deception

The recent movie The Post (about the Washington Post newspaper and its involvement with the Pentagon Papers – see below) poses interesting reminders of the power of the US government to rain death on countries that fall under our imperial domain and simultaneously keep the American people in the dark --->> read more -->>

How to Spot Fake News – libraries get in the game….. On a recent road trip I stopped in the main library in New Orleans. Wandering about I noticed this poster about fake news: The poster is based on work by FactCheck.org here. Spread the word: share this on Facebook, --->> read more -->>

“Free market” has always struck me as a rather strange phrase. Never more so than in this period of financial market disasters. The phrase ‘free market’ continues to be used reflexively. Just as commentators go right on speaking of Wall St. as a source of capital and innovation, few want to ask --->> read more -->>