Mexico: Renowned Journalist Carmen Aristegui Returns to Radio
teleSUR | telesurtv.net | 2018-09-29
Censored by Enrique Peña Nieto's administration for three years, Aristegui will be back on air as of October 17.
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The Proper Response to Trump's UN Speech Isn't Laughter, It's Terror
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-09-29
Addressing the United Nations on September 25, Donald Trump said, "In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country." There was laughter from the assembled world leaders. | Mainstream media commentaries largely interpreted this reaction to Trump's absurd claims as a moment of global unity in resistance, perhaps as the most effective way to resist Trump — to laugh at him, to ridicule him. To embarrass him personally is being described as an effective political tool. The laughter of the assembled delegates is a ray of light for liberal audiences, which exclaim, "See! The rest of the world will act as a check on Trump's powers! There are other countries, other leaders that recognize how base and vulgar Trump is, how ridiculous his claims are." | But look a little…
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More Democrats Sign On to Stop Yemen War, But is Enough Being Done?
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-28
With 23 co-sponsors for a new measure that would withdraw U.S. forces from the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, Rep. Ro Khanna says that ending the war is "now a mainstream position within the Democratic Party." Bill co-sponsor Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee discusses the measure and whether… | The post More Democrats Sign On to Stop Yemen War, But is…
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Comparing Crises: 1929 with 2008 and the Next
Jack Rasmus | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-28
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…
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Death and Extinction of the Bees. The Role of Monsanto?
Joachim Hagopian | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-28
This article was originally published in March 2014. What has been the role of Monsanto in the loss of of the global honeybee population. | It is only recently that this issue has been the object of mainstream media coverage. | Scientists … | The post Death and Extinction of the Bees. The Role of Monsanto? appeared first on Global Research.
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Google Executive Declines to Say If China Censors Its Citizens
Lee Fang | theintercept.com | 2018-09-27
At a Senate hearing, the company's chief privacy officer repeatedly said the status of Google's censored search engine for China is "unclear." | The post Google Executive Declines to Say If China Censors Its Citizens appeared first on The Intercept.
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Former Google Scientist Tells Senate to Act Over Company's "Unethical and Unaccountable" China Censorship Plan
Ryan Gallagher | theintercept.com | 2018-09-26
Google staff "actively subverted" an internal review of a search engine for China that would blacklist terms like "human rights," ex-Google employee said. | The post Former Google Scientist Tells Senate to Act Over Company's "Unethical and Unaccountable" China Censorship Plan appeared first on The Intercept.
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The Battle for Our Minds
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-25
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 ?…
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'Orwellian' move: Facebook teams up with US government to police 'fake news' in foreign elections
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-24
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.
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'Man up and slit my throat': Pro-Trump actor Woods strikes back after Twitter ban
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-24
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."
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Journalists who dropped the ball on Iraq war still working, now targeting Syria & Iran
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-24
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.
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Hold the Front Page: The Reporters are Missing
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-20
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 ?…
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Facebook Censors a ThinkProgress Story on Kavanaugh After a Conservative Site Calls It "Fake News"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-17
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…
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Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-09-05
Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks… | The post Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter appeared first on Grayzone Project.
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Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-08-29
Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah… | The post Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest appeared first on Grayzone Project.
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Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out
Ben Norton | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-08-24
Google, Facebook, and Twitter are removing social media accounts of real life Iranians who are falsely dubbed as "government trolls."… | The post Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out appeared first on Grayzone Project.
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