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Obama’s 100 Days: The Mad Men Did Well
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the power of advertising — from the effects of smoking to politics — as he reaches behind the facade of the first 100 days of Barack Obama. The BBC’s American television soap Mad Men offers a rare glimpse of the ... … Read entire article »
Che! Sanctification of a Ruthless Killer
Americans cannot expect to avoid destruction as long as they continue to embrace Communism in all its myriad disguises. Symptomatic of the problem is a four hour seventeen minute biopic of Soviet Comintern agent and terrorist Che Guevara. Rather than make movies about genuine American heroes, Hollywood is celebrating people ... … Read entire article »
Something is Happening of Historic Proportions
I am a student of history. Professionally. I have written 15 books in six languages, and have studied it all my life. I think there is something monumentally large afoot, and I do not believe it is just a banking crisis, or a mortgage crisis, or a credit crisis. Yes, ... … Read entire article »
The Politics and Propaganda of Hope
One of the prime criteria of good propaganda is that it always keeps the ‘enslaved peoples’ thinking that things can change even while they’re most obviously getting worse. Every election year we get the politicians winning who promise change and give us hope that we’re not really slaves and that ... … Read entire article »