Yearly Archives: 2022
Western Media Engages in a War on Truth
Yellow Journalism of the Hearst Era Is Alive and Well in the 21st Century
There is a wise old maxim that says, “The first step on the road to wisdom is to call things by...
Remember the Maine: The Alleged Russian Atrocity at Bucha Looks Like Another in a...
Unproven massacre by Russian troops in Bucha was used to compel passage of Ukrainian Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 and escalate U.S. military intervention
From the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine to the infamous...
Army of Secret Propagandists in Ukraine Funded by U.S. to Win Western Hearts and...
In my previous article on the Kyiv Independent, I touched on the Media Development Foundation (MDF), a “media accelerator” founded in 2013 by the CEO and CFO of the Kyiv Independent, Daryna Shevchenko and...
CovertAction Bulletin Podcast: How Did China Eradicate Extreme Poverty?
On today’s show, we bring you the second half of our interview with Tings Chak, Researcher and art director at Tricontinental: Institute of Social Research, and a member of the Dongsheng Collective. We focus on the Chinese government’s programs to eradicate extreme poverty in the country and further discuss her work on the study “Serve the People: The Eradication of Extreme Poverty in China” for Tricontinental.
The Real Reason Behind the EU’s Drive to Embargo Russian Oil
This week the European Union is expected to announce a complete import ban on Russian oil. Hungary, in its first real act of defiance, is threatening to veto this; Germany, after some hemming and...
“The Once Bright City Became Gloomy and Sad:” Survivor of 2014 Odessa Massacre Reflects...
Massacre part of planned act of intimidation by U.S.-installed government and precipitated civil war in Ukraine
On May 2, 2014, at least 48 people were killed when right-wing Ukrainian forces burned down the Trade Unions...
The Sun Never Sets: Why Is AFRICOM Expanding in Zambia?
Because of Zambia’s Copper and to Thwart the Chinese
On April 25, the U.S. government announced that U.S. African Command (AFRICOM) will open an Office of Security Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Zambia.
Brigadier General...
Why Should Russia and the United States Be Enemies When They Have a 240-Year...
April 25 marked the 77th anniversary of the “Oath of the Elbe,” when U.S. and Russian soldiers embraced in a historic meeting on the Elbe River in Torgau, Germany, to mark the final end...
Showdown at “Credibility Gulch” in Ukraine War
Back in the 1960s and 1970s during the war in Vietnam, everybody knew about the “credibility gap,” which morphed into Credibility Gulch as the official story stretched ever-farther from reality.
We are seeing it again...
