journalism

RIP John Pilger

A bright star in the firmament of justice has gone out.  One of the greatest journalists of our era has passed away. John Pilger was always on the side of the oppressed. He denounced Imperialism and all its violent predations–war, genocide, exploitation–as well as its endless lies and propaganda.  Till his death, he fought tirelessly for […]
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From News Deserts to Revitalization

In 1995, early in the development of the global internet, sociologist Michael Schudson imagined how people might process information if journalism were to suddenly disappear. An expert on  the history of US news media, Schudson speculated in his book, The Power of News, that peoples’ need to identify the day’s most important and relevant news […]
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Did Hamas Mass Rape Israeli Women? Here’s What The Evidence Actually Says

Israeli media, politicians, and the likes of Hillary Clinton are now speaking with absolute certainty about a premeditated mass rape campaign allegedly committed by Hamas fighters during the October 7 attack against Israel. Those spreading these claims demand condemnation of them. After all, they are harrowing. However, there’s only one problem: an absence of evidence. Read More...

The Power of Confronting Members of the Political Class

It’s time to revive the time-honored tradition of confronting members of the political and intellectual class. On Friday, October 27, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee at a rally for her campaign for mayor of Houston. As an estimated 250 Houstonians cheered at the sight of Clinton and Jackson Lee Read More...

In the U.S., Investigative Journalists Are Blacklisted, Ostracized and Even Jailed; in New Zealand, They are Honored

Nicky Hager received major national award in New Zealand after having written a book exposing a secret spy base in New Zealand and exposing other state crimes Julian Assange has, thus far, spent years in a British prison, awaiting extradition to the U.S., where he faces charges under the Espionage Act, for which he could […]

How Deceitful ‘News’-Media Are

Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) On July 24th, a new law passed unanimously in Israel’s legislature that will enable a 50% vote of the legislature — Israel’s Knesset — to nullify a ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court. On that same day, The Week magazine headlined “Critics worry a controversial new law will trigger a constitutional […]

Chris Hedges: The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange and the Death of Journalism

Julian Assange’s legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted in the U.S., any reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime.
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WikiLeaks as Scapegoat for the Political Establishment

Julian Assange is in prison, indefinitely and in blatant contravention of humanitarian norms. The US national security state has spoken and put its foot down, in a show of power which has subverted the true course of democracy. Sadly, the political will to sustain the persecution counteracts the political will to terminate it, though in […]