Why 'primary' should be a verb for progressives
Norman Solomon | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-06
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 …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/06/why-primar…
U.S. Propaganda Doesn't Get More Shameless Than 'Jack Ryan'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-06
In the second season of the Amazon series, the titular hero races against the clock to stop Venezuela from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
truthdig.com/articles/u-s-propaganda-doe…
US Defense Department prepares for mass internet censorship
wsws.org | 2019-09-06
The Pentagon is seeking proposals from corporate technology partners for the development of an automated system that will censor "false media assets" and "disinformation."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/06/cens…
Climate Minimizers Don't Deny Climate Change–but Find Endless Reasons to Reject Sanders' Plan to Stop It
Esha Krishnaswamy | fair.org | 2019-09-06
Climate change is an existential threat to human civilization. If only corporate media acted like it. | While the majority of corporate media do not outright deny the reality of the human-caused climate crisis, they are filled with another brand of insidious ideologues that I call climate minimizers. These downplay the threat that climate change poses to all of us by ignoring scientific data, avoiding discussion on the actual impact of climate change, and hyper-focusing on trivial details. | These tendencies were on display…
fair.org/home/climate-minimizers-dont-de…
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…
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1…
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…
workers.org/2019/09/04/hong-kong-google-…
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…
aclu.org/blog/free-speech/employee-speec…
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…