December 19, 2019
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2019 – The Year of Manufactured Hysteria
Well, it looks like we’ve somehow managed to survive another year of diabolical Putin-Nazi attacks on democracy. It was touch-and-go there for a while, especially coming down the home stretch, what with Jeremy Corbyn’s desperate attempt to overthrow the UK government, construct a British version of Auschwitz, and start rounding up and mass-murdering the Jews. Continue reading
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Those Who Search for Dawn Don’t Fear the Night; Nor the Hand that Holds the Dagger: The Fifty-First Newsletter (2019)
19 December 2019 — Tri-Continental Those Who Search for Dawn Don’t Fear the Night; Nor the Hand that Holds the Dagger: The Fifty-First Newsletter (2019). Dear Friends, Greetings from the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Continue reading
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The Arrogance Of BBC News
When we started Media Lens in 2001, we had a rather naïve expectation that journalists might: a) want to respond rationally to reasoned criticism; and b) have privileged access to unparalleled journalistic resources, experts and arguments that would enable journalists to respond with serious points to our challenges. In particular, we imagined that BBC journalists and editors… Continue reading
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Bolivia News Links 18-19 December 2019
19 December 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Evo Morales Condemns the Arrest of Left Voice Collaborator Whither the “Latin American Spring”? Continue reading
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UK general election result confirms protracted death of the Labour Party
Analysts have pored over the results of Britain’s December 12 general election to account for the victory of Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party and the massive losses sustained by Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Headlines 18-19 December 2019
19 December 2019 — Information Clearing House Putin and the ‘Biden Memorial Pipeline’ to China By F. William Engdahl Joe Biden was named by Obama to oversee the Ukraine coup and its aftermath, which apparently included some corrupt sweetheart deals. – Continue ====== Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 18 December 2019
18 December 2019 — Black Agenda Report The Impending Ruling Class Mental Breakdown and Riot Glen Ford, BAR executive editor The outcome of the early primaries may erase Joe Biden’s “electability” luster and plunge the Lords of Capital into a panic in which all bets are off on what’s left of democratic liberties. Freedom Rider: Continue reading