Who are MintPress News?MintPress News is an independent watchdog news publication dedicated to exposing the architects of the modern war machine and the systems that sustain it. Our reporting focuses on how powerful institutions and special interests shape domestic and foreign policy, often at the expense of democratic accountability, human rights, and the public good.
Journalism, as defined by the First Amendment, serves as a watchdog over those in power. This principle guides MintPress News approach to reporting. We do not simply report events as isolated incidents. We investigate the structures behind them. We identify the individuals, institutions, and financial interests involved; trace conflicts of interest; follow the money; and expose the agendas that influence policy decisions.
What is Big Tech?Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. A modern example is the rise of communication technology, which has lessened barriers to human interaction and as a result has helped spawn new subcultures; the rise of cyberculture has at its basis the development of the Internet, computer, smartphone, and Artificial Intelligence.
What is Israel?Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East. Located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest.