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In this explosive episode of The Free Thought Project podcast, Jason, Matt, and Don sit down with returning guest James Corbett — independent journalist, researcher, and founder of The Corbett Report. Known globally for his meticulous investigations into 9/11, technocracy, and the rise of globalist power structures, James has been producing hard-hitting alternative media content since 2007. He's been a principled voice for truth when it was neither profitable nor popular — and he's back with us for the second time, following the release of his new book, Reportage: Essays on the New World Order. Together, we discuss the bizarre mainstream pivot toward 9/11 skepticism and how those once labeled “fringe” are suddenly finding their narratives validated — but without acknowledgement or accountability from the establishment that smeared them. James unpacks the psychology of gaslighting, the legacy media's shifting tactics, and why this moment matters for independent media. We also dive into the Trump administration's creeping technocratic police state, how legacy outlets like Mother Jones and shady ops like PropOrNot tried to silence voices like ours and James's, and what we can do to keep the truth from being weaponized all over again. This is a white-pill conversation for those who've spent years pushing back against official lies — and a warning for those tempted to let their guard down now that the liars are “letting us be right.” (Length: 55:40) You can follow, support, and study all Corbett's work at his website, https://www.corbettreport.com/  Find his new book here: https://reportagebook.com/

  On this edition of Parallax VIews, fake news has been thrown about by both Republicans and Democrats since the 2016 election, but what does it mean? Nolan Higdon of Project Censored joins us to discuss his new book The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education. We begin how discussing how the term "fake news" gained popularity, how "fake news" is a reality beyond being a meme turned into a cultural phenomena thanks to Donald Trump, and the PropOrNot "fake news" list that targeted a number of left-wing websites, like Counterpunch and the Black Agenda Report, as Russian propaganda and why such lists are dangerous. We then move on to discussing what fake news is in the context that Nolan uses it, his books non-partisan, broad approach to the topic, and historical examples of fake news like the proto-tabloid penny press (and the story of Christopher Columbus!?). In addition we also talk about:   - The necessity of a free press for a healthy, functionining democracy - The Daily Show's , the proble of satirical news like Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver, The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah, and Full Frontal w/ Samantha Bee - Corporate media's pro wrestling representation of politics; former WCW executive Eric Bischoff's TedX Talk on how political media mirror the dynamics of pro wrestling storytelling; the problems arising from a media ecosystem that runs off a narrow Red Vs. Blue dichotomy - Why we need critical media literacy if we hope to maintain a healthy democracy - The danger of looking towards Silicon Valley to solve the problem of fake news - TV personalities (talking heads?) vs journalists; news consumers being unable to distinguish between op-ed and hard-nosed reporting - Combat TV news and sensationalism; the media ecosystem focusing on sensationalism rather than policy and keeping voters informed - The media ecosystem's potential role in the rise of phenomena like Trumpism, Brexit, and right-wing populism etc. - Nolan's experiences teaching young people about fake news and critical media literacy  

On this edition of jam-packed, 2 1/2 hour edition ofParallax Views, Media Roots Radio's Robbie Martin returns to the show to discuss what has been referred to in Washington, D.C. beltway media circle's as "The Blob": the foreign policy consensus that dictates the United States' actions abroad. BUT FIRST...   Ben Shapiro, Gavin McInnes, & Other Right-Wing Loons Go to the Circus in... KILLER KLOWNS FROM THE PERPETUALLY ANXIOUS RIGHT! Robbie and I begin by discussing the right-wing meme of "clown world". During this portion of the conversation Robbie gives his take on the right-wing's hysterics over cultural change and how they take focus away from issues like late-stage capitalism and antiwar issues. And, of course, we talk about Gavin McInnes and his bizarre stunt involving wearing a Southern plantation owner outfit out the Southern Poverty Law Center. THEN... Robbie tells us about the D.C. "Blob" that guides foreign policy decisions in the United States! We begin by discussing how the metaphor was popularized through the former Obama administration National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes to describe the beltway figures that led the U.S. into the disastrous mistake of the Iraq War. From there we delve into how the "Blob", the D.C. foreign policy establishment, seeks to dictate a highly interventionist war/peace ideology within the beltway regardless of who is holding court in the White House. Robbie details how the Blob's rhetoric is permeating all areas of the political discourse from the-right-to-the-left and, in his view, originates with the neoconservative movement (for more on that see Robbie's first appearance on Parallax Views in ep. 22). We then have a short back-and-forth about the idea that "neocon" is a codeword for Jews. Robbie argues that this is not true, although I counter that elements of the paleoconservative movement were using the term as an anti-Semitic shorthand for Jews within the beltway. Robbie calmly answers these criticisms and outlines the problems and faults of the paleoconservative conception of the neoconservative movement as a Jewish "Israeli-firster" conspiracy. He then goes onto argue that the neocons are not driven primarily by Israeli-first sentiments as much as a American hegemony. Israel, in this conception of the neoconservative movement, is not guiding American foreign policy but rather just another arm of U.S. hegemony. This portion of the conversation also includes a little bit of talk about the USS Liberty incident, neocons taking a degree of inspiration from Mossad operations, and hasbara. From there we delve into the issue of propaganda, including the U.S.'s long history of propaganda efforts overseas. Then Robbie delves into his research of how VICE ties into the subject of U.S. foreign policy propaganda and I note the sensationalistic, colonialist tone that makes up many of VICE's early documentaries. Robbie also notes the involvement of Bill Maher and Iraq War proponent Fareed Zakaria in VICE media that, he argues, should have been warning signs about the slants in VICE's geopolitical coverage. We also discuss VICE's recent firings of it's writers and some of VICE co-founder Shane Smith's troubling history that has been by overshadowed by Gavin McInnes. We then pivot into another figure within the Blob, namely MSNBC host and Rhodes scholar Rachel Maddow. This then leads us into a conversation about how the Blob's rhetoric now permeates Hollywood and the entertainment industry and liberal media's favorite buzzword "Whataboutism" (see the Citations Needed podcast for more on that topic). Robbie gives his take on the idea that any criticisms of the Blob are ultimately part of a Russian plot to undermine America's institutions. We then go on to note how the Trump juanta's stance on Venezuela actually coalesces with the Blob's promoters in D.C. and the media. This leads us into an extended conversation about the Venezuela situation. I myself am open to criticism of Maduro, but am nonetheless concerned about the U.S.'s regime change plans, the involvement of Iran/Contra figure Elliot Abrams in this situation, and the sanctions that the U.S. is imposing upon Venezuela that will have a detrimental effect on U.S. citizens. We discuss the parallels between regime change in Venezeula and the U.S.'s interventionist actions in Iran since the 1950s as well as how the current situation relates to plans for eventually starting a heated conflict with Iran. Robbie and I then briefly discuss the history of Elliot Abrams, his sordid history in Latin America, the media's underwhelming defense of him, and Robbie's interview with The Intercept journalist Jon Schwarz on Abrams career. Watch "An Ocean of Lies on Venezeula" from The Empire Files w/ Abby Martin From there we delve into the return of neoconservative Bill Kristol with The Bulwark, which paints itself as conservative #NeverTrump Resistance punditry, and how one of The Bulwark's writers is a former Bush administration official who, under the guise of being an online Twitter troll, creepily attacked Robbie's sister Abby Martin on social media. We use Kristol's history and reinvention as a way to discuss how the Blob has become a force that devours everything in its sight. Then we discuss the Blob's "sleeper agents" such as Ann Coulter and Tucker Carlson, who paint themselves as nationalistic anti-interventionists while laying the groundwork for regime change in Venezuela. This leads us around to Rand Paul, long-celebrated by antiwar libertarians, and his suspicious silence on Venezuela as well as his infamous run-in with Abby Martin in 2012 and its fallout. After that we go back to the subject of Venezuela, the mainstream media's coverage of Venezuela, and what the truth of the situation in Venezuela is right now politically. Robbie argues the situation on the ground is very nuanced and, from an outside perspective, difficult to sift through. We also the U.S.'s prior history of interference in Venezuela under Hugo Chavez and the effects that sanctions will have on the civilian population. In fact, Robbie goes so far as to argue that we are on the brink of a military invasion of Venezuela based around provoking Maduro into violence. Then we talk about Robbie's Media Roots Radio coverage of Newsguard and attempts to stifle alternative media starting with PropOrNot. Robbie argues that there is a slippery slope where Newsguard's attempts to ferret out fake news be abused to dismiss any media outlets critical of U.S. foreign policy. During the part of the conversation Robbie and I also discuss how websites like Breitbart and The Drudge Report are being conflated with left-wing websites like Media Roots and Counterpunch by Newsguard. Robbie speculates that this may be leading up to an attempt to smear left-wing websites as being under the same racist, right-wing umbrella of figures like Mike Cernovich, Richard Spencer, etc. Robbie argues that alt right voices may be being signal boosted to destroy the antiwar left, which Robbie believes is a threat to the foreign policy Blob. Robbie also gets into how YouTube videos are being demonetized for promoting conspiracy theories and the recent issue in which advertisers left the platform due to its attracting child predators. Why does certain content get boosted over other content in Youtube's algorithms? Robbie and I address all this in this portion of the conversation. Finally, we begin wrapping up the show by discussing Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the elements trying to push the Democratic Party left. Robbie takes a bit more issue with Bernie in light of the Venezuela situation, but we manage to have a civil conversation about criticizing politicians and public figures, including the ones we like. And, of course, as always we try to end on a positive note. LISTEN TO MEDIA ROOTS RADIO WITH ROBBIE AND ABBY MARTIN

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan talk about the power of establishment propaganda and some of the main tactics they employ to further their messages. Patrick Henningsen, founder of 21stCenturyWire.com, joins the hosts to discuss this topic and groups such as the Atlantic Council and PropOrNot.Guests:Cynthia McKinney - Former Member of the US House of Representatives | Her Time in Congress and US Foreign PolicyGeoff Shepard - Author of: The Real Watergate Scandal | The Little Known Details About WatergatePatrick Henningsen - Journalist & Founder of '21stCenturyWire.com' | Breaking Down Establishment Propaganda: The Guardian, Atlantic Council, PropOrNot... Talib Karim - Attorney and Executive Director of STEM4US | Reflecting on the Life and Legacy of George H. W. BushFormer Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney regularly clashed with the DC establishment for her willingness to challenge political norms. Today, McKinney joins Fault Lines as a guest for the first time to discuss both her time in Congress and her thoughts about America's current foreign policy trajectory.As the Mueller investigation appears to be coming to its conclusion, some historians have noted the similarities and differences between the Mueller probe and Watergate scandal. Geoff Shepard, author of 'The Real Watergate Scandal,' returns to the show for an in-depth discussion about Watergate and some of the lesser known details that are critical to the story.To close the show, Talib Karim, an Attorney and the Executive Director of STEM4US, comes in-studio for a conversation about both the life of former President George H. W. Bush and the crack epidemic that broke out in Los Angeles during the 1980s. What was the role of the CIA in furthering this situation in LA, and how does it tie in with the legacy of Bush 41?

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Max Blumenthal, a journalist, the senior editor of Grayzone Project, co-host of the podcast “Moderate Rebels,” and bestselling author whose latest book is “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza.”This month, Facebook and Twitter deleted the accounts of hundreds of users, including man alternative media sites. Most of those purged were popular sites that scrutinized police brutality and US interventionism, like The Free Thought Project and Cop Block. Max Blumenthal has written a major article exposing the neoconservative cadres, they are former government officials and now affiliated with DC think tanks, which are playing a dominant role in the new cenersoship of alternative media. Friday is Loud & Clear’s regular segment on the midterms, taking a look at political races around the country in the runup to midterm elections in November. Jacqueline Luqman, the co-editor-in-chief of Luqman Nation, which hosts a livestream every Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. on Facebook, joins the show. Cesar Sayoc was arrested in Florida today in connection with more than a dozen pipe bombs that have been mailed to prominent critics of Donald Trump. Two more bombs were intercepted today after being mailed to Democratic Senator Cory Booker and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Brian and John speak with Ted Rall, an award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist whose work is at rall.com. Rep. Mark Meadows, a Republican from North Carolina, said following a seven-hour-long closed-door session with former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos that the FBI’s Russia investigation was on weak footing from the beginning, and that the investigation of Papadopoulos in and of itself was unconstitutional. Papadopoulos told Fox & Friends this morning that the FBI had violated his constitutional rights and that he was considering withdrawing from his plea deal, even though he has already cooperated with the Mueller team and served two weeks in jail. Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books—“The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War,” joins the show. Sixteen years ago today the US anti-war movement burst onto the scene with a massive protest in Washington DC. The focus of the protest was to stop George W. Bush and Dick Cheney from taking the country to war in Iraq. Within a few weeks, that movement became a global anti-war movement, drawing in more than 10 million people. The NYT in February 2003 called this unprecedented movement “the world’s second superpower.” John interviews co host Brian Becker, the national director of the Answer Coalition, the group that initiated these mass protests 16 years ago today. An oil spill that has been quietly leaking million of barrels into the Gulf of Mexico has gone unplugged for so long that it now verges on becoming one of the worst offshore disasters in American history. Between 300 and 700 barrels of oil per day have been leaking from a site off the coast of Louisiana for the past 14 years, since an offshore oil platform sank during Hurricane Ivan. It has never been capped. Scott Edwards, co-director of the Food & Water Justice project at Food & Water Watch, joins the show.It’s Friday! So it’s time for the week’s worst and most misleading headlines. Brian and John speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his blog Left I on the News and on twitter @leftiblog, and Sputnik producers Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek.

Scheduled Guests: (Show 7-10 AM ET)Randy Credico - Political Satirist, Radio Host, and Civil Rights Activist | Topic: Talking Julian Assange's Warrant Decision and Shifty Adam Schiff w/ @Credico2016Niko House - Progressive YouTube star | Topic: THE PROBLEM WITH BERNIE ACCEPTING THE RUSSIA-GATE MYTHJames Corbett - Founder of CorbettReport.com | Topic: #PropOrNot and the True Modern-Day Propagandists w/ @corbettreportZach Haller aka "The Shirtless Pundit" - Online journalist | Topic: The FISA MemoSteve Matteo - Writer | Topic: Historical trends in popular music culture Betsy Rothstein [In-Studio] - Reporter at The Daily Caller | Topic: Talking DC Gossip w/ @betsyscribeindc Julian Assange has been located at the Embassy of Ecuador in London since August of 2012. As a British judge rules on a bid to have Assange's arrest warrant dropped, the future remains very much in question for the founder of WikiLeaks. Assange's friend and political satirist Randy Credico joins Fault Lines to share his thoughts.Later in the show, Garland and Lee continue to discuss the group known as PropOrNot with James Corbett who's site CorbettReport.com was a target of PropOrNot's ire. What can we learn about propaganda from PropOrNot, and what types of influence campaigns should we look out for in the coming months and years?To close the show, reporter Betsy Rothstein of the Daily Caller returns to the program to chat with Garland and Lee about the latest in Washington DC gossip. What are some of the latest juicy scoops coming from inside the DC Swamp?

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan talk with journalist George Eliason about what he has discovered about connections to the group PropOrNot. Who has been directing their actions and efforts to discredit a myriad of established and upstart media organizations.Scheduled Guests: (Show 7-10 AM ET)George Eliason - Journalist living in Ukraine | Topic: Journalist @gheliason Reveals Connections to the Ominous #PropOrNot OrganizationDarlene Brown - CEO DivineEmpowerment.org | Topic: Monday motivation Elizabeth Beck - Lawyer | Topic: Lawyer @eleebeck talks CNN and the #DNCFraudLawsuitJoe Lauria [In-Studio] - Veteran independent journalist | Topic: “Russiagate” The situation between Turkey and the Kurds continues to rage as the American media continues to be distracted by other stories. Is a serious regional conflict about to explode and how will the Trump administration handle this conflict?Later in the show, Elizabeth Beck joins Garland and Lee to talk about her recent appearance on CNN that caused a stir online. She also provides an update on the status of the #DNCFraud Lawsuit and how things are progressing on the legal front.For the final two segments of the show, veteran journalist Joe Lauria joins the program to talk about RussiaGate and censorship in the media. Joe joins Garland and Lee in-studio for their wide-ranging conversation.

If you want to support the show and receive access to bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon page for as little as $5 a month. On this episode of Around The Empire, Dan and Joanne interview progressive journalist and activist Kyle Kulinski (Secular Talk) about media concentration and the seemingly coordinated strategy to weaken, undermine, and destroy independent media. The discussion focuses on "ProporNot" blacklist and other "fake news" claims that establishment media has used to call for a crackdown on platforms such as Facebook, which has now agreed to begin blacklisting unapproved content. A similar crackdown has occurred against independent media on YouTube known as the "Adpocalypse," which has demonetized numerous independent media content under the guise of preventing advertisers from being in front of "extremist content." The crippling demonetization of Kyle and others' news and politics shows comes as YouTube begins to launch YouTube TV with establishment media companies. The blacklisting and demonetization are occurring on both platforms as independent media is increasingly taking market share and relevance from legacy outlets. The dangers of "fake news" and "extremist content" appear more and more to be pretexts for anti-competitive practices to protect established media monopolies. Follow Kyle on Twitter @KyleKulinski

19 December 2016 - We are thrilled to welcome back ACA expert Charles Gaba (ACASignUps.net, Brainwrap.com, Brainwrap on Daily Kos and @Charles_Gaba on Twitter) to the show. It's hard to even understand all the rumors flying around about the ACA (aka "Obamacare") these days and Charles helps us to parse what different options will mean. Basically the ACA is a towering healthcare Jenga and the GOP is imagining they can pull the foundational blocks out without the whole thing crashing down. They are wrong. [BWT - there's a GoFundMe on Charles' ACA page. His work is unique in media and often quoted by progressive media everywhere so if you can, pitch in a little to help him out.] Will and I combined our blocks to talk about how fake news works, define propaganda, touch on the PropOrNot controversy which was stirred-up by the Washington Post and then get into detail about how sites like TruthDig and TruthOut are exhibiting pro-Russian bias rather dramatically. For us, sites like Naked Capitalism, are still important and trusted sources but we recognize that all sources have a certain amount of bias and it is essential that every consumer be clear about how that bias may or may not be slanting coverage of a given topic. We do definitely concur with seventeen different US intelligence agencies that the Russian government did directly interfere with the US election. This puts our democracy at risk and it is not wrong to be alarmed. Many Carrots of the Season - Arliss

It’s Friday. That means someone is going in the Garbage Can at the end of the show. We’ve got plenty of Can Worthy nominees. From people in Trump’s inner circle….to a group of twenty house Democrats. Stick around until the end of the show….if you want to know who will be wiping banana peels and dirty diapers off their face.And, the Iran Deal didn’t get a great amount of attention during the presidential campaign, but it got some this week, from a top Obama administration official. We’ll bring you up to speed shortly.Also, Congressman Keith Ellison’s bid to be DNC Chair is coming under assault from smear artists on the Right, the Left, and the weird. Staff Writer at Jezebel, Brendan O’Connor joins us to break down those forces that are taking aim at the guy who’s got the best chance of turning around the Democratic Party.

It’s Friday. That means someone is going in the Garbage Can at the end of the show. We’ve got plenty of Can Worthy nominees. From people in Trump’s inner circle….to a group of twenty house Democrats. Stick around until the end of the show….if you want to know who will be wiping banana peels and dirty diapers off their face.And, the Iran Deal didn’t get a great amount of attention during the presidential campaign, but it got some this week, from a top Obama administration official. We’ll bring you up to speed shortly.Also, Congressman Keith Ellison’s bid to be DNC Chair is coming under assault from smear artists on the Right, the Left, and the weird. Staff Writer at Jezebel, Brendan O’Connor joins us to break down those forces that are taking aim at the guy who’s got the best chance of turning around the Democratic Party.

Robb Kall, founder of the progressive website OpEd News, and host Dave Lindorff, both smeared by the Washington Post and the obscure website PropOrNot.com that it relied upon in an article claiming 200 news sites to be working in league with Russian propaganda organs to undermine US democracy, talk about this return to McCarthyite red-baiting by the once great newspaper that brought us the expose of the Watergate Scandal.  

President-Elect Donald Trump’s early morning tweets have people concerned he is planning to crack down on the First Amendment with regard to flag burning. Unfortunately, his troubling ideas have long been political consensus in Washington. The Trump Era is starting to resemble the Reagan era in more ways than one. A bunch of far-right lunatics have started a Satanic Ritual Panic, and are targeting a Pizza Place in Northwest DC, with their venom. DCist Associate Editor Rachel Kurzius brings us up to speed. Also, Trump said during the campaign that wages are too high. Well, the Fight for 15 is ready to convince him otherwise. Today marked the first major labor actions since Trump was elected to call for a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage. We’ll have that story in our People’s Bulletin. And finally, Trump’s narrative of being opposed to the Iraq War is looking more and more obscene, now that he’s putting together his cabinet. Democratic Lawmakers are calling him out on this. Sadly, only four of them.

President-Elect Donald Trump’s early morning tweets have people concerned he is planning to crack down on the First Amendment with regard to flag burning. Unfortunately, his troubling ideas have long been political consensus in Washington. The Trump Era is starting to resemble the Reagan era in more ways than one. A bunch of far-right lunatics have started a Satanic Ritual Panic, and are targeting a Pizza Place in Northwest DC, with their venom. DCist Associate Editor Rachel Kurzius brings us up to speed. Also, Trump said during the campaign that wages are too high. Well, the Fight for 15 is ready to convince him otherwise. Today marked the first major labor actions since Trump was elected to call for a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage. We’ll have that story in our People’s Bulletin. And finally, Trump’s narrative of being opposed to the Iraq War is looking more and more obscene, now that he’s putting together his cabinet. Democratic Lawmakers are calling him out on this. Sadly, only four of them.

A Mainstream media outlet and prominent liberal journalists are losing their minds, alleging Russian interference in just about everything. Now, they’re drawing up blacklists of independent news outlets that should be investigated. Also, keep the phone books close, Democrats. The filibuster looks safe for now. Good news for anyone fearing the ascendant right. Plus, news broke over the weekend that Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro--a man that CIA tried to kill hundreds of times--finally has died, but of old age. We talk to a man who knew Castro, the Institute for Policy Studies’ James Early, about what his death means for the island and for future relations with the US. And President Obama continues to show no concerns about handing over a fully-armed military state over to Donald Trump….a man he called unfit for office just weeks ago. We’ll bring you some of the latest news about US operations in Somalia.

A Mainstream media outlet and prominent liberal journalists are losing their minds, alleging Russian interference in just about everything. Now, they’re drawing up blacklists of independent news outlets that should be investigated. Also, keep the phone books close, Democrats. The filibuster looks safe for now. Good news for anyone fearing the ascendant right. Plus, news broke over the weekend that Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro--a man that CIA tried to kill hundreds of times--finally has died, but of old age. We talk to a man who knew Castro, the Institute for Policy Studies’ James Early, about what his death means for the island and for future relations with the US. And President Obama continues to show no concerns about handing over a fully-armed military state over to Donald Trump….a man he called unfit for office just weeks ago. We’ll bring you some of the latest news about US operations in Somalia.

In this episode we talk about the Thanks Giving weekend for the DAPL protestors and the pushing of protests as Economic Terrorism, Black Friday, BLN being listed by PropOrNot as a Russia influenced propaganda outlet. Other topics focus on Trump pics, Foreign Policy, and Castro's death.