NPR CEO Katherine Maher, a veteran of foreign regime-change efforts, is now embroiled in controversy over her alleged suppression of dissent at the public broadcaster.
In the turbulent world of global politics, a new phenomenon has emerged known as the "Color Revolution." Originating in the former Soviet republics, these revolutions employed Western-backed strategies to topple authoritarian regimes in the name of democracy. However, this movement has now spread to American shores, and its proponents are using similar tactics to advance a domestic agenda of profound cultural transformation.
At the forefront of this American Color Revolution is Katherine Maher, the newly appointed CEO of National Public Radio (NPR). Maher's past involvement in regime-change efforts abroad has raised eyebrows and sparked accusations that she is attempting to subvert the integrity of public discourse and manipulate the flow of information in the United States.
Maher's early career path aligns suspiciously with the wave of U.S.-backed revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East. With a degree in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and connections to powerful institutions, she traveled to strategic locations where U.S.-backed regime changes were underway. For example, in 2011, she worked in Tunisia with activists and government officials, and in 2012, she visited a strategically important city on the Turkey-Syria border, which had become a base for Western-backed opposition to Bashar al-Assad.
During her time at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), an NGO with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and the Democratic Party's foreign policy machine, Maher actively participated in revolutionary activities. She was involved in a plan to provide communications to Libya's political and military opposition during the civil war, recognizing the critical role of the Internet and social media in the modern battlefield.
The lesson of the Arab Spring was clear: Western technology had become a powerful tool for regime change. Dissidents in Egypt, Tunisia, and elsewhere leveraged Twitter and other platforms to mobilize support and undermine their governments. However, over time, some of these dissidents grew skeptical of Maher, accusing her of using the same platforms to penetrate activist and opposition circles and potentially working with the CIA.
The promotion of a particular ideology does not end overseas. A Color Revolution has now taken root in America as well, and Maher's résumé provides a map of modern power, connecting foreign policy and intelligence institutions with key strategic assets for the flow of information within the United States. She has held positions at the Atlantic Council, World Economic Forum, State Department, World Bank, and Council on Foreign Relations. More recently, she has obtained power at NPR, the Wikimedia Foundation, and Signal, an encrypted-messaging application.
As CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, Maher advanced a policy of censorship under the pretense of fighting "disinformation." She coordinated censorship through conversations with government and suppressed dissenting opinions related to the pandemic and the 2020 election. Maher openly admitted that she supports efforts to eliminate content that does not align with left-wing definitions of racism, misogyny, and other forms of discrimination.
NPR is another key component in the American Color Revolution, serving as a mouthpiece for the cultural elite and advancing a particular ideological agenda. Maher understands the power of media, particularly radio, and has speculated that controlling the flow of information can be tantamount to controlling the state.
The same principles of Color Revolution apply to Signal, where Maher currently serves as chairman of the board. Signal was originally funded, in part, by the government-backed Open Technology Fund, which has deep connections to technologies used for regime change. According to some analysts, Signal's purpose is to provide overseas activists with secure communications, promoting dissent and spreading controversial political opinion.
Maher's support for dissent abroad but suppression of it at home may seem contradictory. However, for proponents of the Color Revolution, dissent and censorship are not in contradiction but two sides of the same coin. The advancement of left-wing race and gender ideology requires elevating progressive dissidents overseas while suppressing conservative dissidents at home.
Katherine Maher is a complex figure, driven by ambition and a relentless pursuit of power. Her affiliations and positions have given her a network of influential patrons, but some question whether she has any genuine connections or friendships. Her personal life has reportedly been chaotic, marked by a series of relationships and an apparent lack of close relationships.
As NPR's new CEO, Maher has faced criticism for her past statements and actions. However, she has dismissed these criticisms as attempts to take her words out of context. Nonetheless, the evidence suggests that Maher is not a hypocrite but a true believer in the cause of the Color Revolution, using power to accumulate more power and entrench ideological agendas.
