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.

La erradicación masivamente exitosa del opio por parte de los talibanes plantea interrogantes sobre lo que EE. UU. estuvo haciendo todo el tiempo

Ya ha sido llamado “el esfuerzo antinarcóticos más exitoso en la historia de la humanidad”. Armados con poco más que palos, equipos de brigadas antinarcóticos recorren el país, haciendo algo que el ejército estadounidense nunca pudo hacer: talar los campos de amapola de Afganistán.

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Taliban Fentanyl Feature photo

The Taliban government in Afghanistan – the nation that until recently produced 90% of the world’s heroin – has drastically reduced opium cultivation across the country. Western sources estimate an up to 99% reduction in some provinces. This raises serious questions about the seriousness of U.S. drug eradication efforts in the country over the past

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Sacudiendo el sistema bipartidista: la candidatura presidencial de Cornel West para 2024, con Jill Stein

Los medios alineados con los demócratas ya están denunciando la candidatura de Cornel West como un espectáculo secundario y como algo que garantizará que un republicano sea elegido en 2024. “Los demócratas temen absolutamente [a West]. ¡Y deberían hacerlo!” -Dr. jill stein

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Por Alan Macleod
Dr. Jill Stein Cornel West Feature photo

Americans want change. A December poll found that only 38% of the country is satisfied with the way the political system is working, with nearly two-thirds expressing their discontent. Despite this, it appears that very little change is on the horizon; the 2024 election is looking increasingly likely that the two parties will select aging relics in

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Quién realmente hizo estallar Nord Stream II, con Bryce Greene

Únase a nosotros en "MintCast" para una entrevista reveladora con el renombrado escritor, periodista y activista Bryce Greene mientras arroja luz sobre el misterioso ataque al oleoducto Nord Stream II y revela quién cree que es el responsable.

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Por Alan Macleod
MintCast Bryce Greene

Somebody blew up the Nord Stream II pipeline – that much is certain. Yet, since September last year, when the incident occurred, no one has come forward to take responsibility, and the attack has become the subject of intense international debate. On the one hand, the United States and its allies have maintained that it was likely a stunt by

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La desesperación de Biden y el costo humano de las municiones en racimo en Ucrania, con Medea Benjamin

Recién llegada de un viaje reciente a Ucrania, la veterana activista contra la guerra Medea Benjamin habla sobre la controvertida medida de la administración Biden de enviar municiones en racimo al país y más en esta reveladora entrevista con Alan Macleod.

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Por Alan Macleod
MintCast Medea Benjamin Feature photo

As the war in Ukraine continues to take lives, many people worldwide question its legitimacy and demand an end to the violence. Yet even as calls to cease the conflict grow, the Biden administration has announced that it will up the ante by sending cluster munitions to Ukraine – a weapon banned by more than 100 countries worldwide. Today’s

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De TikTok a enfrentarse a la CIA: el resurgimiento de la comedia política cortante con James Rehwald

Únase a MintCast para una conversación hilarante con James Rehwald mientras analiza la comedia antiimperialista, las limitaciones de los principales medios de comunicación y el auge de la sátira política en las redes sociales.

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Por Alan Macleod
MintCast James Rehwald Feature photo

In this day and age, it can sometimes feel like satire is dead. This is doubly true if one turns on a television to watch what passes for it. Yet genuinely sharp, cutting political comedy is enjoying a renaissance on platforms like TikTok, as young comedians who otherwise would not get a shot are stepping up to the plate. Today, MintPress speaks

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Cómo una notoria escuela del ejército de Georgia se convirtió en el campo de entrenamiento de Estados Unidos para la tortura global

A pesar de sufrir varios cambios de nombre y emplear astutas estrategias de reenvasado con el pretexto de la defensa de los derechos humanos, la notoria Escuela de las Américas sigue comprometida activamente con la formación de combatientes extranjeros, promoviendo firmemente la causa del imperio estadounidense.

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Por Alan Macleod
School of the Americas Feature photo

Fort Benning, the infamous Georgia U.S. military base, is once again in the news, changing its name to Fort Moore, thereby ditching its Confederate name. Yet none of the media covering the rebranding – not The New York Times, the Associated Press, CNN, ABC, CBS News, USA Today nor The Hill – mentioned the most controversial aspect of the

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The Problem with Environmentalism, and Why a Recession is Definitely Coming, with Second Thought’s JT Chapman

Alan MacLeod speaks with YouTube and podcast star JT Chapman (First Thought, Second Thought, The Deprogram) about what everyone should know about environmentalism, about why a recession is definitely coming (and how we could stop it) and about what progressives and radicals could learn about the economy from WalMart.

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Por Alan Macleod
MintCast JT Chapman Feature

It ain’t easy being a YouTuber—at least, not a political one. The platform is a giant, Byzantine organization filled with secret rules and algorithms that content creators constantly fall afoul of. This is especially true for radical voices, who are incessantly shadowbanned and suppressed by the Google-owned platform. One person who has broken

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