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The Chains of Seduction “If the mass will be free of chains of iron, it must accept chains of silver. If it…
The title of activist-historian Mark Curtis’s recent book tells it all: “Web of Deceit. Britain’s Real Role in the World”. It is…
Honourable Deception When it came to power in 1997, Britain’s Labour government claimed that it would be a “force for good in…
The media system is not monolithic – dissident material does appear, comparatively honest documentaries are seen. The point is that they are…
The priorities are clear, the perspective of power unthinkingly adopted. And so mainstream news headlines declaim that “coalition forces have penetrated deep…
Quote 1 “Iraq: The Human Cost Of War50,000 civilian deaths?500,000 civilians injured?2,000,000 refugees and displaced people?10,000,000 in need of humanitarian assistance?”(Front cover…
On Saturday 15 February, anti-war demonstrations will be taking place around the world. The Media Lens co-editors will be joining upwards of…
“Global warming is great,” wrote space technologist Duncan Steel in the comment pages of The Guardian recently, “because it protects us from…
Never before have our leaders been so naked in all their Machiavellian lust for power and destruction. And growing numbers of the…
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