‘People cannot think clearly when they are afraid. As numerous studies have shown, fear is the enemy of reason. It distorts emotions and perceptions, and often leads to poor decisions. For people who have suffered […]
‘The BBC will back a radical overhaul of the licence fee, paving the way for the end of the current system of funding the state broadcaster, the Corporation’s head, Tony Hall, is expected to say […]
‘“…if all records told the same tale — then the lie passed into history and became truth.” (1984, George Orwell) The New Scientist has the stunning story (2/28/15, “Google wants to rank websites based on […]
What’s the future of religious institutions in the U.S.? Answer: None. ‘With fire-breathing religion figuring anew in global conflicts, and political discussions at home often dominated by the nuttery of the Christian right, you might […]
‘Over the past several years a conspiracy of silence has surrounded the implementation of the Smart Grid across the United States, perhaps with good reason. If the public was aware of what lay behind this […]
‘Imagine a world without waste. A place where the train always comes on time, where streets are plowed before snow even stops falling, and watchful surveillance cameras have sent rates of petty crime plunging. Never […]
‘The history of Europe is being taught to pupils in a ‘distorted’ way in order to promote the EU, a leading British historian has claimed. Professor David Abulafia, of Cambridge University, said the ‘soft push’ […]
‘The depiction of dark forces is almost omnipresent in today’s most well-known music industry acts. Why are these ominous messages promoted? Where does this dark influence come from? This article examines the hierarchy of evil […]
‘From the viewpoint of elite television news, controlling the minds of its audience depends on what’s politely called “cognitive dissonance”: As the anchor recites a news story, the viewer sees an obvious hole through which […]
‘Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday warned that information warfare was “poisoning” relations between countries and called on international news agencies not to abuse freedom of speech for the sake of spinning their reports. […]
‘The Department of Homeland Security has denied it is aware of any credible terrorist plots against shopping centers on US soil after their chief advised shoppers, particularly in the Mall of America, to be careful […]
‘I saw a poster the other day, proclaiming “Please Do Not Feed The Fears” with a play on “Fears” rather than “Bears”. The sentiment expressed is unfortunately so typical of everything that is wrong with […]
‘A recent report by US Right to Know (‘Seedy Business: What Big Food is Hiding with Its Slick PR Campaign on GMOs’, see here) outlines how agrichemical firms have spent more than $100 million since […]
Truth is the greatest enemy of the state, and the purpose of the state-run media is to broadcast a sufficient quantity of lies to suffocate the truth and thereby protect state interests. ‘As Nazi Propaganda […]
‘A former candidate for the U.S. presidency has come down hard on the Canadian government’s new anti-terrorism bill, calling it a crass effort to “sell the politics of fear.” Ralph Nader says Prime Minister Stephen […]