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New York Times’ ridiculous attack on me exposes its deceitful propaganda tactics
The New York Times printed absurd claims about Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton in a smear piece, using an image of his face crossed out by a red line, without giving him an opportunity to comment. This hatchet job reflects the newspaper's long history of spreading false war propaganda for the US government. → Read More
US-funded Belarusian regime-change activist arrested on plane joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, fought in Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the US government’s media apparatus. A high-profile Belarusian regime-change activist whose detention on a forcibly grounded airplane caused an international scandal has extensive links to neo-fascist groups, which his… → Read More
Corporate media spreads fake news claiming Nicaraguan President Ortega is dead
Media outlets spread fake news implying Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega died of coronavirus. Then he gave a TV speech defending socialized healthcare → Read More
DSA/Jacobin/Haymarket-sponsored 'Socialism' conference features US gov-funded regime-change activists
2019 Socialism Conference, sponsored by DSA, Jacobin magazine, and ISO's Haymarket Books, features regime-change activists from US government-funded NGOs → Read More
Us-Backed Opposition Leader Admits Venezuela ‘Is Not a Dictatorship’
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado admitted that Venezuela “is not a dictatorship” & only “humanitarian intervention” can topple Maduro. → Read More
Hollywood’s ‘Captain Marvel’ Blockbuster Is Blatant US Military Propaganda
The Pentagon was deeply involved in the production of the hit film Captain Marvel, and is using the movie to spread recruitment propaganda. → Read More
‘Willing Pawns in Trump-Orchestrated Coup’: CODEPINK Disrupts Venezuela’s Illegitimate ‘US Ambassador’
CODEPINK activists disrupted an event with the right-wing Venezuelan coup regime’s “US ambassador” Carlos Vecchio, denouncing him for seeking “a path of civil war and US intervention.” → Read More
Internal US Gov’t Document Outlines Program of ‘Economic Warfare’ on Venezuela
Internal documents reveal tactics of “economic warfare” the US is using against Venezuela, particularly crippling sanctions on PDVSA. → Read More
86% of Venezuelans Oppose Military Intervention, 81% Against US Sanctions, Local Polling Shows
The vast majority of Venezuelans oppose military intervention and US sanctions to try to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power, according to polling by the local firm Hinterlaces. *** More than eight out of ten Venezuelans oppose international intervention, both military and non-military, in their country, as well as the crippling sanctions imposed by the … → Read More
US Backs Coup in Oil-Rich Venezuela, Right-Wing Opposition Plans Mass Privatization and Hyper-Capitalism
The US has effectively declared a coup in Venezuela, recognizing unelected right-wing opposition leader Juan Guaido as new “president.” → Read More
Every Single Member of US Congress Approved Crushing Sanctions on Nicaragua
Nicaragua now faces the NICA Act. A bill aimed at forcing the Sandinistas from power by ratcheting up economic sanctions. → Read More
‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Aims Straight for Trumpism’s Dark, Neoliberal Heart
At a time when the neoliberal Resistance™ has embraced the CIA and FBI as heroic organizations supposedly defending our putative democracy from the “Cheeto Mussolini,” Michael Moore’s new documentary comes as a breath of fresh air. | By Ben Norton → Read More
Remembered as ‘Human Rights Champion’—Illustrated by His Hanging Out With Fascists
Corporate media outlets almost uniformly whitewash a right-wing war hawk with links to fascists as a "human rights champion." → Read More
WaPo Uses Photo of McCain with Nazi to Praise His 'Human Rights' Work
The Washington Post used a photo of right-wing war hawk John McCain next to a Ukrainian neo-Nazi while calling him a "human rights champion" → Read More
Ukraine Attacks Journalists Who Reported Israeli Weapons Flow to Its Neo-Nazi Militia
The Ukrainian government has also denied that Israel has armed Ukraine’s neo-Nazi militia, the Azov battalion. → Read More
US-Backed Coalition Bombs New Cholera Treatment Center in Yemen
The US-backed Saudi coalition bombed a new cholera treatment center in Yemen run by Doctors without Borders. → Read More
Vox’s US Government-Linked Experts Present Options for Korea: Sanctions or War
Vox presents viewers with an array of US government-linked talking heads who insist the only options to resolve the conflict in Korea are devastating sanctions or apocalyptic war. → Read More
Tax Bill That Steals From Poor to Give to Rich Mislabeled as ‘Cut’
Under the cover of a shallow understanding of “balance,” corporate media have internalized the outlandish idea that it is “partisan,” and thus not “neutral,” to acknowledge the undeniably destructive effects of particular political policies. → Read More
MSNBC Ignores Catastrophic US-Backed War in Yemen
For the popular US cable news network MSNBC, the largest humanitarian catastrophe in the world is apparently not worth much attention—even as the US government has played a key role in creating and maintaining that unparalleled crisis.An analysis by FAIR has found that the leading liberal cable network did not run a single segment devoted specifically to Yemen in the second half of 2017. → Read More
MSNBC Ignores Catastrophic US-Backed War in Yemen
For the popular US cable news network MSNBC, the largest humanitarian catastrophe in the world is apparently not worth much attention. → Read More