2020-11-04: News Headlines

WSWS repost (2020-11-04). Google admits to censoring the World Socialist Web Site. indybay.org In an extraordinary public admission, Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated during congressional testimony on October 28 that the online search giant has been censoring content from the World Socialist Web Site.

_____ (2020-11-04). Amazon Bans Book Exposing US COVID-19 Chaos. popularresistance.org A decision by the Amazon company to block a book focused on a scientific and cooperative approach to COVID-19 amounts to corporate information control operating at a new intensity. This censorship occurs while almost every form of U.S. media permits and promotes racist, unscientific and thoroughly confusing information. | The censored book is "Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." This anthology of 55 articles by a broad range of social justice authors discuss the importance of free health care, social distancing, testing, protective equipment, education and social mobilizat…

Staff (2020-11-04). The media learned nothing from 2016. therealnews.com TRNN Editor in Chief Maximillian Alvarez talks with Parker Molloy, Media Matters editor at large, about why mainstream media keeps getting played by Trump.

Raul Diego (2020-11-04). It Not About Right or Left, Its About Neoliberalism. Mickey Huff on Big Tech's Efforts To Purge Dissent. mintpressnews.com "If Republicans and conservatives are really concerned about money in Silicon Valley and impacting elections," says Huff, "they should look in the mirror."

_____ (2020-11-04). Canadian Military Wants To Use Propaganda, Other Techniques Domestically. popularresistance.org The Canadian Forces wants to establish a new organization that will use propaganda and other techniques to try to influence the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of Canadians, according to documents obtained by this newspaper. | The plan comes on the heels of the Canadian Forces spending more than $1 million to train public affairs officers on behaviour modification techniques of the same sort used by the parent firm of Cambridge Analytica, as well as a controversial and bizarre propaganda training mission in which the military forged letters from the Nova Scotia government to warn the public that wolves were wan…

Alan MacLeod (2020-11-04). The knives come out as Greenwald splits from the Intercept citing censorship. mronline.org Funded by a billionaire oligarch and increasingly seen as a mouthpiece for the neoliberal establishment, The Intercept suffered its biggest blow yet with the very public departure of Greenwald.

Joshua Cho (2020-11-04). Corporate media reverse reality by blaming BLM protesters for everything. nationofchange.org Corporate media reports were quick to blame BLM for initiating violence, portraying them as senseless rioters in an otherwise peaceful and tranquil society.

Kerry-anne Mendoza (2020-11-04). Together we will fight back — join Team Canary now. thecanary.co We are in the fight of our lives and we're asking you to We have an incredible team of journalists working tirelessly and fearlessly, speaking truth to power and amplifying voices ignored by the mainstream media. But we cannot do this alone. Our work depends on your support. | Our goal is simple — to reach a milestone of 5,000 supporters. | If we reach this target we will no longer be running at a loss. Your subscription will secure the future employment for our current team and help us realise our plans. We intend to be an even greater force…

_____ (2020-11-03). 'The Coming War On China' — Watch John Pilger's Powerfully Relevant Documentary. strategic-culture.org Caitlin JOHNSTONE | "The aim of this film is to break a silence: the United States and China may well be on the road to war, and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable," Pilger says in his 2016 documentary The Coming War on China, which "In a few years China has become the world's second-biggest economic power," Pilger's introduction continues. "The United States is the world's biggest military power, with bases and missiles and ships covering ever…

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-11-03). 4 Myths About the Thai Monarchy Spread by US-Funded Protest Leaders. thealtworld.com Washington's growing confrontation with China is dragging in many of China's closest regional allies including Thailand. In a bid to divide and overthrow Thailand's institutions to make way for a pro-Washington client regime — efforts have been focused on undermining the nation's 700+ year old monarchy. | I break down 4 of the most common myths spread by the US-funded opposition and repeated endlessly by the Western corporate media. | Disclaimer: | For legal reasons I want to make it clear when I refer to "Yingluck Shinawatra" I am referring to her government and its supporters and not Yingluck Shinawatra…

The Canary (2020-11-02). Journalist Robert Fisk dies aged 74. thecanary.co British journalist Robert Fisk has died aged 74 after a short illness, his employer The Independent has announced. | Fisk was one of the best known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting from the region and won accolades for challenging mainstream narratives. | Fisk died on Sunday at a hospital in Dublin, shortly after he was taken there after falling ill at his home in the Irish capital. | The Independent, where he had worked since 1989, described him as the most celebrated journalist of his era. | "Fearless, uncompromising, determined and utterly committed to uncovering the truth and reality…

Areeb Ullah (2020-11-02). Saudi Arabia 'censored' criticism by top economist during T20 summit. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia 'censored' criticism by top economist during T20 summit | Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz criticised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi | Mon, 11/02/2020 – 11: 15 | Joseph Stiglitz shed light on human rights violations in Saudi Arabia during his virtual participation at the Think 20 summit hosted by Riyadh (Screengrab) | Saudi Arabia censored a speech gi…

WSWS (2020-11-02). Right-wing propagandists in Germany promote "herd immunity" wsws.org The deadly policies of the German government, sending workers back into workplaces and pupils into schools in the midst of the pandemic, are accompanied by a reactionary propaganda campaign by politicians and the media.

Brian Shilhavy (2020-11-02). Why Is the Corporate Media Predicting a "Dark Winter"? globalresearch.ca Earlier this week I reported how a mere 6 companies control almost everything we see in the corporate media. On the corporate news networks, it is common to use "doctors" to get a specific message across to the public, by …

Raul Diego (2020-11-02). Freedom of Speech on the Internet is all but Extinct: Facebook's New "Free Speech Court" Is Anything but Independent. globalresearch.ca Freedom of speech on the Internet is all but extinct, and on the eve of the 2020 US elections, a de facto "free speech court" is going to make sure it never comes back. On Facebook at least. | ***…

Gordon Duff (2020-11-02). Nuclear Education: America's Secret Plan to Create a Fake Iranian Nuclear Program (censored/suppressed). thealtworld.com Today's delve into the world of nuclear secrets begins with a short discussion of the "trial that never happened," or as some are aware, the trial of a CIA officer going on in Virginia today. "If a trial isn't reported, does jail time for a phony crime inconvenience one quite as much?" | From Politico: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a highly unusual public appearance Thursday — taking the witness stand for the prosecution in a criminal case against a former CIA officer on trial for leaking details of a top-secret spy program. | Former CIA case officer, Jeffrey Sterling, a man who knew of Ame…

Project Censored (2020-11-02). Why Critical Media Literacy is an Essential Component of Media Education. projectcensored.org October 26 through 30 was Media Literacy Week. Media scholar Nolan Higdon joined Mickey to explain why critical media literacy is an essential component of media education. Notes: This program…