In this week’s episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper talk with guest Max Blumenthal on his recent arrest following his involvement in a protest around the Venezuelan embassy. The Grayzone founder and best-selling author’s arrest went unreported by mainstream media.
“What I can say because it’s an open case, is that the charge against me is simple assault. I’m completely innocent.” Blumenthal goes on to explain why he’s been leveled with a false charge in the first place. “It...
“What I can say because it’s an open case, is that the charge against me is simple assault. I’m completely innocent.” Blumenthal goes on to explain why he’s been leveled with a false charge in the first place. “It...
- 11/22/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
If you turned on cable news this week, or read our own coverage in Rolling Stone, you might have heard about YouTube’s decision to demonetize well-known conservative commentator Steven Crowder.
Crowder’s offense involved calling Vox journalist Carlos Maza a “lispy queer” and a “gay Vox sprite,” leading, says Maza, to further harassment. Much press commentary either cheered YouTube’s move or called it belated.
Simultaneously, YouTube announced it would ban whole genres of videos that fell under a hate/conspiracy label. From a Yahoo news summary:
“YouTube announced...
Crowder’s offense involved calling Vox journalist Carlos Maza a “lispy queer” and a “gay Vox sprite,” leading, says Maza, to further harassment. Much press commentary either cheered YouTube’s move or called it belated.
Simultaneously, YouTube announced it would ban whole genres of videos that fell under a hate/conspiracy label. From a Yahoo news summary:
“YouTube announced...
- 6/7/2019
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
Last weekend, I published a book chapter criticizing the Russiagate narrative, claiming it was a years-long press error on the scale of the Wmd affair heading into the Iraq war.
Obviously (and I said this in detail), the Wmd fiasco had a far greater real-world impact, with hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions in treasure wasted. Still, I thought Russiagate would do more to damage the reputation of the national news media in the end.
A day after publishing that excerpt, a Attorney General William Barr sent his...
Obviously (and I said this in detail), the Wmd fiasco had a far greater real-world impact, with hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions in treasure wasted. Still, I thought Russiagate would do more to damage the reputation of the national news media in the end.
A day after publishing that excerpt, a Attorney General William Barr sent his...
- 3/29/2019
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
IFC.s critically acclaimed series The IFC Media Project will return to the network in May for a four-night docuseries event titled The IFC Media Project Presents: Fear, War, Greed and Disaster. Four new 30-minute episodes delving into each of these topics will premiere Monday, May 24 through Thursday, May 27 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Guided by journalists including Max Blumenthal (Fear), Nir Rosen (War), Charlie LeDuff (Greed) and Andrew Berends (Disaster), the series will bring in-depth perspectives to some of the most important stories of our time. .This is The IFC Media Project as it was always meant to be . irreverent, on point, and in depth,. said Meghan O'Hara, creator and executive producer of The IFC Media Project...
- 5/22/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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