Ari Berman on Voting Rights Erasure
Voting: Everyone gets a voice; that’s what makes us different, special and better. Is that ideal being subverted? Or have we misunderstood it all along?
Trump Occupying DC: WaPo Used to Be Disgusted
The Washington Post’s acquiescence to Trump’s power grab is just the latest favor the president has received from the Jeff Bezos–owned paper.
AI Job Loss Hype Could Serve as Smokescreen for Trump Recession
Corporate outlets are already seeding the ground for the Trump administration to blame external factors for poor labor market performance.
‘Everything Makes Sense if You Get That Most of the MAGA Base Are Members of a Cult’:
CounterSpin interview with Thom Hartmann on Epstein and MAGA
“You’ve got people who have been conditioned to live in a world of conspiracy theories.”
Ari Paul on Genocide in Gaza, Scout Katovich on Criminalizing Poverty
Corporate media are now gesturing toward engaging questions of Israeli war crimes against Palestinians. But what does that amount to at this late date?
Media Sidelined Deadly Consequences of Trump’s Reconciliation Bill
Many of the bill’s key provisions—including Medicaid, SNAP and clean energy cuts—will be literally deadly for people in the US and abroad.
America’s Opinion Pages Overwhelmingly Supported Trump’s Attack on Iran
56% of Americans opposed Trump’s bombing. Why wasn’t this reflected in the range of opinions presented by America’s top press outlets?
Thom Hartmann on Epstein & MAGA, Han Shan (2009) on Ken Saro-Wiwa
To tell this as a tale about two uniquely bad men is a terrible disservice to a story of the systemic criminal victimization of women.
Paramount Sells Out Journalism to Secure Purchase by Skydance
The latest moves from CBS’s owners mark the latest seismic shift to the right in the US media landscape.
‘The Current Commercial System Will Always Fail Democracy’:
CounterSpin interview with Victor Pickard on Paramount settlement
“Much of what we’re talking about is really trying to figure out the structures that would allow journalists to be journalists.”
‘ICE Operates Within a Broader Apparatus Around Criminalization and the Deportation Machine’:
CounterSpin interview with Silky Shah on mass deportation
“They’re actually using immigration enforcement as a pretense to go after people who don’t agree with their ideas.”
Iman Abid on the Economy of Genocide, Victor Pickard on Paramount Settlement
The UN’s Albanese has long opposed Israel’s genocide of Palestinians—but what broke US warmongers was her naming corporations profiting from that genocide.
NYT Obscured Worst Harms of Trump’s Budget
Through inaction and poor coverage, the New York Times undermined opposition to some of the Trump reconciliation bill’s most damaging policies.
Silky Shah on Mass Deportation
Along with many other hate-driven harms, the budget bill puts Stephen Miller’s cruel and bizarre mass deportation plan on steroids.
Massive Expansion of Trump’s Deportation Machine Passes With Little Press Notice
US corporate media outlets have refrained from delving too deeply into what exactly this massive ramping up of ICE portends for American society.
‘The Goal Is to Put the Words “Iran” and “Nuclear” in the Same Sentence’:
CounterSpin interview with Adam Johnson on media in war mode
“The scope of debate…is not ‘Do we have any legitimacy to be bombing Iran?’ but ‘Is bombing Iran the best way to stop them from enriching uranium?’”
Media Celebrate International Aggression Against Iran
Rather than condemning the US bombing of Iran as a blatant violation of international law, commentators gushed over the “brilliant military operation.”
FAIR Study: Sunday Talkshows Downplayed Criticism During Trump’s Second Transition
In 2024, when Trump’s rhetoric and cabinet picks became even more extreme, fewer Sunday show guests voiced criticism of Trump and his cabinet than in 2016.
‘This Isn’t Just About Policy, It’s About What Kind of Nation We Want to Be’:
CounterSpin interview with LaToya Parker on Trump budget's racial impact
“The ultra-wealthy get billions in tax breaks, while Black families lose the very programs that have historically provided pathways to the middle class.”
For Media, Unruly Protesters Are Bigger Problem Than Trump’s Police State
While major media sources described LA protests as “mostly peaceful,” they nevertheless tended to dwell on what was depicted as rioting and protester violence.
