Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb has been a professional writer, researcher and journalist since 2016. She has written for several websites and, from 2017 to 2020, was a staff writer and senior investigative reporter for MintPress News. She currently writes for her own outlet Unlimited Hangout and contributes to The Last American Vagabond and MintPress News.

Podcast: Oliver Vargas sobre la intromisión electoral estadounidense en Bolivia y el levantamiento indígena del país

El periodista boliviano Ollie Vargas habla sobre la crisis electoral posterior al golpe de estado de Bolivia, el apoyo de Estados Unidos a la minoría de derecha del país, el levantamiento indígena y más.

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Whitney Webb
Por Mnar Adley
Y Whitney Webb
Oliver Vargas Bolivia Feature photo

Welcome to the re-launch of MintCast, the official weekly MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh and Whitney Webb. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and journalists who the establishment would rather silence. One such voice is independent Bolivian-British journalist Oliver Vargas. He

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El silencio ensordecedor de los medios sobre los lazos de Mike Bloomberg con Epstein y otros criminales

El candidato multimillonario "demócrata" Mike Bloomberg tiene vínculos con Leslie Wexner, Ghislaine Maxwell y Jeffery Epstein, entre otros notables como el recientemente condenado Harvey Weinstein.

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Por Whitney Webb
Mike Bloomberg Feature photo

After his late jump into the Democratic primary and, as critics argue, purchasing his way into the primary debates, former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has received mixed coverage from corporate media, with many negative critiques of the current presidential contender’s history, conduct and connections. Yet, despite efforts by other

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En Dem Debates, los medios corporativos impulsan una política exterior militarista: una entrevista con Sam Husseini

MintPress News habló recientemente con Sam Husseini sobre cómo los medios de comunicación promueven enfoques militaristas e incluso xenófobos de la política exterior durante los debates primarios.

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Por Whitney Webb
Election 2020 Debate Feature photo

On Tuesday, CBS News hosted the latest Democratic debate in South Carolina. Described by mainstream media outlets as both “feisty” and “chaotic,” the debate was largely characterized by efforts by other candidates to put heat on the current frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders. It noticeably touched more on foreign policy than

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¿Está Wall Street detrás del retraso al declarar el brote de coronavirus como una "pandemia"?

Un mecanismo financiero poco conocido establecido por el Banco Wolrd podría estar detrás de la decisión de no declarar el coronavirus como una pandemia

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Por Whitney Webb
coronavirus pandemic

A little known specialized bond created in 2017 by the World Bank may hold the answer as to why U.S. and global health authorities have declined to label the global spread of the novel coronavirus a “pandemic.” Those bonds, now often referred to as “pandemic bonds,” were ostensibly intended to transfer the risk of potential pandemics in low-income

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MintCast entrevista a Abby Martin sobre su demanda contra BDS y el lobby de Israel

Abby Martin habla sobre su demanda contra el estado de Georgia por su ley anti-BDS, la mano dura del gobierno israelí para impulsar las leyes contra la libertad de expresión, los candidatos demócratas pro israelíes y más.

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Whitney Webb
Por Mnar Adley
Y Whitney Webb
Abby Martin podcast

Welcome to the re-launch of MintCast, the official weekly MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh and Whitney Webb. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and journalists who the establishment would rather silence. One such voice is journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin. She joins MintCast to

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Con el nombramiento de Grenell, el punto de apoyo del lobby de Israel sobre la inteligencia de EE. UU. Se hace aún más fuerte

Con Richard Grenell ahora supervisando las 17 agencias de inteligencia de EE. UU., La influencia de Israel sobre la comunidad de inteligencia de EE. UU. Ha alcanzado nuevas y preocupantes alturas.

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Por Whitney Webb
Richard Grenell Israel Feature photo

Last week’s appointment of U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell to the post of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) received criticism from both sides of the political divide, mainly for his lack of experience and history of outspoken and partisan political statements. Much more overlooked, however, are Grenell’s ties to the powerful

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Mientras los medios amplifican los disturbios en Venezuela y más allá, millones de personas se están rebelando en silencio en Colombia

A pesar de las protestas de proporciones históricas alimentadas por la ira por la corrupción y una brutal represión de la derecha, los disturbios en Colombia han atraído notablemente poca atención de los medios internacionales en comparación con Venezuela.

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Whitney Webb
Por Alan Macleod
Y Whitney Webb
Colombia Protests Feature photo

Many of the massive anti-neoliberal protest movements that exploded across the globe last year have pressed on into 2020, especially those that rose up throughout Latin America. Many of those demonstrations -- clearly newsworthy due to their enormous size, composition, and motives -- were and continue to be ignored by prominent English language

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