The CIA Helped Promote The Work Of Artists Whose Ideas Were Helpful To The US. How Did This Distort The Free Flow Of Ideas? | International News Live Blog

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“World tours, fancy conferences, prestigious bylines and book contracts were bestowed on artists who hewed to political positions favored by the establishment, rather than on the most talented. In 1966, The New York Times confirmed suspicions that the CIA was pumping money into “civil society” organizations: unions, international organizations of students … http://internationalnewslive.com/the-cia-helped-promote-the-work-of-artists-whose-ideas-were-helpful-to-the-us-how-did-this-distort-the-free-flow-of-ideas/