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When you see your nation's flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel? For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. And still, in the 21st century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on the Arab street, from front porches in Texas. They represent the politics of high power as well as the politics of the mob.

A recognized classic and definitive account of its subject, The Origins of Totalitarianism traces the emergence of modern racism as an "ideological weapon for imperialism," begining with the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe in the nineteenth century and continuing through the New Imperialism...

What is history really for? In History, acclaimed historian Hendrik Willem van Loon delivers a sharp, witty, and provocative examination of the way Americans understand—or fail to understand—the past. Writing in the aftermath of the First World War, Van Loon challenges the dry, academic...

“Shamanism and the Drug Propaganda" is a popularly written introduction to ancient history and the Greek classics. The text is fully annotated. Since it is popularly written, it sounds like a movie. But a movie with profound psychological and political relevance for the contemporary world, since it uses the words to illuminate our contemporary psyche.

Propaganda historian, expert on propaganda's methods & tactics. Experienced in the Art of Mass-Persuasion & Info Manipulation

Uncover weaponized propaganda and forged historical myths engineered to manipulate truth and rewrite human history. Perfect for an enlightening morning commute, this thought-provoking investigation exposes how fabricated narratives harden into accepted facts. Travel from ancient courts to modern...

Commentary about US Congress, politics, social justice, and compassion.

When Anna Broinowski learned that fracking had invaded downtown Sydney, she had a brilliant idea: she would seek guidance for a kryptonite-powerful, anti-fracking movie from the world's greatest propaganda factory - apart from Hollywood. After two years of trying, she was allowed to make her case in Pyongyang and was granted full permission to film. She worked closely with the leading lights of North Korean cinema, even playing an American in a military thriller.

“Not All Propaganda is Art” unravels the gripping tale of three iconic writers—Richard Wright, Dwight Macdonald, and Kenneth Tynan—who became entangled in the covert battles of the Cultural Cold War in the late 1950s. As the boundaries between art and influence blurred, these pivotal figures served as both collaborators and targets of American, British, and French security agencies, ensnared in a high-stakes propaganda war over fiercely contested ideas such as the critique of mass culture and the power of politically engaged art—debates that still resonate.

In this Webby Award-winning narrative podcast, co-hosts Josh & Malcolm from BRINK MEDIA reveal the hidden influence of the propaganda all around us and how it continues to profoundly shape our culture today.

Sick, tired, and frustrated with life under Capitalism? Me too. We're talkin' Revolutionary Marxist theory and applying it to the material and social conditions we live in each day.

Tra il 1945 e il 1954 Trieste fu teatro di una complessa partita diplomatica, militare e sociale che rifletteva tutte le tensioni del dopoguerra. La crisi triestina dimostrò quanto una “cittadina da quattro soldi” potesse, in realtà, rappresentare la posta in gioco simbolica e strategica per le sorti dell’Italia, dell’Europa e dello stesso ordine globale postbellico.“Trieste: una cittadina da quattro soldi” è un progetto realizzato da FIAP - Federazione Italiana delle Associazioni Partigiane, realizzato con il contributo del Ministero della Difesa. Il coordinamento generale ...

Everything you see on the news is a lie. Here we help you navigate the sea of disinformation being spread by teaching the fundamentals of propaganda. We will examine the long history of propaganda and we will take a look at how propaganda impacts you today.

The subtle art of propaganda campaigns directed against one's enemies has been a feature of war since ancient times. However, its potential for mass psychological impact truly began with the invention of modern electronic communications. An American citizen stranded in Japan as an enemy alien during World War II, Iva Toguri was a regular broadcaster of what she saw as entertainment for American sailors and their counterparts. Learn more about the controversial legacy of the war's most famous radio propaganda campaign.

Jacques Mesrine, Pablo Escobar ou Al Capone... Ces noms, que nous connaissons tous, sont devenus des figures mythiques du grand banditisme du 20ème siècle, réinventées à l’envie par la culture populaire. Mais qui a déjà entendu parler de Sandra Avila Beltran, de Christopher “Dudus” Coke ou de William Da Silva Lima ? Des montagnes du Sinaloa aux favelas de Rio, des bas-fonds de Los Angeles jusqu’aux ghettos de Kingston, JoeyStarr vous emmène dans les coins les plus dangereux du monde pour vous raconter, les destins de ces bandits hors normes qui croisent aussi celui de notre ...