Russiagate

John Pilger on the Mainstream Media and Imperial Power

Emmy award-winning filmmaker John Pilger is among the most important political filmmakers of the 20th and 21st century. From Vietnam to Palestine to atomic war, Pilger’s work has been on the cutting edge, and his stinging critique of western media has always be revelatory. And, no doubt, his biting analysis is more relevant and important now than ever.  His latest film, “The Coming War on China” powerfully presages the growing potential for war between the US and China.

UK COLUMN: Daniel McAdams on Twitter’s Official ‘Russian Conspiracy’, Davos Elitism and More

UK Column welcomes guest special Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute, to discuss Twitter’s new official ‘Russian plot’ letter its sending to users, this week’s Davos Summit and elite talking shop, as well as Guardian WWIII fear-mongering, and much more. 
UK Column co-anchor Mike Robinson is joined by guest host Patrick Henningsen with all the top stories internationally. Watch:

How The Media Misses On the Trump Team’s True Misconduct

Opinion — On Monday, I flipped over to MSNBC and what were they “covering”? Trump’s “stable genius” tweet. And no, they were not “advancing the story”  … that is, if there is a way to advance a stale story based on a two-day-old tweet. Instead, they just had a couple talking heads blathering on in pointless speculation about Trump’s state of mind. In other words, they were filling dead air with hot air.

An Important Message This New Year

Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
This year began with a moment on brevity.
As I opened my inbox to check my emails on New Year’s morning, I was shocked to find a message from Robert Parry, founder and editor of Consortium News, informing us that he had sustained a stroke and was hospitalized on Christmas Eve. Apparently he’s back at home now, and we hope recovering well.