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Washington’s Blog — October 31st Is Our Last Day

Regaining control of the narrative through economic censorship. We’re grateful for the support we’ve received over the years … Loyal readers have made insightful comments for many years. Some loyal readers have donated $2/month, or $5/month or $10/month, (and a few have donated even more) which we appreciate. Passionate writers have burned the midnight oil to report on stories which no one else is covering. But we simply can’t afford to keep paying the thousands of dollars of hosting...

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Once upon a time — Diane Coyle

Diane Coyle reviews Robert Shiller's new book, Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events, on the power of narrative, i.e., story. The most ancient from of knowledge transmission in social reproduction was myth. Mythos means "story" in Greek. Ancient cultures were characterized by teaching stories. This so-called primitive technology (concepts and numbers) still works to influence. Why? Because it is holistic, engaging the spectrum of human response. MMT...

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Ray McGovern — CIA: Mission Accomplished; Americans Believe What We Tell Them

At his first White House performance with other senior officials of the incoming Reagan administration, freshly appointed (but veteran covert action operative) intelligence chief William Casey told President Reagan and the others assembled:“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” Hard to believe? Read below what an eye-witness has attested to: “I am the source for this quote, which was indeed said by CIA Director William...

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Narrative Management = Reality Management — Caitlin Johnstone

Press (media) freedom is not enough. A free press must also serve the function for which is the right to free expression, especially in a liberal democracy where freedom depends on an informed electorate rather than a manipulated one. Using media for narrative control is antithetical to liberal democracy.This includes investigating sources rather than acting as a stenographer for propaganda fronts and intel disinformation plants.Caitlin Johnstone — Rogue JournalistNarrative Management =...

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Propaganda Is The Root Of All Our Problems — Caitlin Johnstone

Bingo!By "propaganda" Caitlin Johnstone means "narrative control."Maintaining narrative control was relatively easy prior to the Internet and social media. Now, the process has turned to access and exclusion as the means of censorship through control of the media and social media in particular. Access and exclusion have always been a reality in the case of print media. Now this is being extended to digital platforms. Caitlin Johnstone — Rogue JournalistPropaganda Is The Root Of All Our...

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Caitlin Johnstone — Mainstream Media Is Now Killing People Directly

...the mass media is not in the business of reporting facts, it’s in the business of selling narratives. Even if those narratives are so shrill and stress-inducing that they imperil the health of their audience.... Fear-mongering is taking its toll. Caitlin Johnstone observes that the problem is not as much Trump as the media and its manufactured narratives. Good read.Caitlin Johnstone — Rogue JournalistMainstream Media Is Now Killing People DirectlyCaitlin Johnstone

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