Propaganda

China’s government could take control of theatrical windowing when the country’s cinemas re-open, according to a briefing held today. Wang Xiaohui, executive vice minister of the Central Propaganda Department and director of the National Film Administration, delivered a speech in which he stressed that the windows, which have been broken…

Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst. She is a senior adviser at the University of Delaware's Biden Institute, which is not affiliated with the Biden campaign. Vinograd served on President Barack Obama's National Security Council from 2009 to 2013 and at the Treasury Department under President George W.…

The COVID-19 virus is a large-scale threat demanding extraordinary action. But it is not Nazi Germany, and “beating” another country is not the same as managing the outbreak. We should be wary of leaders who suggest otherwise. NEW YORK – “We are at war,” declares French President Emmanuel Macron. US…

(Bloomberg) --The European Union’s foreign and diplomatic wing said there’s evidence of a “coordinated push” by official Chinese sources to deflect blame for the coronavirus pandemic and promote its response to the virus.Official Chinese sources have been “publicizing announcements and deliveries of bilateral assistance, with polls in certain countries showing…

A children’s workbook cover from Italy, c. 1900. There’s a reason that Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl remains one of the top nonfiction books of all time, with more than 30 million copies sold: Readers are moved by Frank’s intimate chronicle of ordinary youthful pastimes amid the unfolding…

(CNN)Federal investigators are concerned about the potential for hate crimes against minorities in the wake of the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a letter Monday to law enforcement officials around the country, and obtained by CNN, FBI Director Christopher Wray wrote…

Another bananas White House coronavirus press conference. Totally normal president having a totally normal pandemic briefing with reporters. From an exchange between PBS NewsHour reporter Yamiche Alcindor and impeached President Donald Trump: Yamiche: Are you concerned that downplaying the virus got people sick? Trump: And a lot of people love…

Americans don’t trust the government, and they don’t trust the media. That trend has been evident for years, but the Trump era has accelerated it. Now we can see the worst-case scenario that trend could create, playing out in front of our eyes: Confronted with a paralyzing coronavirus pandemic, there’s…

Say goodbye to your guildmates in China, as CCP extends its political censorship to online gaming world By Sophia Yang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2020/04/15 17:00 (Nintendo's Animal Crossing screengrab) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After blocking a popular Nintendo game "Animal Crossing," the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is taking its political…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's conspicuous absence from commemorations for his grandfather Kim Il Sung's birth anniversary this week suggests he could be looking to emphasise his own authority over his family's legacy, analysts said.The April 15 birthday of the North's founder is the most important celebration of the…