The decline of the American Left in 2 pictures
UC Berkeley has a proud tradition as centre of protest and speaking truth to power. In the early to mid sixties the campus was the site of a string...
Of course Donald Trump’s phones were tapped!
The ongoing clashes between the factions that make up the US political elite keep getting more and more absurd. And annoyingly, as no particular fan of Donald Trump, I...
MSM and Selective Blindness
The McCarthy-like witch-huntery is gaining momentum. Where it’s going is hard to gauge…but, where ever it is, it will get there fast. Currently in the media cross-hairs is Trump’s...
CNN using intentionally misleading headlines (again)
This is CNN’s latest article on the all ways Trump is allegedly linked to Russia, Russian spies and Vladimir Putin. Above, a screen-grab of their headline. It seems intercepted...
What’s the End Game: hype and hysteria surrounding the "Muslim Ban"
Kit Knightly They’re calling it the “Muslim Ban”, that’s the headline attention-grabber. It has its own twitter hashtag too. Everyone, all around the progressive “free world” is coming together...
The Beatification of Barack Obama
As the eight-year term of America's first black President draws to a close, the media are already in the process of myth-making. There's room for an honest autopsy of...
Neo-Liberal paranoia is extreme, and it is everywhere
I consider Nick Cohen an unpleasant man. His columns are smug, rude, ill-informed, intellectually dishonest, hypocritical and self-righteous. A perfect example of the modern journalist, in his natural habitat....
Georgia Sec. of State claims DHS hacks his office during elections
Brian Kemp, the secretary of State for Georgia, has joined his voice to the choir of American political figures decrying the “hacking” of American politics. The only trouble is,...
How far will they go to avoid a President Trump?
by Kit Overturning or ignoring Trumps victory poses a very real risk of massive riots and civic unrest. Would the Powers That Be really be willing to go that...
Why should cyclists and homeowners have to pay the price for ‘safety’ on a daily basis?
New research says up to 70% of British cyclists have taken steps in their everyday lives to guard against bike theft. From chains and padlocks to D-locks and even...
Donald Trump won the election…so what now?
In the wake of the shocking result of the presidential election, we take a look at the some key questions left up in the air. How will the world...
VIDEO: CNN cuts Congressman off 3 seconds after he mentions Wikileaks
Poor CNN seem to be having more technical problems. Here we see Congressman Chris Collins having the satellite feed cut literally only three seconds after he says Wikileaks: CNN...
RT and Wikileaks – coordinated effort to silence alt. news sources?
In a slow-developing situation, the last few days has seen the two of the most high-profile anti-establishment media voices in the UK – Wikileaks and RT – come under...
Is Andrew Mitchell MP really suggesting we start WWIII?
The House of Commons is set to have an “emergency debate” on the declaration of a no-fly zone over Syria, specifically to “defend Aleppo from Russia”. The debate, called...
Discussion thread for 9/11 issues
The comments on our John Gross article are becoming massively unwieldy so we are opening this thread for continuation of the discussion on this or any other 9/11 issues....
Guardian sells space to war-profiteers to promote war
It has come to the point where, if the "Our Partners" section of an organization with a vaguely benign-sounding name, along the lines of Middle East Fund for Democracy...
Syria Bombing Exposes Cracks in American Facade
Yesterday, the USA committed what is - essentially - an act of war against the legitimate government of Syria. The official position is that, due to...
Why are these oligarchs so concerned about African "corruption"?
Anton Du Plessis, of the ISS in South Africa, writes that "we" should no longer tolerate corruption in Africa undermining human rights. Of course, when he says "we", he doesn't...
The Guardian’s coverage of Clinton’s health
Kit Knightly OffGuardian has been quiet on the issue of Clinton’s health, about which there has been a whole lot of speculation in the alt-news in recent weeks, and...
