WSJ Sells Lithium Neocolonialism as Climate Necessity
The Journal warps resistance to ecological destruction and resource plundering into pesky obstacles to green capitalist innovation.
To Western Media, Prosecuting Bolivian Coup Leaders Is Worse Than Leading a Coup
Brutal dictators supported by Washington have no reason to doubt that establishment journalists and big NGOs will try very hard to keep them out of jail.
Crying Wolf on Election Fraud Is OK at NYT—if Targets Are Official Enemies
For the New York Times, crying election fraud then staging a coup is bad, and just like what dictators do—unless it is the US making dubious claims of electoral fraud against official enemies, in which case it is an honorable practice.
US Media Lie About Bolivia’s Movement Toward Socialism—Before, During and After Election
That Bolivia’s MAS won this month’s election in an apparent landslide hasn’t meant an end to US media hostilities.
After Socialist Victory in Bolivia, Media Still Whitewash Coup
Much reporting on Bolivia still ignores facts that are critical to understanding the situation there.
As Bolivian Regime Delays Elections a Third Time, Media Continue to Ignore Coup
After both of the nation’s leading papers admitted that the reason for declaring the October election a fraud was itself a fraud, few have asked the critical questions about why the OAS and the United States were so quick to have Evo Morales removed from office. In fact, few media outlets altered their coverage of Bolivia at all.
‘Media Took These Statements From the OAS and Ran With Them’
“The mainstream media…took these statements from the OAS at face value, and ran with them, didn’t even try to form any kind of assessment of their own as to the value of these statements.”
Alex Main on Bolivia Coup, Carol Anderson on Voter Suppression
To the extent the Bolivian coup story’s being told, it’s being told too late. But CounterSpin listeners learned in real time.
NYT Acknowledges Coup in Bolivia—While Shirking Blame for Its Supporting Role
The New York Times has been patting itself on the back for recognizing authoritarianism in neofascist regimes that it helped normalize in Latin America for at least 50 years.
Josh Bivens on Coronavirus Economics, Mandy Smithberger on Military Economics
Economic impacts of epidemics of life-saving and of war-mongering, this week on CounterSpin.
WaPo Prints Study That Found Paper Backed an Undemocratic Bolivia Coup
MIT researchers concluded that there “is not any statistical evidence of fraud that we can find,” and that “the OAS’s statistical analysis and conclusions would appear deeply flawed.”
Whitewashing a Far-Right Coup in Bolivia
Backed by Washington, the coup that the Western media deny is a coup (FAIR.org, 11/11/19) appears successful, at least for the time being. However, as in the short-lived 2002 coup in Venezuela, the media blackout and savage repression have not stopped multitudes of Bolivians from taking to the streets to restore democracy. Only time will tell if the pueblo will triumph.
Reuters Shields OAS Over False Claims That Sparked Bolivia Coup
None of the 114 Reuters articles about Bolivia since the October 20 election mention the extensive technical criticism the OAS complaints have received.
Getting Away With Murder: ‘Clash’ as Media Euphemism for ‘Massacre’
“Clash” is an oft-used and highly convenient word for corporate media when they have to report on violence, but, for whatever reason, do not want to assign responsibility to any party for initiating it.
How the Global North’s Left Media Helped Pave the Way for Bolivia’s Right-Wing Coup
Progressive and alternative media in the Global North have long portrayed Bolivia’s deposed Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) government as repressive, pro-capitalist, and anti-environment—all in the name of “left” critique.
Media Wonder: Why Can’t Venezuela Be More Like Bolivia?
Corporate media are wondering why Venezuela can’t have a coup like Bolivia did—which they won’t call a coup, of course.
‘Years From Now, It’ll Be Clear to Everyone There Was a Coup in Bolivia’
“The Organization of American States and much of the major media misled public opinion as to what was happening with these elections, and created this belief that there had been severe irregularities in the vote count.”
Unpacking Media Propaganda About Bolivia’s Election
Editorials read as though it were a settled fact that the Morales government stole the election, though there’s a paucity of evidence to believe that that’s what happened.
Western Media Whitewash Bolivia’s Far-Right Coup
Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western media can hardly conceal their adulation.
Alex Main on Bolivia Coup
Media are celebrating the extra-legal pushout of Bolivia’s first indigenous president, and welcoming the self-declared leadership of a legislator who has tweeted that she “dream[s] of a Bolivia free of satanic indigenous rites.”
