Archives for janvier 2025

What the Financial Press Tells Elites That Mainstream Media Won’t

The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg cater to business leaders, offering unvarnished insights into the harsh realities of capitalism and US imperialism.

Alan Macleod Explainer - Financial Press - website

The US should show it can win a nuclear war, The Answer to Terrorism? More Colonialism and The Middle East is Up for Grabs. These are all real headlines from The Wall Street Journal and illustrate how the financial press is often more direct about America’s imperial ambitions than the rest of the mainstream corporate media. This is because the

Les comptes X préférés d'Elon Musk en tête des corrections des notes de la communauté pour propagande

Malgré les corrections répétées des notes communautaires de X, Musk continue de promouvoir des comptes connus pour diffuser de la désinformation pro-israélienne.

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Elon Musk, CEO of X (formerly Twitter), has lauded his Community Notes feature as a tool to combat fake news. Yet, despite his public commitment to accuracy, Musk has been amplifying tweets from accounts that have garnered the most Community Notes corrections—many of which are right-wing, pro-Israeli, or anti-Muslim. On October 29, 2023, Musk

Vijay Prashad: Hyperimperialism, the Fall of Syria and Capitalist Gangers

In this episode of MintCast, host Mnar Adley speaks with historian, journalist, and author Vijay Prashad about the turmoil shaping 2025.

The Gangsters of Capitalism - MintCast website

As 2025 begins, California is on fire. And it feels like much of the rest of the world is burning, too. From the slaughter in the Middle East to a new Cold War brewing in Asia, everywhere we look is filled with uncertainty. At home, the California wildfires have exposed much of the true face of capitalism. From prison laborers risking their

The Resistance Is Not Dead, With Ghadi Francis

The journalist and author returns to MintCast to assess Syria’s new pro-Western leadership, Türkiye’s regional ambitions, and the enduring resistance movements across West Asia.

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The coming year is promising to be a crucial one in the history of West Asia. Just weeks have passed since the ouster of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his replacement with pro-Western leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. Syria was a key member of the so-called “Axis of Resistance” – a coalition of actors opposing Israel and its actions. What will

Les questions brûlantes : les coupes budgétaires liées aux incendies à Los Angeles contre des milliards pour Israël et l'Ukraine

Au milieu des incendies de forêt dévastateurs, de nombreux Angelenos remettent en question la sagesse de réduire les budgets d'urgence locaux alors que des milliards sont alloués à Israël et à l'Ukraine.

LA Fires foreign Aid Feature photo

As Los Angeles battles historic wildfires, residents are demanding accountability for why the city's fire department faced budget cuts while greater disaster preparedness measures were overlooked. These frustrations have fueled questions about the prioritization of aid to Israel and Ukraine. Just months before the wildfires ravaged the city, LA

Sarah Adams and the Return of the Iraq War Playbook

Former spooks are back on the airwaves, using old tactics to justify new conflicts in the Middle East .

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A network of former intelligence operatives has woven itself into the fabric of right-wing alternative media, amplifying anti-Muslim scare narratives that appear aimed at countering a noted decline in conservative support for Israel since October 7, 2023. Central to this effort is Sarah Adams, a figure promoting conspiracies about a supposed