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GE Unleashes Propaganda Campaign To Hide Its Tiny Tax Burden and Mass Layoffs

Roger Bybee, In These Times. March 25, 2012.

GE paid an average of 2.3% in taxes over the last ten years, while slashing its US workforce by 32,000 jobs. But its new ad campaign aims to whitewash all that.

Study: Smoking Pot Won't Give You Lung Cancer, or Hurt Your Lungs at All

Paul Armentano, NORML. January 12, 2012.

According to a new study, exposure to cannabis smoke, even over the long-term, is not associated with adverse effects on pulmonary function.

The Silly, The Stupid, and The Just Plain False: The Top Ten 'Reefer Madness' Stories of 2011

Russ Belville, NORML. December 30, 2011.

From the pizza driver who snitched on a pot patient to cannabis 'deaths' and vodka tampons, 2011 was a year of great drug propaganda.

Is Obama Denying Science? The White House Responds to NORML's 'We the People' Petition

Russ Belville, NORML. October 31, 2011.

The response to the most popular petition on the 'We the People' website repeats tired lies and misdirections. Most of all, it fails to answer the petition's actual question.

The Inner Secrets of the Right-Wing Echo Chamber

Don Hazen, AlterNet. June 21, 2011.

Brave New Films has provided, with Bernie Sanders, a clear deconstruction of the origins and process of the conservative disinformation propaganda machine. It's scary.

Jon Stewart Was Right About Fox 'News' Viewers Being the Most Misinformed Citizens

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 21, 2011.

In refuting Stewart's claim, Fox naturally went ahead and misinformed its viewers.

Did You Fall for It? America's Outrage Over TSA Naked Body Scanners Was Right-Wing PR to Prevent Workers from Unionizing

Mark Ames, Yasha Levine, AlterNet. April 28, 2011.

The right fears nothing more than unionized workers, and found a cunning way to scapegoat workers to derail a campaign to organize the TSA.

"Iranium": Dangerous Bomb-Iran Documentary Directed by Right-Wing Israeli Extremist, Promoted by Neocon Richard Perle

Ali Gharib, AlterNet. February 6, 2011.

The drama never stops unfolding around the Clarion Fund, the operation behind a string of movies dubbed "anti-Muslim" by critics.

A Lesson from "Inception": How the Right-Wing and Corporate Media Brainwash Americans

David Sirota, AlterNet. August 1, 2010.

The illusions spread by both the right-wing and corporate media are deftly presented as fact; can we ever wake up?

Fighting Back Against the Dangerous Lies Spewed by Right-Wing Propagandist Andrew Breitbart

Peter Dreier, Christopher R. Martin, AlterNet. July 25, 2010.

Breitbart spreads lies and distortions to advance a right-wing agenda, embarrass liberals, and undermine the Obama administration. We must fight back.

CNN Links Arms with Billionaire's Project to Fleece Social Security and Other Bedrock Social Programs

Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future. April 10, 2010.

Billionaire Pete Peterson's anti-Social Security, anti-Medicare anti-public investment deficit propaganda film "I.O.U.S.A" is scheduled for broadcast on CNN.

Marjah: The Non-Existent City the Military Said We Conquered in Afghanistan

Gareth Porter, IPS News. March 9, 2010.

Marjah isn't even a town, but rather one of the clearest and most dramatic examples of a war of perception as outlined in the US's counter-insurgency doctrine.

Drone Porn: The Newest YouTube Hit

Keith Thomson, AlterNet. December 31, 2009.

Ranging from wide shots of bombings taken by onboard cameras to startlingly graphic close-ups, the so-called "drone porn" has been a smash hit.

On the Lookout for Attempts to Indoctrinate Our Schoolchildren? Try the American Coal Industry!

On the Lookout for Attempts to Indoctrinate Our Schoolchildren? Try the American Coal Industry!

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. November 6, 2009.

It's clean!

U.S. Launches War Against ... the Brits!

U.S. Launches War Against ... the Brits!

General JC Christian, Jesus' General. September 26, 2009.

Ok, not a conventional war with bullets and all that.

While You Are Minding Your Own Business, the U.S. Is Constantly Making War Around the Globe

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. September 22, 2009.

As much as it might seem that most of us are going along, living peaceful lives, there's another kind of America that operates on the same soil -- a warfare state.

Behind the Scenes Video at 9/12 Protest Shows Fox News Producer Directing Crowd

Behind the Scenes Video at 9/12 Protest Shows Fox News Producer Directing Crowd

Karl Frisch, Media Matters for America. September 19, 2009.

Fake and staged.

Police Report Filed by Acorn Exposes False Claims in Gotcha Vids

Police Report Filed by Acorn Exposes False Claims in Gotcha Vids

Staff, Media Matters for America. September 18, 2009.

in a newly released video, ACORN Housing Corp.'s Katherine Conway Russell directly rebuts recent claims about the organization.

Opponents of Health Reform: Stupid, Greedy or Just Gullible?

Opponents of Health Reform: Stupid, Greedy or Just Gullible?

Steven D., Booman Tribune. August 26, 2009.

And what is the conservative solution to our health care mess?

Right-Wing Media Fat Cats Deny the Existence of a Health Crisis

Right-Wing Media Fat Cats Deny the Existence of a Health Crisis

Staff, Media Matters for America. July 24, 2009.

Talk about a disconnect.

Washington Post Destroys Insurance Lobby's Propaganda

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 22, 2009.

Counter-spins spun poll numbers.

Jeffrey Goldberg Defends Israeli Actions by Smearing Human Rights Watch

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. July 17, 2009.

Does the Big Lie still work? We're seeing it in action.

The Military Invades U.S. Schools: How Military Academies Are Being Used to Destroy Public Education

Brian Roa, TruthOut.org. July 1, 2009.

In Chicago, there's a push to replace public schools with military academies. This model may soon spread to the rest of the country.

The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time to Fight Back

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 30, 2009.

Progressives must embrace emotion and passion to counter the force of corporate propaganda.

Time Warner Lays Groundwork for Future Rip-Off

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.

Time Warner Cable has changed its terms of service, making it easier for the ISP and cable giant to price-gouge Internet users.

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