"A Note About The 'New' Times Contrarian" | Neil Young Archives

"A Note About  The 'New' Times Contrarian" Times Contrarian | Neil Young Archives

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On the front of the Times Contrarian | Neil Young Archives is an article by Editor Phil Baker on "A Note About  The 'New' Times Contrarian".

We encourage all Thrasher's Wheat readers to read the article in full. An excerpt:

The reason why Neil and others are pouring so much time into the Times-Contrarian is that we need a source of news that’s not afraid of covering the important issues of our time, and I want the T-C to become that.

Unfortunately, the newspapers that once did this so well are shrinking from the task. Too often they equate reporting as providing equal coverage to one side that lies and the other side addressing serious issues. Too often they decide not to run stories that will offend their owners or the new administration.

What I’m finding, particularly since the recent election, is that the sources of meaningful news and opinion are much better from a selection of independent journalists who are experts in their field, support the causes we believe in, and are independent writers or pieces that don’t need to be approved by their editors.

What you’ll find here are selected stories from independent journalists of high repute from around the world that publish the material on their own using Substack, Word Press, or another platform. Many of these stories are sourced from the journalists’ own accounts. By calling attention to them here, I hope you will subscribe and support independent journalism.

And we endorse this statement of support for independent media.

As indicated by Neil Young's latest track drop "big change is coming". Indeed.

Last year, we covered   The Big Shift Coming at Neil Young Archives.

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Late in 2024, Neil Young, as Editor of Times Contrarian on Neil Young Archives,  published a statement titled "MAINSTREAMING":

"Going forward, we will be publishing independent political journalists who do not carry the burden of poisoned corporate support."

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Back in 2023, Neil Young Archives posted a listing of Neil Young Independent Websites, which prominently featured Thrasher's Wheat.

We are honored and humbled to be recognized as "Independent" media. And we are committed to continuing our struggle to exercise our freedoms and rights to "speak truth to power". It brings us joy to share our "truths" -- whether it be an opinion on Neil Young's music or something much heavier.

Again, at the risk of saying "told you so", Here Comes "The Big Shift" and the  corruption of mainstream media is blatant, insidious and dangerous, it is sadly ironic that this all comes so late in the game for those who should have been paying attention.

But, better late than never.

More on the intersectionality of politics, art and the media.

'She was welded to the eagle's beak
Sun Green leaned into that megaphone
and said, "Truth is all I seek" '
"Sun Green" by Neil Young  

(see  "Resist The Powers That Be": Neil Young's New Song "Children of Destiny") 

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