Slashing Climate, Weather and Ocean Research to Pay for 32 Hours of Iran War
While cuts to NOAA would substantially harm the agency’s work, the proposed “savings” of $1.6 billion is equivalent to the costs of 1.3 days of the war on Iran.
NYT on Met Gala: If You Don’t Like It, Shut Up
The New York Times had a hot take on the Met Gala: Criticism that it’s a tone-deaf celebration of wealth and celebrity is just resentment.
The Regressive Ideologies Behind the ‘Baby Bust’ Panic
Corporate media downplay or ignore the white nationalism, regressive gender ideals and economic inequality driving the “pronatalist” narrative.
Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever
The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.
US’s Erosion of the Right to Cartoon Is No Laughing Matter
The Trump administration’s words and deeds have created a climate of fear in the United States that political cartoonists are feeling.
NYT Covers Iran War With No Reporters in Iran
The New York Times’ lack of on-the-ground coverage in Iran has directly resulted in slower coverage and confirmation of US/Israel culpability for deadly strikes.
Trump’s FTC Wages a War on Media Criticism
The FTC’s intervention against media criticism outfits comes from the same censorious impulse that weaponized the Trump FCC to stifle criticism.
Pete Hegseth’s War on Journalists (and Iran Too)
As the US and Israel’s war on Iran continues to worsen, Hegseth’s attacks on the media have also escalated.
Three Massive Funds Control a Chunk of Most Media:
Maybe that's why you might not have heard of them
Putting the interests of capital writ large above all else is the Big Three’s job.
US Media Mostly Care for Iranians When They Can Be Used to Justify Bombing
US corporate media tend to humanize Iranians only when they can be portrayed as victims of their own government.
There Are ‘Questions’ About Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’—But Don’t Expect AP to Answer Them
AP tells us in bold letters, “There are many questions about how the board will work.” That implies that AP will be asking them, or care about the answers.
Media Focus on Epstein’s Powerful Friends Erases Their Victims
Most elite media coverage has focused not on Epstein’s victims, but on the lifestyles of Jeffrey Epstein and his rich and famous friends.
Why Corporate Media Needed to Misrepresent Jesse Jackson
The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s kind of politics terrified an elite that thrives on keeping the 99 Percent divided and conquered.
Looking to Blame Anyone But Israel for Youth’s Anti-Israel Turn
The Zionist media narrative is looking for the culprits who have apparently miseducated our youth, turning them not just into Israel critics, but Jew haters.
At NYT, Pretending You Don’t Know Makes You a Real Reporter
Even when you have examples of people being shot down on video by federal agents, the paper has to pretend there’s a valid case for justifying murder.
Beyond Corporate Media, Journalists Are Stepping Up and Speaking Up About ICE
It’s not clear whether corporate media know they’re writing themselves a resignation letter, but they are.
Social Media Working to Protect ICE Clampdown in Minneapolis
We have a social media oligarchy that is now working directly in the interests of the Trump administration’s national police state.
US Media Keen on Iranian Unrest—Less So on US and Israel’s Role in It
If US media habitually placed the news in political context, claims of US and Israeli intervention in Iran would hardly be regarded as dubious.
WaPo So Worried About Deficit It Wants to Increase Pentagon Budget by Half
Three days after its editorial fretting about the deficit, the Washington Post applauded Trump’s proposal to increase military spending by 50%.
After Trump Declared Gaza War ‘Over,’ Media Lost Interest
Since Donald Trump declared that “the war in Gaza is over” on October 3, 2025, US news outlets’ interest in the occupied territory has plummeted.
