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Interview 1736 – James Corbett on Media, Truth and Power

Interview 1736 – James Corbett on Media, Truth and Power


James talks to Alison Morrow about his new documentary series, The Media Matrix. They discuss the history of the mass media, its effects on the population, how media power translates to political power, the printing press’ role in the creation of the nation-state and the electronic media’s role in the creation of globalization, where media technology is heading and how people can defend themselves against the dehumanization influence of electronic media.

Episode 422 – What Hath God Wrought (The Media Matrix — Part 2)

Episode 422 – What Hath God Wrought (The Media Matrix — Part 2)


It’s difficult for us to appreciate just how incredible it was for those who first witnessed communication from a distance with a disembodied electric ghost. In fact, it was almost impossible for people to understand this type of communication in anything but spiritual terms. Even the word “medium” evokes the specter of contact with the spirit world. . . .

We’re All Sri Lankan Farmers Now


So how does what’s going on in Sri Lanka affect all of us worldwide? And what can we do about it? Today, let’s examine the roots of the Sri Lankan crisis and explore how that crisis affects us all.

Autodidacticism – #SolutionsWatch

Autodidacticism – #SolutionsWatch


Who said education was boring? On the contrary. Knowing more about the world, improving your skills and achieving success is electrifying and addictive. But first you have to learn how to learn. Autodidacticism is the process of learning about a skill or a subject without a formal teacher, and today Richard Grove of GetAutonomy.info is here to help us get started on the lifelong quest of self-improvement and self-learning.

The Media Matrix

Media. It surrounds us. We live our lives in it and through it. We structure our lives around it. But it wasn’t always this way. So how did we get here? And where is the media technology that increasingly governs our lives taking us? This is the story of The Media Matrix.

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5 Things You Need to Know About the Saudi Purge

Saudi Arabia, May 2017. A private yacht sails into the port at Jeddah under heavy guard. The yacht's identity is hidden even from the port authorities. Only a handful of people are allowed near it. They deliver several boxes on board and the yacht sails away. The...

The 5 Most Amazing Documents From The JFK Files

OK, the dust has settled on the "release" of the JFK files last week, and here's what we know so far: As expected, the release is not a full release by any stretch of the imagination, despite Trump's tweets to the contrary. As I pointed out in the most recent edition...

Problem. Reaction. Solution. (Paris Edition)

The meme has already been floated: "Paris changes everything," according to the terrorists in government who stand to benefit from the changes that the Paris terror attacks are bringing about. And in a sense, they're right. They now get to invoke emergency powers and...

Follow the Money: From Paris to ISIS to Paris

James Corbett TheInternationalForecaster.com November 17, 2015 Let us for one moment accept the whole Paris attacks narrative hook, line and sinker. That the French government could not possibly have foreseen an attack. That a multi-site emergency exercise planned for...

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