The prosecution of Glenn Greenwald and the global war on free speech
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has opened the floodgates for a global war on independent and critical journalism and the imposition of sweeping censorship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/pers…
The Grayzone's Anya Parampil slams mainstream media's anti-Sanders bias on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-23
Grayzone host Anya Parampil joins Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News to discuss the media and democratic establishment's attack…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/23/the-grayzones…
Three Years of Monroe Doctrine by Trump: What Has Happened in Latin America?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Against all mainstream media expectations, Donald Trump had defeated Hillary Clinton to the presidency of the United States in 2016, and it was expected that the new president would take on a more isolationist policy and withdraw his country from …
globalresearch.ca/three-years-monroe-doc…
'A KING or QUEEN is about to be here': Usain Bolt & model girlfriend Kasi Bennett reveal they are expecting 'golden child'
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Usain Bolt has shared a glamorous Instagram photo of his girlfriend Kasi Bennett strolling along a beach holding her baby bump as part of a series in which the Jamaican model announced that they are expecting a "golden child." | Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has announced on Instagram that girlfriend Kasi Bennett is expecting the couple's first child, telling fans: "I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE." | Bolt let a series of fashion shoot-style photos do most of the talking alongside his brief announcement, posting a shot of Jamaican model Bennett holding her baby bump on a beach while wearin…
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Busting Cold War propaganda: What China is really like
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-22
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Danny Haiphong, a contributing editor at the Black Agenda Report, about his recent,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/22/busting-pro-w…
How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
Western progressive outlets have a peculiar habit of rolling out their "critiques" of leftist or otherwise independent governments in the global South right at the moment when these states are under imperial assault, echoing the corporate media's unanimous regime-change chorus. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
Western progressive outlets have a peculiar habit of rolling out their "critiques" of leftist or otherwise independent governments in the global South right at the moment when these states are under imperial assault, echoing the corporate media's unanimous regime-change chorus. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-01-22
In Jacobin ( 2/5/19)… | It's been a year since Juan Guaidó began his US-anointed mandate as "interim president" of Venezuela. | Following the opposition leader's failure to secure reelection as National Assembly president this month, Washington and its corporate media stenographers have hysterically decried a "coup" (FAIR.org, 1/10/20) against the coup…
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How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-01-22
In Jacobin ( 2/5/19)… | It's been a year since Juan Guaidó began his US-anointed mandate as "interim president" of Venezuela. | Following the opposition leader's failure to secure reelection as National Assembly president this month, Washington and its corporate media stenographers have hysterically decried a "coup" (FAIR.org, 1/10/20) against the coup…
fair.org/home/how-western-left-media-hel…
23 Corporate Media Headlines Obscure Biden's Social Security Lies
Joshua Cho | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
"Headlines typically draw in readers or viewers by including the most relevant and interesting information," writes Cho. "When only 40% of the US public read past the headlines, that means a good majority of readers have their worldviews shaped by the short bits of stories editors choose to highlight." (Collage: FAIR) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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23 Corporate Media Headlines Obscure Biden's Social Security Lies
Joshua Cho | commondreams.org | 2020-01-22
"Headlines typically draw in readers or viewers by including the most relevant and interesting information," writes Cho. "When only 40% of the US public read past the headlines, that means a good majority of readers have their worldviews shaped by the short bits of stories editors choose to highlight." (Collage: FAIR) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump spreads more lies at Davos
Collin Binkley, Josh Boak | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-22
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"The Senate Voted for a Cover-Up": GOP Senators Tilt Impeachment Trial in Trump's Favor
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
After the first marathon day leading up to President Trump's impeachment trial, we speak with Vince Warren and Baher Azmy, executive director and legal director, respectively, of the Center for Constitutional Rights. In a 13-hour session, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate approved rules for the impeachment trial that Vince Warren says are tantamount to a "cover-up." Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats t…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/impeachme…
First the Trial, Then the Evidence? Impeachment in Wonderland
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-22
In a scene straight out of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the GOP-controlled Senate has refused to allow timely testimony from witnesses who had front row seats to Donald Trump's abuse of power. The senators voted 53-47, strictly along party lines, to table any possible discussion of whether to allow witnesses and documentary evidence until six days of legal arguments and two days of senator questioning had occurred. That means the parties will argue the case and senators will ask questions before they eve…
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The US's Inalienable Right to Violence
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2020-01-21
This Washington Post headline ( 1/7/20) is probably true. | Even when critical of US actions, media commentary on recent US bombings and assassinations in the Middle East is premised on the assumption that the US has the right to use violence (or the threat of it) to assert its will, anytime, anywhere. Conversely, corporate media coverage s…
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Even the Democrats Do Favors for the Rich
Gerald E. Scorse | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-21
In 2017 a Republican-controlled Congress passed a tax cut hugely tilted to corporations and the wealthy. In the waning days of 2019, the Democratic-controlled House did a kind of me-too. It pushed through a retirement bill with a provision that gives billions to those in the upper tiers. The House's gift to the well-off was …
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UK government accused of 'normalising' killing people by drone
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2020-01-21
The British government has been normalising assassination by drone through a veil of "quasi-secrecy" and careful media manipulation, according to Drone Wars UK. The UK-based group published the report In The Frame on 19 January. It argues that remote-controlled assassination has become more accepted as the government characterises high profile targets as 'the worst of the worst', who pose an imminent threat. Drone Wars UK warns that this form of kil…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/01/21/uk-government-accused-of-normalising-killing-people-by-drone/
UK government accused of 'normalising' killing people by drone
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2020-01-21
The British government has been normalising assassination by drone through a veil of "quasi-secrecy" and careful media manipulation, according to Drone Wars UK. The UK-based group published the report In The Frame on 19 January. It argues that remote-controlled assassination has become more accepted as the government characterises high profile targets as 'the worst of the worst', who pose an imminent threat. Drone Wars UK warns that this form of kil…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/01/21/uk-government-accused-of-normalising-killing-people-by-drone/
Brazil's far-right government backed terror plot against Venezuela, top newspaper reveals
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2020-01-20
Brazil's extreme Bolsonaro government backed an attack on Venezuela in a plot to overthrow its elected president. The shocking terror operation has received no coverage in mainstream U.S. media. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/20/brazils-far-righ…
Under US pressure, social media companies censor critical content and suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian accounts
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-13
As the US escalates its hybrid wars, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are suspending accounts and censoring content that conflicts with…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/12/us-pressure-s…