Freedom Convoy Protesters in Crosshairs of Illiberal Canadian Government
“In a fully developed bureaucracy there is nobody left with whom one can argue, to whom one can represent grievances, on whom the pressures...
Katharine Gun on Julian Assange
In a few days, Home Secretary Priti Patel will announce whether or not Wikileaks Founder, journalist and publisher Julian Assange should be extradited to...
“Theaters of War”
Decades of movie award ceremonies and other celebrations of the “seventh art” could easily fool us into thinking that the film industry is (and...
Contradictions in Engineering Public Reputation: Propaganda and Ursula Von Der Leyen
The term propaganda is often liberally applied to the current context and stage of political/geopolitical development of the Western world (the Global North). At...
Deafening Silences: propaganda through censorship, smearing and coercion
(Also published at pandata.org.)Since the start of the COVID event, authorities around the world have sought to implement quite extraordinary policies including the so-called...
Justin Trudeau and the Politics of the Possible: The Emergencies Act Inquiry in Canada...
Introduction
On February 14, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act in response to protests across Canada. Based on testimony at a public inquiry in...
Eyewitness Evidence of Explosions in the Twin Towers
Editors’ Note
Professor Graeme MacQueen was a leading figure for many scholars and journalists seeking to investigate properly the events of 9/11. Graeme represented scholarship...
Journalist and Film Maker John Pilger 1939-2023
In the worlds of journalism and political activism, John Pilger stands out as one of the greatest and most courageous voices of our time....
Questioning The Official Story About Official Stories: A Role for Citizen Investigations
(Also published at timhayward.wordpress)
Official stories, according to the official story about them, are (nearly) always true. The ‘nearly’ gets mentioned just because, on rare...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 1: The Primacy-Effect
(Editorial note: This article appeared first in German on NachDenkSeiten)
Introduction
Propaganda is a well-known and effective tool for manipulating public opinion. We are familiar with...