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Ever the victim of unprovoked attacks from the people it has been strangling. Ever the shining city on a hill of human corpses. Ever the defender of the poor, helpless plutocrats of Wall Street. By Caitlin Johnstone Caitlin Johnstone Welcome to the Empire Where genocide is self-defence and peace rallies are genocide Where war criminals are the victims and the hospitals are Hamas Where calls...

Citing Israel's declaration of "complete siege," one critic said the war on Gazan civilians is "proceeding exactly as planned," including newborns dying within days because their undernourished mothers can't feed them. Article by BRETT WILKINS Gaza's children—already reeling from 103 days of U.S.-backed Israeli bombardment that has killed and maimed tens of thousands of them—are now dying of starvation, with adults...

As the Middle East teeters on the brink of expanded conflict, John Pilger's 2003 article serves as a vital warning from history. With Israel's bombardment of Gaza followed by strikes on Yemen from the U.S. and U.K., tensions are reaching new heights. Pilger's piercing analysis of the West's disastrous intervention policies provides urgent lessons we cannot afford to ignore....

ULEZ and the Corrupt ‘Welfare for the Rich’ Policy Model. By Gavin Lewis London entryist neoliberal Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan is attempting to territorially expand an imposed system of £12.50 daily penalties largely on low-income drivers of traditional petrol/diesel vehicles beyond a certain age of manufacture - this supposedly to create an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).  Yet at its core,...

By Caitlin Johnstone It’s interesting how last week Israel had no idea what Hamas was up to, and yet this week they know every mosque, school and hospital that Hamas is hiding in. When you live under an empire of lies you’ll be asked to believe a lot of very stupid things. The dumbest thing we’re being asked to believe this week is...

Jonathan Cook responds to Cheney’s warning against the re-election of Donald Trump. By Jonathan CookMintPress News There is not much to thank Dick Cheney for. But perhaps he deserves credit for one thing: illustrating how effectively our political systems can rehabilitate even the most monstrous of moral monsters. Just watch this short clip that went viral on X (formerly Twitter), in which Cheney...

‘Political language – and with variations, this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.’ - George Orwell Lord Mandelson's famous "lose, lose, Blair, Blair, lose" line peddles an alluring myth - that New Labour's victories offer a...

Journalists and the mainstream media should ask the question - "Are we the baddies?" The incestuous relationship between mainstream media and power is not unique to the United States. As Caitlin Johnstone highlights, the cosy dynamic between journalists and politicians permeates Western media, including British outlets. Johnstone traces how the composition of newsrooms has evolved to overrepresent elite circles. Where working-class...

What we had from roughly 1920 to 1990, when voting really could make a difference, is not what we have now. We live instead in a post-democratic society. By Craig MurrayCraigMurray.org.uk British Labour leader Keir Starmer’s determination to use his refusal to alleviate child poverty as the issue with which to demonstrate his macho Thatcherite credentials, has provided one of those moments...

As England and Wales’ senior public prosecutor, Keir Starmer accepted more hospitality from Rupert Murdoch-owned newspapers than the rest of the British press combined, indicating his current cultivation of the Murdoch media is a long-term project. This article first appeared in DECLASSIFIED UK, 5 JULY 2023, written by MATT KENNARD Starmer attended Rupert Murdoch’s summer party in June 2009 during his...