Propaganda

The Slandering Of Assange Reveals The Sociopathic Workings Of The Empire’s Propaganda Machine

April 24, 2019 Rainer Shea, Greanvillepost.com Resist! Julian Assange, Propaganda, Repression

Amid the attempted prosecution of Julian Assange, the world is in a surreal moment where the truth has been turned on its head. A groupthink has emerged which collectively rejects history and facts so it can stick with the narrative that Assange deserves his persecution. As always, it’s ambiguous whether all the propagandists believe their own lies, and it doesn’t matter whether they do; they’re doing what the centers of power require of them, which is to reinforce the official story.

Insurance Industry Whistleblower Gives Glimpse Of Effort To Crush Medicare For All

April 14, 2019 Jake Johnson, Commondreams. Strategize! Corporatism, Medicare for all, Propaganda

In an effort to inform the public about the corporate forces working to crush Medicare for All, an employee at the insurance giant UnitedHealthcare leaked a video of his boss bragging about the company's campaign to preserve America's for-profit healthcare system. "I felt Americans needed to know exactly who it is that's fighting against the idea that healthcare is a right, not a privilege," the anonymous whistleblower told the Washington Post's Jeff Stein. During an employee town hall in February, Stein reported on Friday, UnitedHealthcare CEO Steve Nelson boasted about how much his company is doing to undermine Medicare for All, which is rapidly gaining support in Congress.

Freedom Rider: Julian Assange And Robert Mueller

March 29, 2019 Margaret Kimberley, Blackagendareport.com Educate! Julian Assange, Propaganda, Trump Administration

The investigation known as Russiagate has officially wrapped up. Special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report to the Attorney General who promptly announced that it contained no proof of Trump campaign collusion with the Russian government. The daily onslaught of misleading and in some cases false assertions will diminish. But Russiagate will never truly go away. The Democrats will milk it for as long as they can. The faux scandal was kept alive by lies which the misinformed public were exposed to for more than two years. One of those lies was a claim that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange worked with the Russian government to hack Democratic National Committee emails in 2016.

Pathological Deceit: The NYT Inverts Reality On Venezuela’s Cuban Doctors

March 27, 2019 Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz, Fair.org Educate! Health Care, Propaganda, Regime Change, US Imperialism, Venezuela

After debunking Washington’s lies about the burning of “humanitarian aid” trucks on the Venezuelan/Colombian border (more than two weeks after being scooped by independent journalists), the New York Times quickly reverted to form in an article by Nicholas Casey headlined “‘It is Unspeakable’: How Maduro Used Cuban Doctors to Coerce Voters” (3/1/19). As the title not-so-subtly suggests, Casey claimed to present bombshell revelations regarding the Nicolás Maduro government’s alleged weaponization of Cuban medical personnel as a means of holding on to power.

How The Media Distort News From Venezuela

March 27, 2019 Reese Elrich, 48hills.org Educate! Latin America, Propaganda, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Most of the reporters are echoing the lines of the Trump Administration -- as if anything Trump says is credible. Whenever officials in Washington, D.C. set out to overthrow a foreign government, mainstream US media outlets are there to give a helping hand. All pretense of fairness and balance disappear in favor of outrageous distortion. For the most recent example, let’s look at Venezuela. Both high-level Republicans and Democrats have decided it’s time for Venezuela, with the world’s largest oil reserves, to rejoin the US sphere of influence. Hawks may call for direct military intervention while doves seek punishing sanctions, but all agree that the elected government of President Nicolas Maduro has got to go.

The Sleazy Origins Of Russia-gate

March 26, 2019 Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com Educate! Investigation, Propaganda, RussiaGate

An irony of the escalating hysteria about the Trump camp’s contacts with Russians is that one presidential campaign in 2016 did exploit political dirt that supposedly came from the Kremlin and other Russian sources. Friends of that political campaign paid for this anonymous hearsay material, shared it with American journalists and urged them to publish it to gain an electoral advantage. But this campaign was not Donald Trump’s; it was Hillary Clinton’s.

The Mueller Report Is In. They Were Wrong. We Were Right.

March 25, 2019 Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlinjohnstone.com Educate! Investigation, Propaganda, Russia

The Robert Mueller investigation which monopolized political discourse for two years has finally concluded, and his anxiously awaited report has been submitted to Attorney General William Barr. The results are in and the debate is over: those advancing the conspiracy theory that the Kremlin has infiltrated the highest levels of the US government were wrong, and those of us voicing skepticism of this were right.

Nicaragua: Failed Opposition Rally, Still Used For Propaganda

March 22, 2019 Chuck Kaufman, Afgj.org Educate! Latin America, Nicaragua, Propaganda, Regime Change, US Imperialism

The opposition called for a demonstration on Saturday, Mar. 16 at Metrocentro, a busy shopping area and traffic circle in Managua. Eye witnesses report fewer than 200 people showed up. The poor turnout is an indication that the Nicaraguan people have no interest in a repeat of last year’s failed coup attempt which paralyzed the country for weeks and cost about 200 lives. The demonstration did not have a permit and after sporadic incidents of vandalism, police reportedly detained 107 people and released them a couple hours later without charges.

The NY Times Spreads Lies About Venezuela And Cuba

March 21, 2019 Manuel Henríquez Lagarde, En.granma.cu Educate! Cuba, Latin America, Media, Propaganda, Venezuela

After the New York Times confirmed that a truck carrying “humanitarian aid” was burned by opposition thugs - not Venezuelan security forces – someone alerted me that this unusual favor offered by the corporate press, publishing a well known fact, was a way to develop legitimacy around the issue of Venezuela and that I should be ready for the next lie that would not be long in coming. Two weeks did not pass before this prediction was borne out. Sunday, March 17, the Timespublished a report accusing the Venezuelan government, with the complicity of Cuban doctors working there, of using food and medicine to pressure citizens prior to the 2018 Presidential elections...

Claims That Venezuelan Military Burned Aid Truck Exposed As Imperialist Propaganda

March 12, 2019 Alexander Fangman, Wsws.org Educate! Propaganda, Regime Change, US Imperialism, Venezuela

While much of Venezuela remains without power due to a blackout that President Nicolás Maduro claims is the result of US cyber attacks, the story surrounding the Venezuelan military’s supposed burning of a “humanitarian aid” truck on the bridge from Cúcuta, Colombia on February 23 has completely unraveled. It is now clear that the accusations of Marco Rubio, John Bolton and other US officials that Maduro ordered the burning of the aid shipment were lies aimed at drumming up support for the US government’s efforts to foment a right-wing coup.

‘Weaksauce’: State Department Tries Ordering Media How To Cover Venezuela

March 8, 2019 Nebojsa Malic, RT.com Educate! Media, Propaganda, US Imperialism, Venezuela

With regime change in Caracas going poorly, the State Department is trying to create reality by browbeating reporters into following the official line. Veteran AP reporter Matt Lee was not amused, calling the effort “weaksauce.” At the press briefing on Tuesday, spokesman Robert Palladino objected to news coverage describing Juan Guaido as opposition leader or self-proclaimed president, rather than “interim president” as Washington has declared him to be.

Venezuela-Baiting: How Media Keep Anti-Imperialist Dissent In Check

March 7, 2019 Alan MacLeod, Fair.org Educate! Latin America, Media, Propaganda, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Corporate media have always attacked leftists for their positions on Venezuela, a country consistently demonized and misrepresented in the US press (FAIR.org, 6/1/02, 11/1/05, 4/1/13, 2/22/19). But with President Donald Trump’s latest tightening of sanctions, and signs of a build-up to a long-rumored invasion (Fox News, 2/27/19), the media’s Venezuela-baiting has been turned up to 11. The political right is uniting with establishment Democrats in denouncing presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders for his supposedly pro-dictatorship stance on Venezuela. And the media are piling on.

What War Films Never Show You

February 22, 2019 By Mike Ferner, Otherwords.org Educate! Film, Media, Propaganda, Wars and Militarism

I treated wounded GIs from Vietnam. I saw carnage that seldom makes its way into harrowing war stories like “They Shall Not Grow Old.” Newspapers on the other side of the world are calling it “the biggest U.S. cinema event of all time.” Critical acclaim has poured in from all corners for the BBC production They Shall Not Grow Old, a technical and emotional masterpiece on the First World War — the war Woodrow Wilson said would “make the world safe for democracy.” The way the film brings old footage, and therefore the soldiers, to life is almost magical and powerfully moving. But because of how director Peter Jackson defined his film, a critical element is virtually invisible: the wounded.

Worshiping The Electronic Image

February 21, 2019 Chris Hedges, Truthdig.com Educate! Digital, Media, Propaganda

Donald Trump, like much of the American public, is entranced by electronic images. He interprets reality through the distortions of digital media. His decisions, opinions, political positions, prejudices and sense of self are reflected back to him on screens. He views himself and the world around him as a vast television show with himself as the star. His primary concerns as president are his ratings, his popularity and his image. He is a creature—maybe the poster child—of the modern, post-literate culture, a culture that critics such as Marshall McLuhan, Daniel Boorstin, James W. Carey and Neil Postman warned us about.

How Much Of Venezuela’s Crisis Is Really Maduro’s Fault?

February 21, 2019 By Steve Ellner, Consortiumnews.com Educate! Latin America, Propaganda, US Imperialism, Venezuela

The recognition by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Joe Biden of Juan Guaidó as Venezuelan president is the latest demonstration of the consensus in Washington over the nefariousness of the Nicolás Maduro government. Not since Fidel Castro’s early years in power has a Latin American head of state been so consistently demonized. But the 1960s was the peak of the Cold War polarization that placed Cuba plainly in the enemy camp, and unlike Venezuela today, that nation had a one-party system.

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