In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the power of advertising — from the effects of smoking to politics — as he reaches behind the facade of the first 100 days of Barack Obama.
The BBC’s American television soap Mad Men offers a rare glimpse of the power of corporate advertising. The [...]

The success of the Bush Regime’s propaganda, lies, and deception with gullible and inattentive Americans since 9/11 has made it difficult for intelligent, aware people to be optimistic about the future of the United States. For almost 8 years the US media has served as Ministry of Propaganda for a war criminal regime. Americans incapable [...]