The unprecedented campaign to destroy President Donald Trump and re-litigate the November election has caused irreparable damage to what remains of American democracy, political institutions, and foreign policy. Trump won’t always be president, while the attempts to de-legitimize him will instead be the de-legitimizing of a system of government and how media cover politics.
Russia has always occupied a special place in the west’s imagination. The stereotype of Russians is long-standing and seemingly immutable – brutish, backward, drunken and menacing. Essentially the opposite of how the west thinks of itself. Indeed, in the western mind Russia and Russians are an important negative reflection of how the west defines itself.
(ANTIMEDIA) While the mainstream media, spearheaded by CIA-linked media outlet Washington Post, takes the meaning of “fake news” to a whole new level regarding the supposed Trump-Russia collusion, this same media is almost all but silent on the fact that U.S. forces just directly attacked a Russian ally in Syria.
(MPN) Last Tuesday, during his testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, National Security Agency director Admiral Mike Rogers echoed the previous testimonies given by former Direct
Igor Starkov is a photographer, journalist, and art-curator. Darya Andreeva is a journalist affiliated with multiple news outlets, including Russia Today. A video version of this show is available here. After some necessary introductions, we dive into the main topic of our show: Russia. First, Igor and Darya tell us what they think about the Russian hysteria sweeping the West. Next, we discuss Russia’s political system, which is, contrary to what some might think, neither Communist nor fascist.
(ZHE) In a rare appearance of the Russian president in his natural sporting habitat, CBS caught up with Russian President Putin rink side and asked him about the firing of former Director Comey. Here is a transcript of the conversation:
Palmer: How will the firing of James Comey affect US-Russia relations?
(ANTIMEDIA) As tensions rise between world powers over Syria and North Korea — and as the U.S.-U.K.-led NATO forces continue their military buildup on Russia’s borders — Russia has delivered its
(MEE) Turkey will not wait at Europe’s door forever and is ready to walk away from EU accession talks if rising Islamophobia and hostility from some member states persist, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters in a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday.
(ANTIMEDIA) North Korea — Following China’s reported deployment of 150,000 troops to its border with North Korea only days ago, it appears Russia is now following suit.
(ANTIMEDIA) Though Western media and the political establishment’s narrative has accepted the Syrian government’s responsibility for last week’s horrific chemical weapons attack in Idlib, Syria, some prominent voices are disputing their as-of-yet unsubstantiated certainty.
