Surveilling Swine
By Edward Curtin “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which…
DHS ‘Disinformation’ Board Put on ‘Pause’ After Backlash
Nina Jankowicz has resigned from her role as head of the board
Hedges: The Age of Self-Delusion
The US and Russia, faded relics of the Cold War, unable to accept their terminal decline, launch futile and self-defeating wars to reclaim their lost imperial power.
Matt Taibbi: America’s Intellectual No-Fly Zone
From left to right, from Chomsky to Carlson, war-skeptical voices are being denounced at levels not seen since Iraq.
Matt Taibbi: Orwell Was Right
From free speech to "spheres of influence" to our passion for endless war, we've become the doublethinkers 1984 predicted
The Call
This excerpt is from Chris Hedges' newest book, "Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison."
All Civilian Lives Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others
Planet Earth circa 2020: this is Orwell’s world; we’re just living in it.
Adam Schwartz: Governments Are Using Covid-19 to Usher in a New Era of Mass Surveillance
As states all over the world ramp up surveillance, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Adam Schwartz warns against sacrificing civil liberties for safety.