If you're like me and prefer to listen/watch something instead of reading articles then I recommend checking out these outlets. Note: Despite these recommendations. I do not agree with every outlet and person on absolutely everything. Even so, people seem to have the expectation that everything can be explained to them in a sentence or two, or perhaps a 60 second Tik Tok video; that's not how this works. To develop the skill of critical media literacy, to more easily tell fact from fiction, this takes time and dedication. It's unrealistic to expect to be an expert on something without ever practicing. I can't imbue this skill onto you, it's something you have to learn for yourself.
Why are corporate media untrustworthy? ⬥ The Role of Media in Capitalist Systems ⬥ Polls show that almost no one trusts US media ⬥ The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act and the Weaponization of Information ⬥ Why do we need critical media literacy education? ⬥ How The Government Manipulates Facts ⬥ A Materialist Guide to Media Literacy ⬥ The Seven Richest Billionaires Are All Media Barons ⬥ Who Owns Online News?
Those who call themselves journalists while supporting and defending the evils of capitalism, empire, and the corrupt power structure are not journalists, they're propagandists. All bourgeois sources/supporters of capitalism and the corrupt power structure lie, whether they know it or not. Lies take no effort to find, but finding the truth and developing one's critical media literacy, that takes time and dedication. That said, an honest person and/or outlet doesn't see the reporting of news and history as a game to trick people for personal gain; to report factual and educational material one must have integrity and be well-disciplined while also putting in the work to educate themselves. The sad truth is that very few people and outlets do this, and the ones that do are not boosted in search results and the various algorithms therein, unless they otherwise are already established with a large enough audience to combat said censorship and suppression.
Proletarian TV
Liberation News Network, formally the Marx Engels Lenin Institute
This Youtube Channel discusses current events and political theory from a Marxist perspective, presented by Alexander Mckay. - Rumble Channel - Sister Channel: Decline and Fall
Due Dissidence
🗐 Although Due Dissidence is a decent resource that covers the basics, they aren't objective anymore nor do they provide an in-depth analysis. They also get toxic when they receive pushback from those to their left. I only suggest this news outlet to help break yourself or someone you know free of bourgeois propaganda before moving onto other sources for your news and information.
Documentaries:
The Crime of the Century - you watch it here for free, but be sure to have a good ad blocker enabled or you can just watch it on HBO, Hulu, Youtube, etc.
The Panama Deception (1992)
Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo (Trailer)
Rent or Buy via Vimeo Streaming | Order the DvD
Plutocracy (5-Part Documentary) - Also Available on Youtube
Finding Rewi Alley, the New Zealander who made a lasting, massive impact in China (Short)
What the Health? (2017)
Earth's Greatest Enemy (trailer)
Thirteen Days (2000)
The Wobblies (1979) (You can find torrents of this documentary)
Australia's Dark Secret: The Inhumane Treatment of Indigenous Peoples
Daily life in North Korea - “My Brothers and Sisters in the North”
Other Streaming Services and Download Sites
DocumentaryArea / Remove Watermark (or use PIP)
1337x Documentaries, 2 / Torrent