Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has since authored two acclaimed 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. Follow Alan on Twitter for more of his work and commentary: @AlanRMacLeod.

أستاذ في مركز جامعة كولومبيا متهم بفضيحة الترحيل وهو جاسوس إسرائيلي سابق

الدكتورة كيرين يارحي ميلو، عميدة جامعة كولومبيا التي كانت محور حملة تطهير الطلاب في الجامعة، هي ضابطة استخبارات عسكرية إسرائيلية سابقة. وهي الآن متهمة بالمساعدة في تنظيم ترحيل زعيم طلابي فلسطيني وإسكات المعارضة في الحرم الجامعي ضد حرب إسرائيل على غزة.

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Keren Yarhi-Milo poses with Hillary Clinton

The professor at the center of the Columbia University deportation scandal is a former Israeli intelligence official, MintPress News can reveal. Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate of the university's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), was abducted by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) Saturday for his role in organizing

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الحب من غلاسكو إلى غزة: لماذا يدعم مشجعو نادي سيلتيك فلسطين؟

في تحدٍ للحظر والغرامات، يواصل مشجعو نادي سيلتيك دعم القضية الفلسطينية، مستمدين جذورهم العميقة في النضال ضد الاستعمار. والآن، يتزعمون الحركة الرامية إلى طرد إسرائيل من كرة القدم الدولية.

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Celtic Glasgow Feature photo

The cold terraces of a Scottish football stadium are not the first place you might expect to find a hotbed of organized support for Palestinian liberation. But travel to Celtic Park on match day, and you will see thousands of fans wearing keffiyehs, eating falafels, and waving Palestinian flags. A storied organization, Celtic F.C. is one of only

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أستراليا تلغي تأشيرة دخول عالم مسلم تحت ضغط مؤيد لإسرائيل

في أعقاب ضغوط من وسائل الإعلام والسياسيين المؤيدين لإسرائيل، ألغت أستراليا تأشيرة دخول حسين مكي، ومنعته من المشاركة في جولة محاضرات. وتسلط هذه الخطوة الضوء على اتجاه متزايد من جانب الحكومات الغربية لقمع حرية التعبير عندما يتعلق الأمر بإسرائيل وفلسطين.

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Makke vs Sky News

Following a pressure campaign from pro-Israel forces, Australia has revoked the visa of Hussain Makke. The British-born Muslim scholar and motivational speaker had been scheduled to carry out a speaking tour across the country. But pressure from Sky News Australia and local pro-Israel politicians, who highlighted his pro-resistance stances and his

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دبلوماسية المنشار: تدمير خافيير ميلي للأرجنتين هو نموذج كابوسي بالنسبة لمسك ودوج

لقد أصبح الانهيار الاقتصادي في الأرجنتين تحت قيادة خافيير ميلي بمثابة نموذج لحملة ماسك الرامية إلى خفض الإنفاق الحكومي. وبينما يوجه الملياردير منشاره إلى البيروقراطية في واشنطن، يحذر الأرجنتينيون الأميركيين: لقد رأوا هذه الكارثة من قبل.

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Milei Musk Feature photo

Javier Milei made a special appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) earlier this month. The Argentinian president gifted Elon Musk a custom chainsaw, which he promised to use to drastically reduce public spending in his new role as the de facto leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk and Milei

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USAID Falls, Exposing a Giant Network of US-Funded “Independent” Media

From Ukraine to Cuba, news outlets worldwide are suddenly begging for cash—because their “independent journalism” was actually paid for by Washington all along.

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USAID investigation Feature photo 1

The Trump administration’s decision to pause USAID funding has plunged hundreds of so-called “independent media” outlets into crisis, thereby exposing a worldwide network of thousands of journalists, all working to promote U.S. interests in their home countries. In late January, President Trump—along with help from the head of the Department of

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From Anti-War Progressive to Pro-Drone Militarist: Tulsi Gabbard’s Odd Political Trajectory

Given her recent confirmation as Director of National Intelligence, MintPress is republishing this investigation by Alan Macleod to shed light on the ideological journey that has led Gabbard to the helm the America’s most powerful intelligence apparatus.

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Tulsi Gabbard Biography Feature photo

Editor's Note | Originally published on November 24, 2021, this investigation by Alan Macleod delves into Tulsi Gabbard's political metamorphosis—from self-proclaimed anti-war progressive to champion of military intervention. Given her recent confirmation as Director of National Intelligence, we are republishing the piece to shed light on the

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The Pentagon is Recruiting Elon Musk to Help Them Win a Nuclear War

With billions in defense contracts, Musk’s SpaceX is helping turn Trump’s nuclear vision into reality, threatening to dismantle decades of global nuclear deterrence.

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Musk Nuclear Program Feature photo

Donald Trump has announced his intention to build a gigantic anti-ballistic missile system to counter Chinese and Russian nuclear weapons, and he is recruiting Elon Musk to help him. The Pentagon has long dreamed of constructing an American “Iron Dome.” The technology is couched in the defense language – i.e., to make America safe again. But like

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