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It has been one year since Hurricane Katrina. . . What’s happened on the Gulf Coast since all the cameras and TV anchors cleared away? Also this week: Another media anniversary, ten years since the passage of the so-called welfare reform. Heather Boushey of the Center for Economic and Policy Research joins to discuss what’s missing from the media’s glowing assessment of this law’s success.
This week on CounterSpin: An extended interview with long-time author, activist and linguist Noam Chomsky.
This week on CounterSpin: Lebanon, Israel, and the state of US diplomacy, with the Nation’s Ian Williams. Also on the show: Freelance journalist Daphne Eviatar on Lou Dobbs and his anti-immigrant rants, which appear to be doing quite well for CNN.
This week on CounterSpin: What pundits and political reporters are saying about the Lamont victory in Connecticut, with FAIR founder Jeff Cohen. Also on the show: Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies discusses Mexico and the current drama surrounding the country’s presidential election.
Professor and author Stephen Zunes joins the show to discuss Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, and the other underexplored aspects of this evolving crisis. Also this week: UC Berkeley linguist Geoff Nunberg shares about his new book, Talking Right, and the language of politics.
Columnist Norman Solomon joins the show to discuss the wars in Lebanon and Gaza. Also this week: Jamal Dajani shares about LinkTV’s award-winning program Mosaic, which seeks to spotlight Arab and Muslim perspectives on the current Mid East violence and news more generally.
This week on CounterSpin: A special extended interview about Lebanon, Israel, and the media, with Lebanese-born American author and scholar Fawaz Gerges.
This week on CounterSpin: Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research discusses Mexico’s still-unresolved presidential election and the press’s blatant favoritism towards conservative candidate Felipe Calderón. Also on the show: James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, talks about U.S. coverage of Gaza and how it compares to what’s being said by the Israeli media.
John Feffer discusses U.S./North Korea relations and misleading media coverage. Also this week: The new White House narrative that looks to justify tightening public assistance even further, with journalist Neil deMause.
Anthony Riddle of the Alliance for Community Media joins to discuss a new major telecom bill. Also on the show: Nat Perry on the Bush White House and his recent report “Washington’s Orwellian Consensus.”
Author Eric Boehlert joins to discuss his new book, which centers on how– and why– the Beltway press corps has done its part to prop up the Bush presidency. Also this week: Ryan King of the Sentencing Project on the media’s misleading methamphetamine coverage.
Barbara Olshansky joins to discuss Guantánamo Bay. Also on the show: Journalist and author Trudy Lieberman on what media should be telling us about that new Medicare program.
This week on CounterSpin: A new proposal to Iran and how this has changed the tone of media coverage, with Professor Michael Klare. Also on the show: Fawaz Gerges of Sarah Lawrence College discusses his new book, Journey of the Jihadist.
L.A. Times media writer Tim Rutten discusses the Enron verdicts. Also on the show: The national press corps and mine safety, with Peter Dreier of Occidental College.
Independent journalist Aaron Glantz on Bush, Iraq, and the media. Also this week: Doug Henwood of the Left Business Observer joins to discuss the economic side of the immigration debate.
This week on CounterSpin: Investigative reporter Dave Lindorff on the impeachment of George W. Bush. Also this week: Dean Baker, author of the new book The Conservative Nanny State, discusses how the media botched its coverage of Bush’s tax cuts.
David Sirota talks his new book Hostile Takeover and what kind of advice pundits will be giving the Democrats this election year. Also on the show: Tim Redmond, the editor of the Bay Guardian, discusses Dean Singleton’s growing monopoly on San Francisco Bay Area newspapers.
What’s the deal with gas prices and how effectively are media outlets explaining the situation? We’ll hear from Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program. Also on the show: Boston Globe’s Charlie Savage discusses George Bush’s “signing statements.”
This week on CounterSpin: How serious is the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act, with Jeff Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy. Also this week: Africa Action’s Ann Louise Colgan discuss the media’s shifting coverage of the World Bank.
Journalist Robert Dreyfuss discusses his new article for the American Prospect on Dick Cheney and his staff. Also on the program: Patrick O’Connor from Palestine Media Watch discusses coverage of Israel-Palestine.
