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.
Western Gangster Journalism Runs Cover for Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ in Venezuela
With the White House pushing to impose a semi-colonial protectorate on Venezuela, corporate outlets continue to normalize US imperialist predations.
Naomi Bethune on Anti-Black History Month?
In the words of Ida B. Wells: “The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.”
Corporate Media Mock Chicago Teachers for Trying to Help Their Community
Billionaire-owned media outlets have framed teachers’ advocacy for their students and communities as self-serving.
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.
‘The Risk Is Reporting This Like It’s a Normal Political Story’:
CounterSpin interview with Ari Berman on attacks on voting
“While it’s been portrayed as about 2020, I think the bigger reason they want the ballots is about 2026 and 2028.”
DoJ Released Much More on Epstein’s Israel Ties—But Media Still Aren’t Much Interested
Only a few US corporate media outlets have referenced the latest Epstein/Israel revelations–and these framed them as at best conspiracy-adjacent.
Reed Lindsay on the War on Cuba
The Trump White House is openly trying to harm the Cuban people, and US media are openly trying to sell that to us as something to root for.
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.
Like Melania Doc, WaPo Layoffs Are Another Way for Bezos to Suck Up to Trump
The Washington Post’s losses, reportedly as much as $100 million a year, are mere pocket change for Jeff Bezos.
Ari Berman on Attacks on Voting
Some media still present changes to the electoral process that would make it harder for millions of people to vote as a matter of “election integrity.”
‘What We’re Witnessing Is a Genocide Sustained’:
CounterSpin interview with Rayan El Amine on voices from Gaza
“The only way that such a—I would call it what it is—colonial project could go unnoticed is under this project of ceasefire.”
Leading Papers Call for Destroying Iran to Save It
The New York Times and Washington Post offer facile arguments for US attacks on Iran, on the assumption that the US wants to brighten Iranians’ futures.
Rupert Murdoch Heads West
The strategy of Rupert Murdoch, always arch-conservative in his politics, has been to start or take over and use media to further his political viewpoint.
For NYT’s David Brooks, It’s Way Past Time to Say Goodbye
Brooks has served as an apologist for the ruling class, whose crimes and errors of judgement he is always ready to trivialize and forgive.
Why Treat DHS’s Known Liars as Reliable Sources?
It’s long past time for news coverage to reflect journalists’ knowledge that DHS exaggerates, shares dubious statements and flat-out lies.
Rayan El Amine on Voices From Gaza
The voices of Palestinians themselves are an intervention into a media conversation that presents Palestinians as subjects more often than as actors.
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.
‘The State Is Exercising Surveillance Over Us, But We Can Push Back’:
CounterSpin interview with Jenna Ruddock on DHS domestic surveillance
“What we’re seeing is this criminalized language around acts that are simple acts of solidarity…. Those smaller acts of solidarity every day are so important.”
