Angelo Carusone on Media Matters v. FTC, Rachel K. Jones (2023) on Mifepristone
Media Matters’ victory over Elon Musk and the FTC is not just hopeful but instructive, offering what the group calls a “roadmap” for other organizations.
‘Trump and Musk Are Attacking the Ability of Government to Protect Ordinary People’:
CounterSpin interview with Jeff Hauser on DOGE after Musk
“Taking seriously the notion that Musk was some sort of deficit hawk is part of the inanity of American political coverage.”
Jeff Hauser on DOGE After Musk, Katya Schwenk on Boeing Deal
Reports are that Elon Musk is going back to make Tesla great again. We’ll talk about how to miss Musk when he won’t go away.
‘There’s Never Been a More Blatant Corporate Incursion Into the Public Sector Than DOGE’:
CounterSpin interview with Jeff Hauser on DOGE infiltration
“They are doing some of the worst things we’ve ever seen, and the government is breaking as a result.”
Jeff Hauser on DOGE, Karen Thompson on ‘Fetal Personhood’
Media seem ready to, if not embrace, to make respectful space for whatever hot nonsense is proffered by DOGE.
‘A Small Group of People Wanted to Do Away With Social Security From the Beginning’:
CounterSpin interview with Nancy Altman on Social Security attacks
“Social Security, and Medicare and Medicaid. In my 50 years working on the programs, this is the most severe threat I’ve ever seen to them.”
Decades of Media Myths Made Social Security Vulnerable to Political Attack
Leading newspapers still push the pernicious myth that Social Security is struggling and nearing insolvency, with few viable options for its rescue.
Nancy Altman on Social Security Attacks
All that’s in the balance are human lives and health, and the ability of working people to plan for our futures.
Leading Papers Give Two Cheers for DOGE
Criticism of DOGE by major editorial boards has been weak, and often overshadowed by the boards’ support for the ideas behind DOGE or DOGE itself.
Eric Blanc on Worker-to-Worker Organizing
Federal workers, presumed to be easy targets, are also on the front lines of the fightback against the Trump/Musk federal smash and grab.
Corporate Media Offer Excuses for ‘Powerless’ Democrats
In the face of an authoritarian administrative coup, corporate media give cover to elected representatives whose duty is to uphold the Constitution.
Covering Attack on USAID as if Constitutional Restraints Were Up for Debate
Corporate media failed to foreground the authoritarian threat of Trump and Musk’s USAID takedown.
The World’s Richest People Look Out for Each Other:
Jeff Bezos's WaPo won't run ad critical of Elon Musk
The Washington Post won’t say why it cancelled a six-figure ad buy calling for Elon Musk to be fired.
AP Describes Musk’s Coup as ‘Penchant for Dabbling’
“Musk is popping open the hood on the federal government like it’s one of his cars or rockets.”
WaPo Provides Cover for Musk’s Government Takeover
It wasn’t just Jeff Bezos’s company that threw Elon Musk a lifeline, but also his newspaper.
As Constitutional Crises Mount, US Press Sleepwalks Into Autocracy
The New York Times and Washington Post largely downplayed the Trump administration’s earth-shattering break from democratic norms.
Musk’s Nazi Salute Becomes ‘Awkward Gesture’ in ‘Exuberant Speech’
There’s something about the start of a Trump presidency that makes grown men do strange things, like heiling Hitler.
Musk Is Consistent in His Opposition to Internet Democracy
Elon Musk’s defiance of a Brazilian judge is a political campaign to use social media to reshape global politics in favor of the right.
‘Free Speech’ Fan Elon Musk Enlists State Allies to Silence Critics
Elon Musk has tried to use his wealth to crush free speech. Now his friends in government are joining his efforts to silence critics.
Under Musk, Twitter Continues to Promote US Propaganda Networks
Dozens of accounts that are part of US overt propaganda networks are given special treatment from Twitter, violating Twitter’s own policies.
