Media blacks out Roger Waters' performance in defence of Assange
wsws.org | 2019-09-05
The media silence is an act of political censorship, carried out in order to assist the US and British governments persecute WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/05/wate…

Progressives Can't Play Nice With Democrats Anymore
Norman Solomon | truthdig.com | 2019-09-05
Progressive activists often see a frustrating pattern. Many Democrats in office are good at liberal platitudes but don't really fight for what we need. Even when constituents organize to lobby or protest, they have little leverage compared to big campaign donors, party leaders and corporate media spin. Activist efforts routinely fall short because–while propelled by facts and passion–they lack power. | Right now, in dozens of Democratic congressional districts, the most effective way for progressives to "lobby" their inadequate representatives would be to "primary" them. Activists may flatter themselv…
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Thursday's Daily Brief: Facebook rallies against vaccination 'fake news', DPR Korea UN staff cuts call, Syria crop report, crisis funding and Dorian latest
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-05
A recap of Thursday's stories: Facebook and WHO work together to stem misinformation on vaccines; North Korea tells UN to cut staff; $75 million allocated for eight crises; mixed news on Syria crop production; 'digital divide' sidelines most vulnerable.
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West's "Fake News" Begins to Backfire
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
Western special interests have used the term "fake news" as a pretext for widening censorship, particularly across US-based social media networks like Facebook and Twitter as well as across Google's various platforms. | In a move of political judo, many nations …
globalresearch.ca/west-fake-news-begins-…

The U.S. footprint in Bolivia's incipient colour revolution
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-05
The burning of the forest immediately gave way to an aggressive campaign in social networks and media against President Evo Morales, attributing the fires to Decree 3973 and Law 741 that supposedly allow deforestation and controlled burning for activities oriented to agriculture and cattle ranching. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/05/the-u-s-footprin…

5G Critics Censored by Big Tech
Alliance for Natural Health | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-05
More and more concerned citizens are asking tough questions about the safety of 5G wireless networks. Are big tech companies trying to quash their dissent? Action Alert! | Over the last few months, we've been reporting on the planned deployment of …
globalresearch.ca/5g-critics-censored-bi…

New Season of Amazon's Jack Ryan Focused on Venezuela Denounced as 'Over-the-Top and Ridiculous' US Propaganda
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-05
"No matter how cynical you might be about propagandistic American media, you are not prepared for how much watching this trailer is like snorting 100% pure John Bolton." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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'A Year Ago I Wouldn't Have Believed It': Not Enough, But 2020 Climate Town Hall Hailed as Big Progress
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-05
"10, 5, even 2 years ago — these were fringe ideas for mainstream Dems. This is what shifting the Overton window looks like. So much love for the movement tonight." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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China scare campaign ignores greater threat
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-05
Our Common Cause Chris SleeIssue 1236 Australia China anti-Chinese racism free speechSeptember 5, 2019The corporate media have been fu…
greenleft.org.au/content/china-scare-campaign-ignores-greater-threat

Hong Kong: Google censors China
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2019-09-04
Google stripped away the illusion that the continuing protests in Hong Kong are about democracy when on Aug. 20 the internet monopoly suspended 936 Twitter accounts and disabled 210 YouTube channels, charging them with seeking to "discredit Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city." (theguardian.com, Aug. . . . | Continue reading Hong Kong: Google censors China at Workers.org…
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Corporate Media Take the Trump Line on Trade
Dean Baker | fair.org | 2019-08-27
The New York Times ( 8/10/19) takes a Trumpian approach to trade. | The New York Times ( 8/10/19) ran an article this month with a headline saying that the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders faced a major problem: "How to Be Tougher on Trade Than Trump." Serious readers might have struggled with the idea of getting "tough on trade." After all, trade is a tool, like a shovel. How is it possible to get tough on a shovel? | While this hea…
fair.org/home/corporate-media-take-the-t…

New Resource Tool Sheds Light on Government's Prepublication Review System
aclu.org | 2019-08-27
Millions of current and former government employees are subjected to this far-reaching censorship system. | This piece was originally published in Just Security. | For more than three years, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University have been litigating a series of Freedom of Information Act requests relating to "prepublication review." Under this far-reaching censorship system, millions of current and former government employees, con…
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Breaking The Media Blackout on the Imprisonment of Julian Assange
Mnar Muhawesh | mintpressnews.com | 2019-08-26
The same media that has spent years dragging Assange's name through the mud is now engaging in a blackout on his treatment. If you are waiting for corporate media pundits to defend freedom of the press, you're going to be disappointed.
mintpressnews.com/media-blackout-impriso…

The Chosen One's Economy
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-08-23
"Elitist numbers. Fake news. Upside-down arrows. Don't believe the signs of weakness!"
progressive.org/dispatches/the-chosen-on…

NPR Mocks Cancer Survivor in Drumbeat of Syria Propaganda
Rick Sterling | mintpressnews.com | 2019-08-23
While NPR snorts about Asma Assad "sporting a chic blonde pixie cut", Lilly Martin points out that she was recently bald while fighting for her life.
mintpressnews.com/npr-mocks-cancer-survi…