Joseph Torres on the FCC and Structural Racism
The White House’s assaults on the press corps are part of, and not ancillary to, their direct assaults on Black and brown people.
How NYT’s Bad Reporting Helped Justify Trump’s Tariffs on Brazil
The arguments presented in the New York Times have bolstered Trump’s justification for imposing tariffs on Brazilian goods.
NYT Complains Trump Isn’t Anti-Media Enough
The New York Times is angry because it supports the muzzling of TikTok for Cold War–inspired reasons.
‘It’s Really a Full-On Attack on the Voting Rights Act’:
CounterSpin interview with Ari Berman on voting rights erasure
“It’s been the mission of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court to roll back things like the Voting Rights Act for 30 or 40 years.”
Media in Hiding From the Most Urgent Questions of the Day
How do you explain that violent crime is on the decline? AP relegates reality to a dependent clause, and then recites inflammatory hysteria word for word.
Ari Berman on Voting Rights Erasure
Voting: Everyone gets a voice; that’s what makes us different, special and better. Is that ideal being subverted? Or have we misunderstood it all along?
Trump Occupying DC: WaPo Used to Be Disgusted
The Washington Post’s acquiescence to Trump’s power grab is just the latest favor the president has received from the Jeff Bezos–owned paper.
‘People Don’t Know the Deep Inequities Baked Into the Tipped Wage’:
CounterSpin interview with Raeghn Draper on tipped workers
“All of the outlets that were covering this issue…they were quoting the Illinois Restaurant Association. They weren’t quoting workers.”
AI Job Loss Hype Could Serve as Smokescreen for Trump Recession
Corporate outlets are already seeding the ground for the Trump administration to blame external factors for poor labor market performance.
‘DC’s Not Making Money Here, DC Is Paying Billions’:
CounterSpin interview with Pete Tucker on DC stadium deal
“All of these dollars are going to a stadium, as opposed to after-school programs, as opposed to shoring up an already hurt safety net.”
Raeghn Draper on Tipped Workers, Pete Tucker on DC Stadium
Elite news media transmit the weird worldview that it’s appropriate to force tipped workers to please and appease patrons in order to survive.
‘The Fact That It’s Happening Shouldn’t Be a Surprise’:
CounterSpin interview with Ari Paul on genocide in Gaza
“I think it’s a success of Israel’s control of the narrative that sometimes it’s really not well understood that the occupation is central to all this.”
‘Criminalizing Homelessness Only Perpetuates It’:
CounterSpin interview with Scout Katovich on criminalizing poverty
“The pitting against each other of people who lack housing and people who have housing is so insidious and counterproductive.”
NYT Suppressed Genocide Discussion When It Could Have Made a Difference
The New York Times’ opinion page carries political weight, and sounding the alarm on genocide earlier could have had an impact.
Media Blame NYC Shooting Not on Mayor Adams, But on Candidate Mamdani
Corporate media outlets from blamed Zohran Mamdani him for a horrific mass shooting that took place while he was out of the country.
For Media, Trying to Help Gazans Survive Turns Heroes Into Zeroes
It would be hard to make up a story with more dramatic potential. Yet corporate media somehow knew this was a story to steer clear of.
‘Everything Makes Sense if You Get That Most of the MAGA Base Are Members of a Cult’:
CounterSpin interview with Thom Hartmann on Epstein and MAGA
“You’ve got people who have been conditioned to live in a world of conspiracy theories.”
Ari Paul on Genocide in Gaza, Scout Katovich on Criminalizing Poverty
Corporate media are now gesturing toward engaging questions of Israeli war crimes against Palestinians. But what does that amount to at this late date?
Media Sidelined Deadly Consequences of Trump’s Reconciliation Bill
Many of the bill’s key provisions—including Medicaid, SNAP and clean energy cuts—will be literally deadly for people in the US and abroad.
WSJ Ran 10 Op-Eds in One Week to Try to Take Down Mamdani
To discourage New Yorkers from voting for Zohran Mamdani, the Wall Street Journal published ten op-eds in a single week casting him in a negative light.
