FBI Is Making an Enemies List—and Most Corporate Media Didn’t Even Check It Once
The Trump FBI’s enemies list could encompass over half the US public, and virtually no corporate media outlets covered this catastrophic decree.
On Trans Care, WaPo Rejects Experts and Invents ‘More Neutral’ Center
The HHS report on transgender care is a sham–yet at the Washington Post, it’s a “dispute” among people with “strong opinions.”
Corporate Media Parrot Dubious Drug Claims That Justify War on Venezuela
With a possible military operation that could have disastrous consequences, corporate outlets are unsurprisingly ceding the floor to the warmongers.
For NYT, Trump’s Gulf Corruption Is the New Normal
It is a hallmark of corrupt societies that institutions like media simply accept that the personal business interests of politicians supersede public service.
50-Year Mortgages: Trump’s ‘Bad Deal’ Gets Respectful Hearing From Press
The 50-year mortgage plan, while dressed up as reform, is in reality part of an effort to normalize permanent indebtedness.
Gene Slater (2022), Richard Rothstein (2015) and George Lipsitz (2024) on Housing and Media
Housing and home ownership represent a critical vector in the project of a multi-racial democracy.
‘The Trump Administration Needs to Be Isolated in Its Anti-Science Actions’:
CounterSpin interview with Rachel Cleetus on climate complicity
“The fossil fuel industry is trying to preserve its own profits at the expense of people on the planet, and they are spreading a lot of disinformation.”
‘Trump Clearly Has No Idea What He’s Doing When It Comes to the Economy’:
CounterSpin interview with Dean Baker on Trumponomics
“There are people around him who want favors, want money, and they’re getting it…. He knows how to take bribes, basically.”
Rachel Cleetus on Climate Culpability, Dean Baker on Trumponomics
News media need to locate the climate fight in the boardrooms of greedy people perversely trying to wring every last dime from our shared future.
‘The Government’s Own Disclosures Demonstrate These Strikes Are Not Lawful’:
CounterSpin interview with Jeffrey Stein on Trump's boat attacks
“The public should be able to read the government’s legal justification right now, while there’s still an opportunity to stop these illegal and dangerous strikes.”
‘These Changes Are Reducing Our Power to Effect Positive Change for Families’:
CounterSpin interview with Cara Brumfield on erasing federal data
“Manipulating the Decennial Census for political gain is so deeply undemocratic, and we need to talk about it in those terms.”
As Millions March Against Fascism, NYT Warns Against Progressives
Two days after massive pro-democracy marches, the New York Times published a forceful message of its own—not against fascism, but against progressivism.
‘Decades of National Security Policy Have Gotten Us to Where We Are’:
CounterSpin interview with Chip Gibbons on Trump's plan to crush the left
“It’s not just that it’s written in such a way that it opens the door to political policing. That was the original intent.”
Jeffrey Stein on Trump’s Boat Attacks, Katya Schwenk on AI Surveillance Pricing
Corporate reporters scratch their heads over how this bombing campaign might be legal, rather than discussing what tools can respond to wildly illegal actions.
Chip Gibbons on Trump’s Blueprint to Crush the Left, Cara Brumfield on Erasing Federal Data
We’re in a fight for our right to speak up, and out—but it’s not the first time.
Trump’s Portland Lies Euphemized as ‘Dueling Versions of Reality’
When corporate media refuse to call a lie a lie, they enable the Trump administration’s growing authoritarianism.
Jared Kushner ‘Out of the Spotlight’—But Not Out of Mideast Politics, or Out of the Money
There are so many conflicts of interest around Jared Kushner that it’s hard to avoid covering them–yet journalists do so remarkably well.
MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV
Sinclair and Nexstar need to stay in Trump’s good graces to ensure FCC approvals. To survive, however, their ABC affiliates need national programming.
Under Trump, Criticism Is Now Criminal
After the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, Trump escalated his war on free speech, calling for criminalizing criticism of himself.
CPB Is Dead, But We Need Public Media More Than Ever
With the Project 2025 dream of pulling the plug on CPB realized, what happens next for public broadcasting?
