liking her on Facebook, following her on Twitter, bookmarking her website, checking out her podcast, throwing some money into her hat on Patreon or Paypal, or buying her new book Woke: A Field Guide for Utopia Preppers.

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Very Curious Facts About ISIS The Media Ignores

The top 10 very strange circumstances that led to the rise of ISIS.

Very Curious Facts About ISIS The Media Ignores

Opinion -- Last week, the US said it was working to create "alternative government authorities" on Syrian territory. This latest move, aside from demonstrating once again that the US has no respect for Syria's territorial integrity, indicates we may be seeing more from that group of mercenaries known as Islamic State. Thus, it

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Robert Bridge

Robert Bridge

Robert Bridg is a writer and journalist. He authored the book, 'Midnight in the American Empire,' released in 2013.

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When Alternative Media Sells Out

The world does not need another MSNBC. The world needs big, powerful voices screaming at the establishment which is inflicting unforgivable evils upon our species, voices which carry, voices with reach, voices which can actually make a difference.

When Alternative Media Sells Out

Last August I made a note of the fact that The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur had retweeted a fan who said that he gets his news from Uygur and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, because “they report the REAL NEWS.” I said at the time that this

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Caitlin Johnstone

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Caitlin Johnstone is entirely reader-funded, if you enjoy her work please consider sharing it, liking her on Facebook, following her on Twitter, bookmarking her website, checking out her podcast, throwing some money into her hat on Patreon or Paypal, or buying her new book Woke: A Field Guide for Utopia Preppers.

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