_____ (2021-11-25). US is Building an Anti-Iranian Alliance, Backed Up by a Propaganda Campaign. journal-neo.org At the end of WWII Washington began to establish its Hub-and-Spoke system of alliances between the USA — the "hub" — and its key strategic allies. The system has remained largely unchanged to this day. This alliance system was originally established in response to the Pentagon's fears that certain Asian countries might leave the US's …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-11-25). Prestigious weaponry expert censored after demonstrating that a deadly poison gas attack—blamed on the Syrian government—was really a false-flag operation by U.S.-funded terrorists. mronline.org Theodore Postol, a physicist with a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, he is Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and International Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a former top policy adviser to the chief of naval operations.

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2021-11-24). Legal Wrangle Between NYT and O'Keefe Puts Press Freedom at Risk. fair.org That the Times has been prohibited at least for a time from publishing journalism about Project Veritas, and must fight off the possibility that the right-wing activist group may be able to essentially edit and censor a story after it is published, has press freedom advocates worried.

_____ (2021-11-24). Corrupting Science: in Syria probe, OPCW erased experts' inconvenient findings. strategic-culture.org Early in the OPCW's Douma investigation, expert toxicologists ruled out chlorine gas as the victims' cause of death. Leaks expose how senior OPCW officials censored this explosive finding — and then targeted the inspector who raised the alarm. | By Aaron MATÉ | In the early days of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' investigation of an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria, expert toxicologists ruled out chlorine gas as the cause of death for the more than 40 civilians reported at the scene. Instead of publishing this finding, senior OPCW officials concealed it, and then launched an…

Julie Varughese (2021-11-24). Busting Myths That Aid U.S. Aggression on Nicaragua. towardfreedom.org The Republic of Nicaragua announced on November 19 its intention to pull out of the Organization of American States (OAS), in the latest in a series of events that have transpired in the small country's struggle with the United States and its allies. But the corporate media continues to spread misinformation about the elections. This article by TF Editor Julie Varughese, who traveled to Nicaragua, is an attempt to debunk them.

Staff (2021-11-24). Skip turkey, test guests for Covid: US media's Thanksgiving recipe. rt.com The twin threats of Covid-19 and inflation could put a downer on Thanksgiving this year, especially if Americans skip the turkey and follow the mainstream media's advice by sending their guests into the garage for Covid tests. | Rampant inflation has made preparing a Thanksgiving feast historically expensive for many Americans this year. According to the

Staff (2021-11-24). Biden's summit is 'old propaganda' rhetoric, Oliver Stone tells RT. rt.com Filmmaker Oliver Stone has told RT that the "totally corrupt" US government has been rehashing old propaganda cliches when promoting President Joe Biden's upcoming international 'Summit for Democracy'. | On the latest episode of RT's 'Going Underground', Afshin Rattansi asked the Oscar-winning director what he thought about the so-called 'Summit for Democracy' that will be hosted by Biden next month. | "That's old propaganda: 'We're the free world, and the Russians and the Chinese are not. And the Iranians and all the bad guys are on the other side. It doesn't work that way if you go to those countries," Stone…

WSWS (2021-11-24). New Zealand media pushes alarmist propaganda over China's relations with Kiribati. wsws.org Not a shred of evidence was provided that China aims to build a military base in the small Pacific island state. Rather it was simply assumed that Beijing's aims in New Zealand's "own backyard" were nefarious.

Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza (2021-11-24). The Truth About African Civilizations Before Colonial Invasion. orinocotribune.com By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza — Nov 23, 2021 | Neocolonialism upholds this imperialist lie through divisive propaganda via corporate mass media and social media. | The conventional narrative projected by Western worldviews that Africa was a barbaric and dark continent before colonization demands perpetual opposition. The organic intricacies of African civilizations prior colonial invasion are viewed as worthless historical mishaps. | Pre-colonial African civilizations should not be romanticized as the proverbial utopia. It had its inherent faults/contradictions just like every other society on Earth. These in…

WSWS (2021-11-24). New Zealand media pushes alarmist propaganda over China's relations with Kiribati. wsws.org Not a shred of evidence was provided that China aims to build a military base in the small Pacific island state. Rather it was simply assumed that Beijing's aims in New Zealand's "own backyard" were nefarious.

Project Censored (2021-11-23). Local Journalism Matters: Democracy Needs 'More Muckrakers and Fewer Buckrakers' (as Project Censored founder Carl Jensen used to say). projectcensored.org Should a political lobbyist and real estate investor also be the owner of a major regional newspaper that happens to have bought up the most of the competition? Northern California's…

VINS (2021-11-23). Algorithmic Bias in Online Test-Monitoring Programs. projectcensored.org Social distancing, necessary due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has transformed education. With the pivot to remote learning, one of these transformations, Nora Caplan-Bricker reports for the New Yorker, is educational…

VINS (2021-11-23). Blockade on Critical Race Theory in Texas Public Schools. projectcensored.org On June 17, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law declaring that teachers can no longer teach critical race theory in their classrooms. As Jennifer Bendery reported in the…

VINS (2021-11-23). COVID-19 Risks Heightened by Rundown Facilities at Disadvantaged Schools. projectcensored.org Across the United States, inadequate funding for the maintenance of school buildings puts students at increased risk to COVID-19, according to a September 2021 report for Truthout by Eleanor J….

VINS (2021-11-23). COVID-19's Negative Impact on Higher Education Institutions and Faculty Salaries. projectcensored.org COVID-19 has led to increases in institutional debt for colleges and universities and significant decreases in faculty salaries and benefits, according to data from the American Association of University Professors'…

VINS (2021-11-23). Homeless Students Uniquely Challenged by COVID-19 Pandemic. projectcensored.org The COVID-19 pandemic and remote schooling have posed unique challenges for homeless students, according to a June 2021 report for Truthout by Eleanor J. Bader. Although the pandemic has impacted…

VINS (2021-11-23). School Sued for Denying Equal Education to Students with Disabilities. projectcensored.org Pittsburg Unified School District, in the Bay Area of California, is accused of unequal opportunities for disabled students and will be taken to court by ACLU. On Monday, September 13,…

VINS (2021-11-23). Schools' Infrastructure in Crisis as Climate Changes. projectcensored.org In June 2021, the Hechinger Report's Victoria Petersen reported that most US school facilities are in dire need of repair and will not be able to sustain the damages caused…