‘Severe restriction to freedom of information’: UN urges South Korea to amend bill that penalizes ‘fake news’

The UN’s top media-rights official has warned that South Korea’s “disproportionate” anti-fake-news bill undermines the freedom of journalists and will impose self-censorship on the press. … Read More >‘Severe restriction to freedom of information’: UN urges South Korea to amend bill that penalizes ‘fake news’

The real winner from the Afghanistan war, record breaking heat, Nabisco on strike

The occupation of Afghanistan was an outrageous attack on human rights from the beginning and now the corporate media are outraged that the US is leaving after two decades. Lee Camp highlights the many losers and the wealthy winners from the occupation. He then covers the record-breaking heat across the planet and the movements responding to it, and the US Empire’s next target for regime change. … Read More >The real winner from the Afghanistan war, record breaking heat, Nabisco on strike

Ukraine shuts down leading independent news site Strana as part of new crackdown on journalists, judges & opposition politicians

One of Ukraine’s most prominent news outlets has been taken offline after the country’s National Security and Defense Council marked it out as a threat, thus adding the title to the growing list of banned opposition media groups. … Read More >Ukraine shuts down leading independent news site Strana as part of new crackdown on journalists, judges & opposition politicians

Angry panel skewers ‘clownish’ US foreign policy & media lies (Full show)

Is all that has happened as the US ends its efforts in Afghanistan really as catastrophic as US media is currently reporting, or are US journalists overplaying a war they have all but ignored for more than a decade? Rick Sanchez argues that the outcome of the US invasion and ill-considered withdrawal was only unexpected to those not paying attention. … Read More >Angry panel skewers ‘clownish’ US foreign policy & media lies (Full show)

Numbers say US has world’s highest murder rate, and nobody seems to care (full show)

Why is there so much gun violence in the United States? And how does this stack up with the rest of the world? Rick Sanchez takes a deep dive into this question. Investigative journalist Ben Swann analyzes why the media tends to ignores this crisis in violence and former police officer and prosecutor, Arthur Rizer, breaks down how the war on drugs drives this violence. … Read More >Numbers say US has world’s highest murder rate, and nobody seems to care (full show)

Intel worship

Remember the great 1964 film ‘Dr. Strangelove’? Do you recall its subtitle? It was ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’. Well, in light of the surveillance state, here’s an update for 2021: ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Intel Community’. Spooks today aren’t feared – they’re adored. … Read More >Intel worship

‘Many US commentators have never BEEN to countries they comment on, see entire world from Washington perspective’ – Stephen Kinzer

Much of Western media is a mixture of sensationalist accusations and fear mongering about ‘enemy’ states. It is difficult to find perspectives divorced from US foreign policy, American journalist Stephen Kinzer has told RT. … Read More >‘Many US commentators have never BEEN to countries they comment on, see entire world from Washington perspective’ – Stephen Kinzer

US shuts down Iranian websites for confronting imperialism & colonialism; Uncle Sam wants you to only watch the news he approves

The US seizure of Iranian-linked websites sends a clear message to the rest of the world – Washington will harass and silence media who dare to challenge the approved narrative. … Read More >US shuts down Iranian websites for confronting imperialism & colonialism; Uncle Sam wants you to only watch the news he approves