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.
‘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.”
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.
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.”
Social Media Working to Protect ICE Clampdown in Minneapolis
We have a social media oligarchy that is now working directly in the interests of the Trump administration’s national police state.
Jenna Ruddock on DHS Domestic Surveillance
People who never called themselves “political” are moving out of their comfort zone to register their opposition to violent, state-sanctioned power.
WaPo So Worried About Deficit It Wants to Increase Pentagon Budget by Half
Three days after its editorial fretting about the deficit, the Washington Post applauded Trump’s proposal to increase military spending by 50%.
After Trump Declared Gaza War ‘Over,’ Media Lost Interest
Since Donald Trump declared that “the war in Gaza is over” on October 3, 2025, US news outlets’ interest in the occupied territory has plummeted.
With US’s Measles-Free Status in Danger, ABC Fails to Mention Trump and MAHA as Cause
When ABC reported on reluctance to vaccinate and its consequences, it failed to call out the administration sowing much of this doubt and confusion.
Recentering the Debate Over ‘Greenland’ Begins With Calling Kalaallit Nunaat by Its Actual Name
The message reporters get when they actually talk to the nation’s citizens is that Kalaallit Nunaat is not a piece of property to be sold or swapped.
All Bezos’ Groveling Didn’t Stop Trump’s FBI From Raiding a WaPo Reporter’s Home
The Trump administration’s raid on Natanson’s home is the latest escalation in a history of government attacks on whistleblowing.
‘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.”
‘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.”
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.
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.
Nonprofits Purge Websites of Diversity Language in Futile Attempt to Appease MAGA Inquisitors
Threats of funding cuts don’t just endanger nonprofits, they warp them—which is why putting political strings on funding violates the First Amendment.
The Gaza Genocide Continues, Rebranded as a ‘Ceasefire’
Despite Trump’s pronouncement, a “peace” has not held, though the fantasy narrative has.
