(2019-11-26). Let Them Tremble: Author Tony Pecinovsky discusses new book on CPUSA. peoplesworld.org 
Many mainstream historians concluded long ago that the Communist Party USA, which was the predominant left organization in the United States during the years of the Great Depression and World War II, basically died out after the Red Scare. The end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union just reinforced that …
(2019-11-26). This election will be a battle of ideas and information. thecanary.co The billionaire-owned mainstream media have worked tirelessly to smear Jeremy Corbyn and support the establishment. To win this election, we need a strong well funded independent media to hold power to account. Please support our work today! | By Andrew Butler
(2019-11-26). 'Never nutmeg Ronaldo!' Juventus star trolled after teammate's cheeky training move (VIDEO). rt.com 
Social media users have seen the funny side of a Juventus training ground video which shows Italy international Leonardo Bonucci fooling Cristiano Ronaldo during a training ground exercise, even if the Portuguese marksman doesn't. | Ronaldo has a history of making a mockery of defenders throughout his record-breaking career but apparently doesn't like it so much when the tables are turned, after the video which emerged from the Juventus Center training ground shows the five time Ballon d'Or winner being nonplussed when 'nutmegged' in training – even as his Juve teammates respond with laughter. | Also on rt.com…
(2019-11-26). 'Vultures' already subpoenaed by Schiff: Trump trolls media & Democrats at traditional turkey pardoning ceremony. rt.com 
While "pardoning" a turkey ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, US President Donald Trump got in a few jabs at the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry and the media. | Two turkeys, named Bread and Butter, were presented to the president on Tuesday at the White House Rose Garden, and Butter received the traditional presidential pardon. With the ceremony itself being tongue-in-cheek, Trump used it to needle the impeachment inquiry, led by House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-California). | Bread and Butter "have already received subpoenas to appear in Adam Schiff's basement on Thursday," he said. "It see…
(2019-11-26). Fox's Tucker Carlson questions Douma 'chemical attack proof' and roots for Russia on air. Off with his head, cry MSM. rt.com 
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has crossed an MSM Rubicon and questioned the Douma "gas attack" fraud on air, bringing up the OPCW whistleblower. Then he "rooted for Russia" over Ukraine. Was it a "betrayal," or epic truth-trolling? | Carlson boldly went where no mainstream TV host had gone before, unpacking the explosive story of April 2018's Douma "chemical weapons attack." While the "attack" was attributed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by an altered report from the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons, two whistleblowers within the group accused it of omitting evidence to craft a misleadi…
(2019-11-26). Media Wonder: Why Can't Venezuela Be More Like Bolivia? fair.org 
by Joshua Cho | Western corporate media outlets have often cried foul when foreign elections don't go the way the US empire wants them to, and find roundabout ways to label the violent attempts by vocal right-wing minorities to use military forces to overthrow leftist governments as "protests" rather than coups (FAIR.org, 5/16/18, 5/1/19). But it's still rare to see them blatantly call for a right-wing coup with…
(2019-11-26). There's one crucial sentence missing from the mainstream media's coverage of the Chief Rabbi's comments. thecanary.co 
Antisemitism in the Labour Party is dominating the headlines again after the Chief Rabbi decided to intervene in the election. Ephraim Mirvis described the antisemitism 'crisis' in the Times: A new poison — sanctioned from the top — has taken root in the Labour Party. | Mirvis further claimed that: It is not my place to tell any person how they should vote. I regret being in this situation at all. I…
(2019-11-25). Tory candidate who wants forced labour camps is busted trying to manufacture fake news. thecanary.co The Tory candidate who hit the headlines for espousing forced labour camps has hit the news again. This time, it's for deliberately trying to manipulate the media to make him seem popular on the doorstep. In other words, he was trying to create fake news. | Lee Anderson is running in the Tory/Labour marginal seat of Ashfield, in the East Midlands. Labour narrowly won the seat in 2017 by just over 400 votes. But Anderson's dirty tactics should provide yet another reason why no one…
(2019-11-25). World Wide Web inventor slams 'brazen' Tory misinformation campaign. thecanary.co World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has slammed the Conservative Party's recent move to rename its Twitter account to make it look like an official fact-checker. | "Don't trust people who do that": | Speaking about the Conservatives' move, Berners-Lee told the BBC: That was really brazen… It was unbelievable they would do that. | He called the move "impersonation", saying: Don't do that. Don't trust peo…
(2019-11-22). False Equivalence in the Age of Trump. fair.org 
Even in the Trump era, corporate media, forever insistent on an "objective" approach that always hears out "both sides," continue to exhibit a dangerous blindness to their own biases. | In "In Primetime, Two Versions of Impeachment for a Divided Nation" ( 11/16/19), the New York Times' Michael Grynbaum offered "a glimpse at the country's divided political reality"
(2019-11-22). CIA helped shape 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' series into bigoted Venezuela regime change fantasy. thegrayzone.com Analysis by researcher Tom Secker reveals how Amazon's regime change fantasy "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" was shaped by CIA and…
(2019-11-22). The CIA's Jack Ryan Series Is 'Regime-Change' Propaganda Aimed At Venezuela. mintpressnews.com Dr. Matthew Alford of the University of Bath told MintPress that the new Amazon product is a "disgrace of a series," unfairly demonizing a nation at a time when the United States has its boot on the throat of Venezuelan society.
(2019-11-20). Sanders' Plan to Fight Global Climate Disaster Too Ambitious, Says NYT. fair.org When Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his $16.3 trillion climate plan, corporate media were quick to throw cold water on it, arguing that the Democratic presidential candidate's plan was too expensive, and logistically and politically impossible (FAIR.org, 9/6/19). As Sanders fleshed out his plan in more detail, the media pushback continued: "Sanders' Climate Ambitions Thrill Supporters, but Experts Aren't Impressed," annou…
(2019-11-19). Record Inequality and Corporate Profits Are What Media Call a 'Strong Economy'. fair.org 
Who are you going to believe, "hard data" or your lying eyes (CNBC, 10/7/19)? | Last month, CNBC ( 10/7/19) reassured us that fears of a potential recession are "overblown," because the "hard data" shows that the "US economy remains strong." | If you've been keeping track of corporate media coverage of the US economy over the past several years, you might have noticed a contradictory pattern. You'll find that corporate…
(2019-11-12). Pompeo's Iran Nuclear Lies Exposed Using Clear Evidence & The JCPOA Document Itself. thelastamericanvagabond.com Mike Pompeo continues to lead the propaganda push to get the public panicking about an Iran "nuclear breakout" even when all evidence shows that Iran is nowhere near capable of being a nuclear threat. Of course many other countries have far more robust nuclear programs, but because it's Iran we have to come together as …
(2019-11-10). Revealed: Breathalyzer Test Is "Fake Science" — What's NOT Fake Today? thelastamericanvagabond.com So much of what we are confronted with in the mainstream media and from government sources is fake. So much so, that the question should be: what is NOT fake? Apparently, the science behind the much-touted breathalyzer used by police to nab drunk drivers ALSO can be added to the list of fakery. Given how …
(2019-11-05). League of the South Resorts to Video Stunts as Membership Declines. splcenter.org The League of the South made a 25-second propaganda video over the weekend at the memorial of a civil rights icon in an apparent attempt to attract members to its neo-Confederate ideology.