So Glad The Grown-Ups are Back in Charge in Argentina
Thomas S. Harrington | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-05
If you've followed Latin American politics at all in the mainstream press, I am sure you've heard and read about how the Kirchners (2003-2015) mismanaged the Argentine economy and how, with the election of Mauricio Macri, the adults were back in the room and the economy was on its way to a more healthy and…
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Trump: We Should 'Change Libel Laws' To Stop Things Like Bob Woodward's Book
Matthew Chapman, AlterNet | alternet.org | 2018-09-05
Once again, Trump implies he should have the power to censor content that is unflattering to him. | President Donald Trump is furious about the release of famed former Watergate reporter Bob Woodward's new book about his administration, Fear: Trump in the White House. The book depicts the White House in a state of "nervou. . .
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Selected Articles: Terrorism and Genocide
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-05
For almost seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually "disarming" the corporate media's disinformation crusade. | To reverse the …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-terr…
"Five Eyes" summit in Australia ramps up internet censorship
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-05
Ministers from the US-led global surveillance network revealed stepped-up measures against Chinese and Russian "foreign interference" and greater control over social media.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/05/five…
As social opposition mounts, Silicon Valley and Washington step up internet censorship
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-05
As executives from Facebook and Twitter prepare to testify on Capitol Hill, the social media monopolies are scrambling to demonstrate how far they have gone to implement censorship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/05/pers…
Stormed off? Media dramatizes moment Monica Lewinsky leaves stage after off-limits Clinton question
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-04
Monica Lewinsky walked off stage at an event on Tuesday after being asked an 'off-limits' question about Bill Clinton — but mainstream outlets dramatized the moment, claiming she "stormed off" stage, prompting Twitter backlash.
rt.com/usa/437641-monica-lewinsky-clinto…
Censored documentary a testament to 'incredible' power of Israel lobby, Max Blumenthal says (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-30
The suppression of a documentary produced by Qatar-funded Al Jazeera about Israeli influence in Washington demonstrates the incredible power and influence wielded by the Israel lobby, journalist Max Blumenthal told RT.
rt.com/usa/437266-blumenthal-documentary…
Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-08-29
Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah… | The post Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/08/28/leaked-sc…
Honest mistakes or fake news? CNN's top Trump-related reporting gaffes
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-29
US President Donald Trump and CNN have been at loggerheads for years, with the president branding CNN part of the "fake news" media and even calling the network the "enemy of the people" on Twitter.
rt.com/usa/437181-cnn-top-fake-news/
CNN's own source says Michael Cohen story is fake news, but network stands by it
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-29
A bombshell story that was supposed to be the end of President Donald Trump — until the celebrity source recanted. It sounds like a typical media screw-up, with one key difference: for whatever reason, CNN is standing by it.
rt.com/usa/437101-cnn-michael-cohen-fake…
Manufacturing dissent: Leaked footage reveals US Israel lobby astroturfing student event (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-29
A fake pro-Israel protest manufactured by US-based lobbying groups has been exposed in an exclusive clip from a censored Al Jazeera documentary on Israel's influence in the US.
rt.com/usa/437197-lobby-israel-astroturf…
WaPo column praises McCain as human rights champion with photo of him next to 'literal neo-Nazi'
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-29
Mainstream US media have been singing eulogies to the late Senator John McCain after he succumbed to brain cancer last weekend. Among them is a column in the Washington Post titled 'The human rights community lost a champion.'
rt.com/usa/437104-mccain-ukraine-nazis-w…
Media Continues Writing Premature Obituaries for the Democratic Left
Justin Anderson | fair.org | 2018-08-28
US News ( 8/8/18): "A band of far-left candidates have suffered a string of defeats in Democratic primaries this year." | The insurgent left wing of the Democratic Party, sometimes self-identified as democratic socialists and exemplified by rising star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and associated with groups like Bernie Sanders' Our Revolution, the Justice Democrats and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), took some losses in primaries on August 7. These included high-profile candidates like Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate for Michigan governor and Brent Welder in Kansas's 2nd district, along with losses by Cori Bush in Missouri's 1st district. Following the losses, corporate media outlets were quick to declare the Democratic left wing dead in the water: | "Bernie and His Army Are Losing 2018" (Politico, 8/8/18) | "Down Goes Socialism" (Politico, 8/8/18) | "Democratic Party's Liberal Insurgency Hits…
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Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out
Ben Norton | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-08-24
Google, Facebook, and Twitter are removing social media accounts of real life Iranians who are falsely dubbed as "government trolls."… | The post Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/08/24/big-tech-…