Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law
It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.
I Wish I’d Been Wrong About What ‘Control of the Border’ Would Look Like
Sixteen years later, Ross Douthat has gotten the kind of sincerity on immigration control that he wanted. How does it look?
‘People in Venezuela Can Oppose the Government But Still Reject US Intervention’:
CounterSpin interview with Michelle Ellner on Venezuela invasion
“That’s what I want people to understand, that that opposition that is asking for the US to bomb their country, they are not the majority of Venezuela.”
Setareh Ghandehari on ICE Violence, Jon Schleuss on Pittsburgh Paper Shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security wants us all to think “immigration equals crime.” What happens if we do that? What would happen if we didn’t?
‘A Tribe of Rebels, People Who Struggle, Those Are the Stories That Rarely Get Heard’:
Transcript of The Best of CounterSpin 2025
These are just a few of the void-filling conversations it’s been our pleasure to host in the last year.
What Scares Establishment Media Most Is Not Socialism But Democracy
If everyday people realize they don’t need overpaid consultants to win real change, how long can the status quo be maintained by its beneficiaries?
ACTION ALERT: Why Didn’t NYT, WaPo Report What They Knew About Venezuelan Invasion?
Please ask the New York Times and Washington Post why they failed to report on the Venezuelan invasion and kidnapping when it could have saved lives.
‘You Cannot Change a Reality That You Cannot Name’:
CounterSpin interview with Kimberlé Crenshaw on anti-Blackness
“Every time this democracy has been threatened…the core of it has been the manipulation of racial resentment and white supremacy.”
Media Baffled by Wheelchair ‘Miracles’ Because They Don’t Understand Disability
The Wall Street Journal noted that many people who use wheelchairs to board planes are “miraculously” able to walk once exiting the plane.
The First Amendment Allows You to Report Things the Government Doesn’t Want Reported
Actually, the First Amendment does give you a license to “expose elite military personnel, compromise operations or assist our adversaries.”
Think You Saw State-Sanctioned Murder? You Failed Media’s ‘Rorschach Test’
Some reports suggest you should not believe your eyes that saw ICE agents murder Renee Nicole Good as she attempted to slowly move her car away from them.
Michelle Ellner on Venezuela Invasion
Trump will simply declare that anyone who asks for justification is a terrorist. And news media will report that as one side of a two-sided argument.
Billionaire’s Mouthpiece Searches for Reasons to Avoid Taxing Billionaires
The Washington Post, which serves the interests of its mega-billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, unsurprisingly thinks taxing billionaire wealth is a bad idea.
‘These Two Powerful Corporations Have a Shared Interest in Trying to Bust This Union’:
CounterSpin interview with Derek Seidman on Starbucks and Walmart
“We need to be able to…look at corporate power, and look at their narratives and say, ‘What does this look like from the other side?'”
‘Is It Worth Running a Race Where the Prize Is Some Dystopian Future?’:
CounterSpin interview with Mitch Jones on AI vs. environment
“All of the changes that happen economically that are going to harm the most of us and enrich a few of the others are sold to us as inevitable.”
Editorial Boards Cheer Trump Doctrine in Venezuela
Rather than worrying the US will encourage other countries to behave lawlessly, US papers could be more concerned about their own country’s lawlessness.
Best of CounterSpin 2025
We call it the “best of,” but these are just a few of the void-filling conversations it’s been our pleasure to host in the last year.
Most-Read FAIR Posts of 2025
The rise of authoritarianism was the big story of 2025, and the censorship that goes along with it.
Kimberle Crenshaw on Anti-Blackness
US corporate media have a white supremacy problem: They decide whose ideas are taken for granted and whose deemed marginal.
‘You Have a Double Standard About Which Populations Are Considered Roulette Chips’:
CounterSpin interview with Judd Legum and Adam Johnson on gambling on the news
“If you’re a wealthy supporter of JD Vance, you now have an easy way to create a story on CNN, simply by placing a bet for your favorite candidate.”
