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Meet The New Site

In case you hadn’t noticed, corbettreport.com has just undergone the second facelift in its 17-year history. It’s pretty straightforward, but for those who are wondering, today James takes you on a tour of the new site and some of its new features. We’re still tweaking and fixing things behind the scenes, so if Corbett Report members do notice anything, they are invited to log on to the site and leave their feedback in the comments below.

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The Idiot Box: How TV Hypnotizes You

In preparation for James Corbett's upcoming course on The History of the Media, The Corbett Report Subscriber is presenting a three-part series on the past, present and future of mass media. Last week we examined How the First Media Moguls Shaped History. This week we...

October Open Thread

It’s the first weekend of the month and it’s a busy one for my family here in Japan so let’s start the monthly members open thread. Corbett Report members are invited to log in and discuss anything happening in the world right now, ask any burning questions you may...

Battle For the Arctic Heats Up

An incredible event took place this week: A Russian tanker docked at the Port of Jiangsu on China's east-central coast, offloading its cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Yamal LNG plant in Russia's north. Now, I know what you're thinking: "James, that's not so...

Too Little, Too Late? India Stands Up to the CDC

Flying completely under the radar of the various crises that have come to define 2020, an interesting story is playing out in India. This story shines a light on the increasingly globalized nature of medical research and on the dark practice of using poor people in...

What in the World is Going On?

OK, I get it. You're sick of hearing about it. "There must be something else happening in the world," I hear you saying. Well, you're in luck! I did some digging and it turns out there are other things happening in the world, after all! Things that have nothing to do...

Weekend Open Thread

Hello everyone, James here. Just letting you know that, once again, Broc and I are hard at work finishing the next episode of the Gates series so there will be no subscriber newsletter this weekend. The final part of the documentary will be posted very soon, but in...

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