What Scares Establishment Media Most Is Not Socialism But Democracy
If everyday people realize they don’t need overpaid consultants to win real change, how long can the status quo be maintained by its beneficiaries?
With Turban or Hammer and Sickle, Cartoonists Tried to Make You Fear Mamdani
Right-wing cartoonists waged a relentless campaign to tar Mamdani as a dangerous political extremist and religious radical.
A Seattle Socialist’s Victory Gives Elite Media the Jitters
Editorial boards are not afraid socialist policies will fail—they fear they will work, thus making a “tax the rich” agenda more popular nationwide.
For Establishment Press, the Lesson of Mamdani’s Victory Is to Take No Lessons
Corporate media pundits desperately wanted Mamdani’s victory to have no impact on the ideological direction of the Democratic Party.
Both NYC Tabloids Fought Mamdani, But Each Did It Their Way
The New York Post and Daily News agreed that Zohran Mamdani should not be mayor of New York. But the ways they opposed him vastly differed,
Mamdani Beats Cuomo and the Press Hacks (Again)
The city’s media oligopoly looked to a rejected, corrupt sleazeball to save the city from a fresh-faced progressive who vowed to make life more affordable.
Media Blame NYC Shooting Not on Mayor Adams, But on Candidate Mamdani
Corporate media outlets from blamed Zohran Mamdani him for a horrific mass shooting that took place while he was out of the country.
WSJ Ran 10 Op-Eds in One Week to Try to Take Down Mamdani
To discourage New Yorkers from voting for Zohran Mamdani, the Wall Street Journal published ten op-eds in a single week casting him in a negative light.
‘Media and Corporate Power Structures See Genuine Democracy as a Terrible Danger’:
CounterSpin interview with Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon on Mamdani and the Democrats
“These billionaires believe that there should be only two choices, and they should both be acceptable to the billionaires.”
Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon on Mamdani and the Democrats
Elite news media are Trojan-horsing their hatred for any ideas that threaten their ill-gotten gains, via very deep “concerns” about Zohran Mamdani as a person.
Media Did Their Best to Scare Voters Away From Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s victory exposes the out-of-touchness of establishment media outlets that twisted like pretzels to scare voters away.
Cuckoo for Cuomo: Ex-Governor’s Name Dominated Coverage of NYC Mayoral Race
A FAIR analysis of New York mayoral primary coverage found that Andrew Cuomo’s name appeared in headlines seven times more often than Zohran Mamdani’s.
How to Subtly Undermine a Promising Left-Wing Candidate
A profile of a political candidate that sows doubt about their fitness for office without attacking them directly can be more damaging than an overt hit piece.
NYT Covers Up for Cuomo
While some local papers have been scathing in their coverage of the ex-governor, the New York Times seems to be largely buying what Cuomo’s selling.
