(2018-09-28). Comparing Crises: 1929 with 2008 and the Next. counterpunch.org The business and mainstream press this month, September 2018, has been publishing numerous accounts of the 2008 financial crash on its tenth anniversary. This month attention has been focused on the Lehman Brothers investment bank crash that accelerated the general financial system implosion in the US, and worldwide, ten years ago. Next month, October, we'll More
(2018-09-27). Google Executive Declines to Say If China Censors Its Citizens. theintercept.com At a Senate hearing, the company's chief privacy officer repeatedly said the status of Google's censored search engine for China is "unclear."
(2018-09-27). The Battle for Our Minds. globalresearch.ca There are battlefields in Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, and elsewhere, but given the state of corporate media, perhaps the most consequential battle now being fought is for our minds, says Patrick Lawrence. | After reading The New York Times piece "The Plot …
(2018-09-27). Let's Have 40 Days of Choice Against 40 Days of Lies. truthout.org Starting on September 26, thousands of anti-choice demonstrators descended on abortion clinics and reproductive health centers for their biannual "40 Days for Life" — with a goal of picketing abortion clinics 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for 40 days straight. | Supporters of reproductive rights need to rise to this challenge with a vocal resistance. While the anti-choicers have grown more confident under the Trump administration to protest the clinics, mainstream women's organizations unfortunately haven't responded in kind, failing to organize any opposition on the ground when the right descends on o…
(2018-09-26). Former Google Scientist Tells Senate to Act Over Company's "Unethical and Unaccountable" China Censorship Plan. theintercept.com 
Google staff "actively subverted" an internal review of a search engine for China that would blacklist terms like "human rights," ex-Google employee said.
(2018-09-25). The Battle for Our Minds. consortiumnews.com There are battlefields in Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, and elsewhere, but given the state of corporate media, perhaps the most consequential battle now being fought is for our minds, says Patrick Lawrence. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News After reading… Read more →
(2018-09-24). 'Orwellian' move: Facebook teams up with US government to police 'fake news' in foreign elections. rt.com 
Facebook has teamed up with two US government-funded think tanks as part of a new initiative to bolster the social media giant's "election integrity efforts" around the globe.
(2018-09-24). Journalists who dropped the ball on Iraq war still working, now targeting Syria & Iran. rt.com 
Hawkish journalists who loudly backed the invasion of Iraq continue to dominate US mainstream media and are calling for war again. One is even regarded as a credible chemical weapons expert for Fox News.
(2018-09-24). 'Man up and slit my throat': Pro-Trump actor Woods strikes back after Twitter ban. rt.com 
Conservative actor and Trump supporter James Woods has been banned from Twitter for sharing a meme trolling the Democrats. Woods hit back, accusing Twitter of being in the "censorship business." |
(2018-09-20). Hold the Front Page: The Reporters are Missing. consortiumnews.com So much of mainstream journalism has descended to the level of a cult-like formula of bias, hearsay and omission. Subjectivism is all; slogans and outrage are proof enough. What matters is "perception," says John Pilger. By John Pilger Special to Consortium… Read more →
(2018-09-17). Facebook Censors a ThinkProgress Story on Kavanaugh After a Conservative Site Calls It "Fake News" democracynow.org 
Last week, ThinkProgress published a report by senior fellow Ian Millhiser headlined "Brett Kavanaugh said he would kill Roe v. Wade last week and almost no one noticed." But then a Facebook fact checker with the conservative outlet The Weekly Standard declared it "fake news," leading the piece to be targeted and demoted by the social media site. The Intercept then republished Millhiser's piece, with editor-in-chief Betsy Reed writing, "The story was effectively nuked from Facebook, with other outlets threatened with traffic and monetary consequences if they shared it." We speak with Ian Millhiser, a senior fello…
(2018-09-05). Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks…
(2018-08-29). Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah…
(2018-08-24). Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out. grayzoneproject.com Google, Facebook, and Twitter are removing social media accounts of real life Iranians who are falsely dubbed as "government trolls."…