Anti-Trump Cartoons Stopped by Censor at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Post-Gazette refused to publish six of staff cartoonist Rob Rogers’ cartoons in a row. Four were directly critical of President Donald Trump, and two alluded to racism.
‘This Is Really an Effort to Undermine People’s Access to Birth Control’
“Everyone has the right to determine for themselves whether and when to have children, whether and when to become pregnant. And to maintain a healthy sex life.”
Focus on Pruitt’s Scandals Obscures Environmental Degradation Under Trump
The media’s focus on Scott Pruitt’s dizzying array of personal scandals obscures his absolute contempt for his agency’s stated mission: environmental protection.
The Tired Trope of Blaming Trump on ‘Liberal Smugness’
Corporate media have routinely given platforms to those who claim that Trump’s election and his steady (though historically low) popularity are all partly if not wholly the fault of liberal smugness and left-wing political correctness run amok.
The War on Terror’s Parade of Hawks Continues as Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’
When the “War on Terror” was launched in 2001, corporate media—especially cable TV news—started a narrow parade of hawkish retired military and intelligence brass, who promoted war as the response to the crime of 9/11, identified which foreign enemies to attack and confidently predicted success. We can look back at this parade and laugh at […]
Major Papers Urge Trump to Kill Syrians, Risk World War III
President Donald Trump is threatening to escalate the Syrian war–and major liberal media outlets are writing that Trump should attack Syria further.
US Isn’t Leaving Syria—but Media Lost It When Possibility Was Raised
The very possibility of US withdrawal from Syria rendered apoplectic journalists who are convinced of the legitimacy of Washington’s domination of the country—international law be damned.
Extra! April 2018 Soundbites
NPR Brings You the Unheard Voice of Rush Limbaugh…Boosting Trump’s Tax Bill With ‘Bonus’ Hype…NYT: Don’t Be Misled by Claims That CEOs Are Rich…Israel’s ‘Retaliatory’ Bombing of Syria for Shooting Down an Israeli Bomber…From ‘Sidelines,’ US Controls 1/4th of Syria…‘Anti-Propaganda Warrior,’ You Have a Mission Closer to Home…Pro-Capitalist Times
NYT Sees ‘Little Response’ to Russian Threat—Other Than $1 Trillion in New Nukes, of Course
For the New York Times, the US is always lagging behind the Russian menace. Previously, the Times has told us how America was losing the “scramble for the Arctic” and falling behind in election-meddling. Now it’s in the realms of cyber and nuclear war that the Times sees dangerous gaps.
Why Are Progressives Cheering Cable News’ Parade of Hawks and Liars?
Just as they did in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion, MSNBC and CNN now serve up a steady parade of war-hawks, spies and liars, presenting them as credible and almost heroic as long as they criticize the despicable man in the White House.
Media Parroting ‘$1000 Bonus!’ Stories Helped Give Trump’s Tax Cuts Majority Support
How did a tax cut that mainly benefits a small group of top earners become broadly popular? One reason is the nonstop deluge of stories over the past two months, cheerleading alleged “tax cut bonuses” from large corporations.
Media’s State of the Union: Normalizing Lies and Hoping for Compromise
The response from top newspapers to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address illustrate how the lies and false narratives perpetuated by Trump and his administration continue to be normalized.
‘He’s Not Streamlining the Process, He’s Just Steamrolling It’
“If we want to build infrastructure that addresses public needs, then I would argue that you would actually need public input to see what those needs are before you start building that infrastructure.”
Raul Garcia on Trump Infrastructure Plan, Robert Parry on ‘Why We Write’
It should now surprise no one that Trump’s infrastructure plans—promoted in his State of the Union—have more to do with private riches than with public works.
‘There Has Been Absolutely No Movement on Guantánamo at All’
“Guantánamo is just an extension of what’s been happening in the criminal justice system in the United States forever in terms of targeting people of color, in terms of torture, in terms of secrecy.”
The Lucky 1 Percent Get Trump’s Speech, CNBC’s Devotion–and Nearly All Global Growth
Commercial media is, of course, a system for serving corporate advertisers the audience they want. And wealth and influence aren’t so much condiments as the main ingredient.
‘These Plainly Discriminatory Policies Are Really a Wholesale Attack on Immigrants’
“When our elected and appointed officials, and those who aspire to be elected and appointed officials, poison the nation’s political debate…that indeed spurs violence against our communities.”
Wolff’s Trump Book Highlights White House Press Corps’ Access Trap
Michael Wolff’s book reads like the inverse of much of the daily coverage of this White House by the corporate media—for both good and ill.
NYT’s ‘Trump Effect’ Mainly the Effect of Higher Oil Prices
If we think that Trump is responsible for the rise in world oil prices, then he can reasonably be given credit for the uptick in investment that has occurred during his administration; otherwise, there is not much for him to boast about.
NYT Trumpwashes 70 Years of US Crimes
The New York Times has some 100 percent uncut pro-US ideology to push under the guise of criticizing Trump, and no amount of basic historical facts will get in its way.
