WAR MADE INVISIBLE: Spinning Gaza [video]

A conversation on war and deception with Norman Solomon.

Norman Solomon is the Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and National Director of Roots Action. His latest book is "War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine." The new paperback edition includes an afterword about the situation in Gaza.

Our topics included:

• Biased media coverage of the Gaza conflict;

• Media manipulation today, and in past conflicts;

• The Israeli military as an extension of the US military machine, with the common goal of Middle East dominance;

• Selective empathy in media coverage, and the weaponization of empathy to promote conflict;

• The need for a single, universal standard of human rights;

• The long-term corrosive effect of media manipulation on public trust and shared understanding;

• Suppression of pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses, and the treatment of dissent as an enemy insurgency;

• How to navigate misinformation and propaganda, particularly around sensitive topics like anti-Semitism and sexual violence;

• The need to face the truth about our country and our world if we are to build and foster a lasting, transformative political movement.

Please give it a listen if you’re so inclined.

With appreciation, as always —

Richard (RJ) Eskow
The Zero Hour