Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall - Episode 2

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Andrew Gavin Marshall

Power, Propaganda, and Purpose in American Democracy

This podcast examines a concept of power that emerged in the early 20th century United States, born of social unrest and elite fears of revolution, this new conception sought to redefine democracy for the 20th century. That new definition was based upon using propaganda in order to “engineer consent” of the masses – “the bewildered herd” – as they were referred to, with the purpose of allowing the modern industrial democratic society to be run by an intellectual elite in service to the financial wealth of the nation. Democracy, then, came to be: of the few, by the few, for the few, and with the ‘consent’ of the many.

SOPA Backout, SCOTUS Copywrong, Abuse Archives - New World Next Week

Source: Corbett Report and Media Monarchy

Welcome to New World Next Week — the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week:

Story #1: SOPA Is Back As Websites Go Black
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Update: Five Key Senators Abandon Online Piracy Bills Amid Web Protests
http://ur1.ca/7kayc
Related: Corbett Report Radio 052 – Solutions: People Power
http://ur1.ca/7kdyh

Story #2: SCOTUS Says Congress May ‘Re-Copyright’ Public Domain Works
http://ur1.ca/7kayf
Flashback: White House Wants New Copyright Law Crackdown
http://ur1.ca/7kaym

Story #3: Lawyer Challenges Catholics to Open Secret Archives for Abuse Truth
http://ur1.ca/7kays
Related: Belgian Officials Search Bishops’ Offices in Abuse Inquiry
http://ur1.ca/7kayw

Rick Santorum Defends SOPA

Source: YouTube

"Every freedom must be regulated" - Rick Santorum, the champion of tyranny.

Does Might Make Right? The US Now Threatens Countries Who Buy Iranian Oil

Source: PressTV

Trying to flex its muscles again, the United States want the world to go along with its demands. And this time it wants the world to boycott Iranian oil or be punished by Washington.

According to Chinese authorities, Washington wants the world to listen to them based on their own domestic law, and that is simply not right.