The AI Mythos: If We Can Destroy the World, Imagine What We Can Do for Your Hedge Fund
You ever wonder why people who make AI talk about how AI might destroy humanity—but still keep making AI? Here’s a plausible explanation.
You Don’t Know What It Is, Do You, Mr. Jones?
A society that values truth over lies finally drew the line at a media empire profiting and inciting hatred at the expense of murdered children.
The ‘Heated Rhetoric’ That Doesn’t Make CNN’s Bash Think Twice
After the thwarted attack at the White House Correspondents Dinner, some elite media have held straight faces as they decry violent rhetoric…from the left.
ACTION ALERT: NYT Falsely Reports That Attempts on Presidents’ Lives Are Rare
Please tell the New York Times to correct its false report about the uncommonness of presidential assassination attempts.
For US Commentators on Iran, Mass Murder Is Magic
Hawkish commentary in leading American newspapers advanced the premise that the US can dictate terms to Iran in negotiations.
Genocide Doesn’t Happen Without Language to Incite It
US establishment media seemed unwilling or unable (but likely both) to narrate a more complex, historically accurate account of the war on Gaza.
Paramount’s Purchase of CNN Heralds a New Trump-Friendly Media Empire
If the Paramount/WBD deal moves forward, Larry and David Ellison would gain control of a vast portfolio spanning legacy media and Big Tech.
NYT’s Investigation of How Trump’s War on Iran Started Leaves Out the Paper’s Own Silence
A full accounting of how the disastrous Iran War came about must grapple with the US military/industrial complex’s megaphone: the compliant US corporate media.
Israel Destroys a Synagogue; US Media Yawn
Underplaying the story obscures not only Israel’s aggression, but the actual nature of Iranian society, portrayed as obsessed with wiping Jews off the map.
NYT’s Excuses for Lack of Reporters in Iran Don’t Add Up
The New York Times claimed that FAIR’s article was a “false portrayal” of the Times’ work, but it failed to directly challenge any of the article’s claims.
Trouble for Nexstar Merger That Would Create Mega-Network for MAGA
FCC chair Brendan Carr approved a merger creating “the largest broadcast conglomerate in US history.” And he did so at the behest of his boss.
Washington Post Promotes Nuclear Agenda Tied to Bezos’ Investments
The Washington Post relies on factual errors and distortions to make the case for the Trump administration’s unprecedented cuts to nuclear safety regulation.
‘Contradictory’ Public Opinions on Iran Are Baked Into CBS’s Polling
The truth that pollsters/media don’t want to acknowledge is that on any given issue, a significant portion of the public is simply not engaged.
Who Will SAVE America From Misleading Coverage of Voter Suppression?
In news coverage of the SAVE Act, some outlets fell back on standard framing of “Republicans say X, Democrats say Y”—or, worse, of “Democrats vs. the public.”
How Will Corporate Lobbyists Fix Healthcare? Don’t Ask—Because You Can’t
Corporate news sources now issue press releases without bothering to include any information about who to contact with follow-up questions.
As Washington Succeeds in Wrecking Cuba’s Economy, US Media Blame the Victim
As the Trump regime tightens the screws on Cuba by further restricting oil to the country, legacy media continue to toe the government’s line.
Leading US Papers Defend the Indefensible in Iran Aggression
Editorials in three of the United States’ most prominent newspapers offered varying degrees of support for the US/Israeli aggression against Iran.
US News Orgs Nearly Silent on Israel’s Violent Suppression of Journalism
Reports that documented Israel’s shameless targeting of the journalists who cover its war crimes were met with near silence by US corporate media.
Gallup Ends Presidential Approval Polling After 88 Years—Likely Because a President Disapproved
Gallup’s extensive database had allowed journalists to compare approval ratings among all presidents since Franklin D. Roosevelt at various stages of their tenure.
‘Advocates Know How to Fight Attempts to Repress Black History’:
CounterSpin interview with Naomi Bethune on anti-Black history
“Right now is the exact moment that we should be looking back on the conditions that marginalized people experienced at this country’s formal conception.”
