In an excellent new essay titled “We’re Not the Good Guys — Why Is American Aggression Missing in Action?”, Tom Engelhardt criticizes the way western media outlets consistently describe the behavior of disobedient nations like Iran as “aggressions”, but never use that label for the (generally antecedent and far more egregious) aggressions of the United Read More…
Caitlin Johnstone
“Be The Change You Wish To See In The World” — Misattributed, Misused, And Obscenely Underappreciated
Name a quote by Mahatma Gandhi. Odds are the first thing that jumps into your mind is the famous, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” It’s a good quote. It’s pithy enough to fit on a bumper sticker, and it resonates deeply with something inside us all which tells us that Read More…
You Are Fighting In The Most Important Battle Of All Time
If you are reading this, it’s most likely the result of a series of events in your life which have drawn your interest and attention to the fact that our world is quite a bit different from what we’ve been told by our school teachers, by the news media, by Hollywood, and by politicians. At Read More…
MSM Mourns Death Of CIA-Backed Syrian Al-Qaeda/ISIS Ally
On Wednesday the alternative media outlet Southfront published an article titled “New Video Throws Light On Jaysh Al-Izza High-Tolerance To Al-Qaeda Ideology” about newly discovered footage showing the leader of a “rebel” faction in Syria cozying up with a militant who was wearing a badge of the official flag of ISIS. “The video shows Jaysh al-Izza General Read More…
Why The Powerful Always Paint Their Side As The Victims
*Editor’s Note: As I have continually tried to point out, this was clearly a 4-day attack, not a 2-day attack, that began on Thursday, not Saturday. This is just a testament to how even those countering the narrative, can be unknowingly manipulated by the MSM talking points, or more importantly, the base facts with which the Read More…
Assange’s Imprisonment Reveals Even More Corruption Than WikiLeaks Did
Consortium News has launched a new series titled “The Revelations of WikiLeaks”, geared toward helping readers come to a full appreciation of just how much useful information the outlet has made available to the world with its publications. Which is good, because there’s a whole lot of it. Understanding everything that WikiLeaks has done to shine light in areas Read More…