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John Pilger - ITV

Aug 17, 2009
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In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger asks his readersto set aside the usual summer holiday reading lists and reach for books that help us make sense of extraordinary times and to resist our "training" to make war.

Thomas Paine's New Corner

Jan 24, 2009
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Thomas Paine's Corner

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By Ramzy Baroud1/23/09My three-year-old son Sammy walked into my room uninvited as I sorted through another batch of fresh photos from Gaza.I was looking for a specific image, one that would humanise Palestinians as living, breathing human beings, neither masked nor mutilated. But to no avail.All the photos I received spoke of the reality that is Gaza today - homes, schools and civilian infrastructure bombed beyond description. All the faces were either of dead or dying people.Continue Reading »

Center for Independent Media

Sep 18, 2008
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The Colorado Independent's chief political reporter, Jason Kosena, joined political consultant Eric Sonderman and Westword media critic Michael Roberts to discuss the the current crop of political ads on KBDI's Studio 12, the hour-long public affairs roundtable and call-in show, Wednesday night.

News Dissector Blog

Sep 4, 2008
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News Dissector Blog

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I am writing from downtown San Francisco where I spent the day at the offices of LINK TV, preparing for some programs I am doing with them about my film IN DEBT WE TRUST and new Book PLUNDER and election protection issues, and at day’s end watching the Baraacuda the Repugs have picked for VEEP and to change the story line of the campaign and to make John McCain look relevant and to mobilize the Republican base and to give FOX some one new to rave about and to sense the fear and loathing in some Dem circles as they have to try to counter the opening of a whole new front in the political war.

Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

May 29, 2008
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Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

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Book ReviewGary Indiana on Hobsbawms On EmpireBy Gary Indiana — Eric Hobsbawm, one of our most celebrated historians, looks at what makes the American Colossus uniquely dangerous in its imperial overreach at the dawn of the third millennium. CONTINUE

A Never-Ending Litany of Soul-Numbing Horrors.....

May 14, 2008
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A never-ending litany of soul-numbing horrors is not new, and therefore should not be dignified by being called "news." Murders, accidents, and acts of war, Nature, or the Gods have all happened countless of times before, and will happen countless times again. Of what possible use is information about tragedies unless it can be used to prevent the next one?
What is called news these days is really just infotainment. A factoid is spun, milked, and teased literally to death. The "information" is sold dozens or hundreds of times, and with each transaction it takes on a different meaning. There is no such thing as objectivity in this environment, let alone anything resembling "truth." The news is what the corporations say it is.
Thanks Gods for the internet. Google, Wikipedia, and their ilk provide an invaluable service to the citizens of the 21st century. That's right, I said "ilk." It is now possible to be your own news bureau. In fact, you have no choice if you want to actually know anything. Just say no to Corporate Media! And yes, that includes National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Real Investigative Journalism Lives!

May 14, 2008
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The revelations about alleged Syrian-North Korean nuclear cooperation didn't raise as many eyebrows in Arab media as did the timing of the breaking news. Washington D.C. was obviously not pleased with something. More »