Derek Kravitz on Dynamic Pricing
While some states look into banning it, so-called algorithmic or “dynamic” pricing is being presented by the corporate press as a fait accompli.
‘There’s an Attack on Racial Equity Analysis Because They Feel It Changes the Conversation’:
CounterSpin interview with Dedrick Asante-Muhammad on the State of the Dream
“People want to talk so much about the King holiday as a time for community service, but it’s really a time for community action.”
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad on State of the Dream 2026
The elite press corps that now pretend they honor Martin Luther King show that they never understood him—or those who share his vision today.
‘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.”
Don’t Worry, Wall Street Journal—Health Insurers Are Profitable!
When insurance stock prices dropped sharply, business journalists fretted that private looting of the healthcare system might end.
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.
‘They Are Trying to Maximize the Amount of Money They Can Get Any Given Consumer to Pay’:
CounterSpin interview with Katya Schwenk on AI surveillance pricing
“Consumers don’t actually have very much choice in many of these circumstances. So it’s not like they’re able to choose a lower fare from a competitor, often.”
WaPo Says ‘Hard Math’ Means Europe Must Lower Its Quality of Life
The idea that France may not be able to afford its social spending is a fantasy Washington Post reporters are presenting to their readers as fact.
NPR’s Economics Lessons Come With Neoliberal Spin
Summer School sidelines critical perspectives to teach its audience that privatization, austerity and deregulation are pivotal to freedom and prosperity.
‘Insurance Companies Are Moving to Protect Their Profits in a Short-Term Way’:
CounterSpin interview with Cathy Cowan Becker on insurance and climate disasters
“What they’re paying out in climate-attributable losses is almost the same as what they’re taking in from the fossil fuel companies in premiums.”
Cathy Cowan Becker on Insurance and Climate Disasters, Aviva Chomsky (2016) on Workers’ Voices
You buy insurance in case something bad happens—like a fire, or a flood. But if that fire or flood is driven by climate disruption? Well, wait a minute.
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.
‘Crypto Is the Biggest Corruption Issue With Trump’:
CounterSpin interview with Bartlett Naylor on Trump crypto grift
“A number of senators have called this the biggest corruption in presidential history.”
Bartlett Naylor on Meme Coin Grift, Ashley Nunes on Public Land Selloff
Our lack of knowledge of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency will only hurt us in our response to the effects that the dealings around that stuff are having on our lives.
Media Fail to Inform About Disastrous Economic Effects of Mass Deportations
We found no Washington Post articles since the start of the year with headlines directly addressing the negative economic impact of Trump’s proposed mass deportation policy.
‘The Idea That China Growing Wealthier Is a Threat to Us Is Wacky’:
CounterSpin interview with Dean Baker on China trade policy
“Trump is saying he doesn’t care about whatever agreements we have, including the ones he signed.”
Corporate Fearmongering Over Fast Food Wage Hike Aged Like Cold French Fries
The narrow focus on whether a Big Mac costs 15 cents more, and if it does, shouldn’t you yell at the people behind the counter, is a distortion, and a tired one,
NYT, WSJ Concur Economists Lost the Election—But Can’t Agree on Why
While the headlines were nearly identical, the ideological differences between the Times and the Journal mean the papers arrived at very different conclusions for the future of economics.
It’s the Economic Reporting, Stupid
On perhaps no other issue has corporate media’s failure to inform been more consequential than on inflation.
Chris Matthews Garbles It All for You
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews used his post-election appearance on Morning Joe to demonstrate just how unhelpful political commentary can be.
