The protest, and thus the propaganda, moves to a new state.
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Robert Rice Emails on Strategy to Discredit “Water Is Life” Protest
In a series of emails, Rice shares information about water contamination he blames on the Standing Rock tribe, related to rail as well as oil transport.
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S16, Ep2 | The Real Outside Agitators of Iowa
The protest, and thus the propaganda, moves to a new state.
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What Standing Rock’s Propaganda War Means Today
Ten years after the standoff, exclusive documents reveal that digital mercenaries targeted local communities and stirred up anti-protest sentiment.
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S16, Ep1 | North Dakota’s Facebook Mercenaries
A private security firm is brought in to produce pipeline-saving propaganda.
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The Propagandist Documents
These documents were obtained by Alleen Brown via a public records request. They were made public as part of court proceedings around Tiger Swan’s permit to operate as a security company, and provide a detailed window into how corporate espionage and propaganda work in the modern world. These primary documents underpin the Drilled series “The Propagandist,” produced in partnership with High Country News.
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Africa’s Longest Crude Oil Export Pipeline Isn’t Just Taking Indigenous Land, It Is Disturbing the Dead
Indigenous communities say burial sites are being disturbed by the EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania, and compensation is not adequate to move graves.
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An Indigenous Activist was Accused of Trying to Run Over a Cop. Body Cam Footage Shows What Really Happened
Nick Tilsen, founder of NDN Collective, spent nearly four years fighting felony charges that he says were politically motivated.
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Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.
The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.
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SLAPP’d Episode 6 | The SLAPP Heard ‘Round the World
The verdict shocks even those prepared for the worst, and raises serious questions about free speech in the U.S.