Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. After completing his PhD in 2017 he published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

Betar: el grupo de odio de extrema derecha que ayuda a Trump a deportar a los críticos de Israel

Betar US, un grupo proisraelí de extrema derecha con un historial de terrorismo e incitación, presiona para deportar a críticos de Israel. En estrecha colaboración con el gobierno de Trump, ahora tiene en la mira a activistas como Mahmoud Khalil, de Columbia. Alan Macleod investiga.

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Betar

A far-right, pro-Israel group with a history of support for terror and genocide is working closely with the Trump administration, preparing dossiers on thousands of pro-Palestine figures it wants deported from the United States. Betar U.S. is known to have had several meetings with senior government officials and has claimed credit for the arrest

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Luchando por el imperio: El intento de Conor McGregor de entrar en la política de extrema derecha

El giro hacia la extrema derecha de Conor McGregor: de estrella de la UFC a leal a Israel, aliado de Trump y cruzado antiinmigración.

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Conor McGregor Feature photo

Conor McGregor was the Trump administration’s guest of honor at the White House St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. The Irish mixed martial arts champion used the opportunity to promote right-wing, anti-immigration policies for his homeland. “It’s about time that America is made aware of what’s going on in Ireland. What is going on in Ireland is a

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Profesor del Centro de Escándalo de Deportación de la Universidad de Columbia es ex espía israelí

La Dra. Keren Yarhi-Milo, decana de Columbia en el centro de la purga estudiantil de la universidad, es una exoficial de inteligencia militar israelí. Ahora, está acusada de ayudar a orquestar la deportación de un líder estudiantil palestino y de silenciar la disidencia universitaria contra la guerra de Israel en Gaza.

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Keren Yarhi-Milo poses with Hillary Clinton

The professor at the center of the Columbia University deportation scandal is a former Israeli intelligence official, MintPress News can reveal. Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate of the university's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), was abducted by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) Saturday for his role in organizing

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Amor desde Glasgow hasta Gaza: por qué los aficionados del Celtic FC apoyan a Palestina

Desafiando prohibiciones y multas, los hinchas del Celtic siguen defendiendo la causa palestina, basándose en las profundas raíces de su club en la lucha anticolonial. Ahora, están encabezando el movimiento para expulsar a Israel del fútbol internacional.

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Celtic Glasgow Feature photo

The cold terraces of a Scottish football stadium are not the first place you might expect to find a hotbed of organized support for Palestinian liberation. But travel to Celtic Park on match day, and you will see thousands of fans wearing keffiyehs, eating falafels, and waving Palestinian flags. A storied organization, Celtic F.C. is one of only

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Australia revoca visa de académico musulmán por presión pro israelí

Tras la presión de los medios de comunicación y políticos proisraelíes, Australia revocó el visado a Hussain Makke, impidiéndole realizar una gira de conferencias. La medida pone de relieve una tendencia creciente de los gobiernos occidentales a reprimir la libertad de expresión en lo que respecta a Israel y Palestina.

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Makke vs Sky News

Following a pressure campaign from pro-Israel forces, Australia has revoked the visa of Hussain Makke. The British-born Muslim scholar and motivational speaker had been scheduled to carry out a speaking tour across the country. But pressure from Sky News Australia and local pro-Israel politicians, who highlighted his pro-resistance stances and his

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Diplomacia de motosierra: la destrucción de Argentina por parte de Javier Milei es un modelo de pesadilla para Musk y Dogecoin

El colapso económico de Argentina bajo el gobierno de Javier Milei se está convirtiendo en un modelo para la campaña de Musk de recortes de gastos gubernamentales. Mientras el multimillonario usa su motosierra para atacar a la burocracia de Washington, los argentinos advierten a los estadounidenses: ya han visto este desastre antes.

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Milei Musk Feature photo

Javier Milei made a special appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) earlier this month. The Argentinian president gifted Elon Musk a custom chainsaw, which he promised to use to drastically reduce public spending in his new role as the de facto leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk and Milei

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USAID Falls, Exposing a Giant Network of US-Funded “Independent” Media

From Ukraine to Cuba, news outlets worldwide are suddenly begging for cash—because their “independent journalism” was actually paid for by Washington all along.

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USAID investigation Feature photo 1

The Trump administration’s decision to pause USAID funding has plunged hundreds of so-called “independent media” outlets into crisis, thereby exposing a worldwide network of thousands of journalists, all working to promote U.S. interests in their home countries. In late January, President Trump—along with help from the head of the Department of

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