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012 A Good 9/11 Question for Donald Trump and the Mendacious Media
Bob McIlvaine, a former history teacher from Oreland, PA, lost his son, Robert McIlvaine, Jr. at the World Trade Center’s North Tower on September 11, 2001. From the evidence that Bob has gathered, it is apparent his son was killed by an explosion, likely in the lobby. Why, oh why, is the media so … [Read more...] about 012 A Good 9/11 Question for Donald Trump and the Mendacious Media
011 Bernie and No Bank!
Some of you may recognize the title as a take on Andrew Jackson’s second presidential campaign slogan Jackson and No Bank! When Andrew Jackson came into office for his first term in 1828, the Second Bank of the United States, under director Nicholas Biddle, was pursuing a re-charter and … [Read more...] about 011 Bernie and No Bank!
010 Yellow Journalists and the Great Debate
In the companion article to this one, Yellow Journalism, I introduced readers to the origins of the term yellow journalism, sensationalized news reporting from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily designed to foment wars and sell newspapers. Other than protocols of grammar, … [Read more...] about 010 Yellow Journalists and the Great Debate
009 Yellow Journalism, Yellow Journalists
I’m not sure what the presidential debates are revealing more, the sorry state of U.S. politics or the even sorrier state of journalism. I have already devoted two previous blogs as well as a chapter or two in my book Youtopia to the utter absurdity of the corporate news, in 002 … [Read more...] about 009 Yellow Journalism, Yellow Journalists
008 Rule by Fools
Throughout history and mythology are accounts of cataclysmic events on such a scale as to wipe out most all of humanity. These terrestrial upheavals traditionally follow ever descending stages of corruption by the ruling class and their apathetic, easily distracted denizens. Noah was able to save … [Read more...] about 008 Rule by Fools
007 Critical Mass
007 Critical Mass crit′ical mass′n. the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction. an amount necessary or sufficient to have a significant effect or to achieve a result. Is 2016 the year of global financial collapse? Astute political … [Read more...] about 007 Critical Mass
005 CIA’s Mockingbird News Network
The monolithic mainstream media does a fairly good job covering weather, sports and local news, however, the cable news stations and big three networks are increasingly viewed as pathetic propagandists whether you line up on the left or right of the carefully constructed divide and conquer … [Read more...] about 005 CIA’s Mockingbird News Network
003 A New Pearl Harbor
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was correct in his address to the nation, to the world, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941––a date which will live in infamy––the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval … [Read more...] about 003 A New Pearl Harbor
002 Mendacious Media
By Lee Anderson Ironically, thanks to the public’s financing of all things military, including Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the internet was created and the Genie is out of the bottle. People no longer have only the controlled corporate media to source information. Alas, … [Read more...] about 002 Mendacious Media