(2021-10-02). Corporate Media Myths About the Chaos on Capitol Hill. zcomm.org Even after the Afghan war has finally ended, the establishment's appetite for unbridled military spending seems insatiable…
(2021-10-02). India's Covid-19 Task Force and "Experts" Exposed. Conflicts of Interest in Our Public Health System. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-02). [Correspondence] COVID-19 research in LMICs. thelancet.com We read with interest the Correspondence by Irene Torres and colleagues,1 and agree that the current scarcity in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) of vaccine to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is a failure of local governments, global solidarity, and multilateral instruments. However, regarding Torres and colleagues' comment that approving placebo-controlled trials in LMICs "sets the wrong precedent because approving such a trial should show that evidence can only be reached with this design",1 we would like to extend this extremely important discussion.
(2021-10-01). Censorship is ok when transphobes do it. mronline.org 
An interview in the Guardian (9/7/21) made waves—not because of something it said, but because of something it didn't say.
(2021-10-01). The Media Myth of 'Once Prosperous' and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez. orinocotribune.com 
By Joe Emersberger & Justin Podur — Sep 28, 2021 | Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur look at some of the mainstream mistruths about Venezuela. | The following piece is adapted from the authors' new book, Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media and 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, published by In his State of the Union We stand with the Venezu…
(2021-10-01). Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban? counterpunch.org An urgent task is awaiting us: considering the progression of events, we must quickly liberate ourselves from the limits and confines placed on the Afghanistan discourse, which have been imposed by US-centered Western propaganda for over 20 years, and counting. A first step is that we must not allow the future political discourse pertaining to
(2021-10-01). Media Attacked, Journalists Murdered: Democracy Eroded. counterpunch.org The media occupies a crucial space within all societies. It always has, but in an uncertain age, dominated by social media with its proliferation of opinions and "facts", and the trend towards increasingly polarized, controlling governments, it is more important than ever. In order to serve the interests and needs of the people, media organizations