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The Other Side of the Post’s Katharine Graham
The Other Side of the Post’s Katharine Graham Hollywood loves to make heroes of The Washington Post for the rare moments when it has stood up for journalism – while forgetting the blood-soaked cases of the Post spreading lies to justify wars, writes Norman Solomon. Movie critics are already hailing “The Post,” directed by Steven […]
WaPo Urges Increased US Spending for Militarism and Warmaking
WaPo Urges Increased US Spending for Militarism and Warmaking What’s euphemistically called defense spending is all about funding America’s war machine – always active, never idle, inventing enemies to attack. None existed since imperial Japan formally surrendered in 1945. Yet America is permanently at war directly or indirectly – at home on streets in minority […]
How the U.S. Dictatorship Works
How the U.S. Dictatorship Works A recent article in the Washington Post described how the current US tax-‘reform’ bill is being shaped; and it describes, basically (at least as far as tax-law changes are concerned), the operation of a US dictatorship by the super-rich. First of all, however: there is no longer any realistic question as regards whether the […]
A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs to farm
A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs to farm a close up of a rock in the middle of a grass covered field: Rachel Clement picks purple mustard before the first hard freeze of the season at Owl’s Nest Farm in Upper Marlboro, Md., on Nov. 9. Many women, highly educated and […]
Pentagon Says Securing North Korean Nuclear Sites Would Require “Ground Invasion”
Pentagon Says Securing North Korean Nuclear Sites Would Require “Ground Invasion” With President Donald Trump arriving in Japan today to kick off a 10-day Asia tour, the Washington Post is reporting that the only way to locate and secure all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons sites “with complete certainty” would be a ground invasion, and […]
The Downright Sinister Rearrangement of Riches
The Downright Sinister Rearrangement of Riches Simple Classifications Let’s begin with facts. Cold hard unadorned facts. Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit at standard atmospheric pressure. Squaring the circle using a compass and straightedge is impossible. The sun is a star. The sun is not just a star, it is a benevolent star. Look, it […]
Hello Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, USA Today, CNN, Washington Post, Slate: Another Major Russia Story Falls Apart
Hello Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, USA Today, CNN, Washington Post, Slate: Another Major Russia Story Falls Apart The biggest purveyors of “fake news” and irresponsible journalism are the news media outlets complaining most about it. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is at the forefront of the latest fake news on Russia. Maddow’s Rant Follow Maddow Blog ✔@MaddowBlog DHS didn’t […]
The Rise of the New McCarthyism
The Rise of the New McCarthyism Special Report: As the New McCarthyism takes hold in America, the neocon Washington Post makes Russia the villain in virtually every bad thing that happens, with U.S. dissidents treated as “fellow-travelers,” writes Robert Parry. Make no mistake about it: the United States has entered an era of a New […]
Feeding Frenzy in the Echo Chamber
Feeding Frenzy in the Echo Chamber Willem de Kooning Police Gazette 1955The best comment on the June 13 Jeff Sessions Senate testimony, and I’m sorry I forgot who made it, was that it looked like an episode of Seinfeld. A show about nothing. Still, an awful lot of voices tried to make it look like […]
The World Is Going Down With Trump
The World Is Going Down With Trump On June 21 the editorial board of the Washington Post, long a propaganda instrument believed to be in cahoots with the CIA and the deep state, called for more sanctions and more pressure on Russia. One second’s thought is sufficient to realize how bad this advice is. […]
Obama Ordered Cyberweapons Implanted Into Russia’s Infrastructure
Obama Ordered Cyberweapons Implanted Into Russia’s Infrastructure A new report from the Washington Post today quoted a series of Obama Administration officials [5] reiterating their official narrative on Russia’s accused hacking of the 2016 election. While most of the article is simply rehashes and calls for sanctions, they also revealed a secret order by President […]
US Journalism’s New ‘Golden Age’?
US Journalism’s New ‘Golden Age’? Exclusive: The Washington Post and other big media are hailing a new journalistic “golden age” as they punish President Trump for disparaging them, but is this media bias a sign of good journalism or itself a scandal, asks Robert Parry. The mainstream U.S. media is congratulating itself on its courageous […]
The Deep State and the Dark Arts
The Deep State and the Dark Arts Photo by Nicolas Raymond | CC BY 2.0 Rejecting populism for hegemony There’s a superb scene in the movie Syriana where CIA bureaucrats distance themselves from one of their agents, Bob, played by George Clooney, who has become a troublesome asset for the agency. Terry, the pack leader, begins to extemporize […]
