Let’s say you’re one of the ruling elites operating the nation for the benefit of the oligarchy. What’s the best way to distract the populace from your self-serving dominance in a blatantly neofeudal system?1. Provide modern-day versions of Bread and Circuses to distract th...
“As more and more data flows from your body and brain to the smart machines via the biometric sensors, it will become easy for corporations and government agencies to know you, manipulate you, and make decisions on your behalf… “If we want to prevent a small elite from mono...
People tend to think of Amazon as a big store on the internet. It is more than that. For example, in August of 2013, soon after Amazon founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos purchased the Washington Post, I wrote about Amazon’s Amazon Web Services having as custome...
Robert Mueller has arrested and indicted numerous Trump-related individuals for “lying to the government,” a so-called “process crime” that can be attributed to literally anyone the FBI or special counsel wants to frame for a non-crime. Yet Google CEO Sunday Pichai lied u...
Alternative voices online are incensed after Facebook and Twitter closed down hundreds of political media pages ahead of November's crucial midterm elections. Facebook says they broke its spam rules, they say it’s censorship.Some 800 pages spanning the political spectrum, from ...
The country that presents itself as a universal model of democracy does not meet the basic standards of a system in which the majority makes decisionsby Sergio Alejandro Gómez, guest author“The government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich.” By replacing the term “...
Confusion can arise when trying to understand why millions of people still tune into mainstream media. Because of this, they (mainstream media) are still having a huge impact on the consciousness of those who watch and surf their platforms for information about what’s happening...
Officials say aim is to make it ‘difficult to move’ for those deemed ‘untrustworthy’by Harry Cockburn, guest writerMillions of Chinese nationals have been blocked from booking flights or trains as Beijing seeks to implement its controversial “social credit” system, wh...
We all know that the corporate media has no interest in shedding light on certain societal issues, and it seems that many people are awakening to the reality that if we want to know the truth, we have to go out and find it for ourselves.2018 was a remarkable year in this regard, ...
When people get awakened to the truth about what’s happening in our world, they tend to think too small. The truth, it turns out, is much bigger — and much more horrifying — than what almost anyone imagines.Many people realize there’s a battle taking place on Earth r...
In an environment that is saturated with mass media propaganda, it can be hard to figure out which way’s up, let alone get an accurate read on what’s going on in the world. by Caitlin Johnstone, Guest writerHere are a few tips I’ve learned which have given me a lot of clari...
ARMORED vehicles bearing the European Union flag have stormed into Paris as protesters bring the city to a standstill.Riots have been raging across the city for the last few weeks as anger about the high cost of living and increased fuel taxes threaten to topple Emmanuel Macron�...