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When states crush the truth

ADVERTISING: Leaked classified intelligence documents from the White House revealed in April that Ukraine was soon facing a dramatic defeat – quite different from the propaganda we had all long heard. In this essay, our regular writer, John Y. Jones, looks at the many sides of propaganda – as we are today increasingly surrounded by fake news, unsubstantiated claims and politically biased information.
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MODERN TIMES's seven tips for a good propagandist

ADVERTISING:Learning the art of "lying masterfully" is important for all propagandists
John Y. Jones -

Truth in the time of the corona crisis

BIOMAKT: Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has had several controversial statements about the management of the corona crisis. Agamben states that the media handling of the corona crisis in some perverse way has a similarity to the commercial advertising. And warns against a new, despotic security community.
Geir Magne Staurland -

Lying and truthfulness

NEWSPAPER'S MANAGER IN JUNE ABOUT HANNAH ARENDT
Truls Lie -

A prehistory of post facto, East and West

Perhaps the truth is not something one can have, but it can and must be sought, writes American historian Marci Shore in this essay.
MarciShore@nytid.no -

The fascination of fascism

The truth can die in four ways, warns Timothy Snyder. The most dangerous thing is to develop hostility towards obvious facts. 
Henning Næs -

Psychopharmaceutical Nation

What does it do to extinguish a fire at one end when someone is at the other and rather on gasoline? Too much is wrong with the world's pharmaceutical industry.
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