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WaPo Tells Women: If You Want Marriage, Compromise With Misogyny
Since it’s Democrats who say they won’t date Republicans, the Washington Post suggests it’s young liberal women who need to “compromise.”
Milei Is ‘Really as Extreme as You Get in Right-Wing Libertarian Ideas’
“The whole mess that got this guy elected was really created by the Macri government and that IMF agreement.”
‘Worship of the Holy Framers Offers Us Nothing to Deal With the Problems We Have Today’
“Trying to call gun violence a public health matter is perceived on the other side as just another trick to get the guns out of our hands.”
Media Holocaust Revisionism After Canada’s Standing Ovation for an SS Vet
Media coverage of the Canadian Parliament’s standing ovation for Yaroslav Hunka has included egregious Holocaust revisionism.
Mark Weisbrot on Argentina’s Javier Milei
Argentina’s new president questions the death toll of the country’s military dictatorship and calls climate change a “lie of socialism.”
Musk’s Lawsuit Is About Destroying Free Speech
The point of this lawsuit is to intimidate anyone who speaks out against antisemitism, white supremacy and other forms of bigotry.
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FAIR Studies
Sunday’s Gaza Guests Linked to Military Industry, Pro-Israel Funding
Sunday show guests skewed strongly toward US politicians with strong financial influence from the military industry and pro-Israel advocates.
For Cable News, a Palestinian Life Is Not the Same as an Israeli Life
Cable news coverage of victims, war crimes and context show a double standard when it comes to US allies versus official US enemies.
In Hours of Israel/Gaza Crisis Coverage, a Word You’ll Seldom Hear: ‘Ceasefire’
As casualties in Gaza mount, most TV news outlets have paid scant attention to the growing calls for a ceasefire.
As Skies Turn Orange, Media Still Hesitate to Mention What’s Changing Climate
On US TV news, viewers were more likely to hear climate denial than the connection between fossil fuel consumption and worsening wildfires.
NYT’s Anti-Trans Bias—by the Numbers
The New York Times used its front-page coverage primarily to wonder whether trans people’s rights and access to healthcare have gone too far.
