The Regressive Ideologies Behind the ‘Baby Bust’ Panic
Corporate media downplay or ignore the white nationalism, regressive gender ideals and economic inequality driving the “pronatalist” narrative.
Why Treat DHS’s Known Liars as Reliable Sources?
It’s long past time for news coverage to reflect journalists’ knowledge that DHS exaggerates, shares dubious statements and flat-out lies.
At NYT, Pretending You Don’t Know Makes You a Real Reporter
Even when you have examples of people being shot down on video by federal agents, the paper has to pretend there’s a valid case for justifying murder.
‘The State Is Exercising Surveillance Over Us, But We Can Push Back’:
CounterSpin interview with Jenna Ruddock on DHS domestic surveillance
“What we’re seeing is this criminalized language around acts that are simple acts of solidarity…. Those smaller acts of solidarity every day are so important.”
Beyond Corporate Media, Journalists Are Stepping Up and Speaking Up About ICE
It’s not clear whether corporate media know they’re writing themselves a resignation letter, but they are.
Jenna Ruddock on DHS Domestic Surveillance
People who never called themselves “political” are moving out of their comfort zone to register their opposition to violent, state-sanctioned power.
‘We’re Seeing the Result of Decades of ICE Being Able to Act With Impunity’:
CounterSpin interview with Setareh Ghandehari on ICE violence
“If ICE is acting with such impunity and disregard for human life in broad daylight…what happens inside of immigration detention centers?”
Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law
It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.
I Wish I’d Been Wrong About What ‘Control of the Border’ Would Look Like
Sixteen years later, Ross Douthat has gotten the kind of sincerity on immigration control that he wanted. How does it look?
Setareh Ghandehari on ICE Violence, Jon Schleuss on Pittsburgh Paper Shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security wants us all to think “immigration equals crime.” What happens if we do that? What would happen if we didn’t?
‘A Tribe of Rebels, People Who Struggle, Those Are the Stories That Rarely Get Heard’:
Transcript of The Best of CounterSpin 2025
These are just a few of the void-filling conversations it’s been our pleasure to host in the last year.
Think You Saw State-Sanctioned Murder? You Failed Media’s ‘Rorschach Test’
Some reports suggest you should not believe your eyes that saw ICE agents murder Renee Nicole Good as she attempted to slowly move her car away from them.
‘Kristi Noem Is Actually Claiming Videotaping DHS Officers Is Violent’:
CounterSpin interview with Matthew Cunningham-Cook on criminalizing witness
“It’s an extremely dangerous time for the free press, and it’s critically important that journalists not be kowtowing to this administration.”
Matthew Cunningham-Cook on Criminalizing Witness, Tim Karr on Media Compliance
Witness testimony is how we can resist official testimony about people “resisting arrest.” And you can tell how much it matters by the efforts to shut it down.
Media Dance Around Illegality of Trump’s Third-Country Deportation Scheme
US corporate media have not shied away from reporting on third-country deportations, but tend to dance around the illegality of the whole matter.
‘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.”
On CNN, LA’s ICE Protesters Were Seen and Not Heard
A FAIR study found that CNN’s primetime coverage of the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests in early June rarely included the voices of the protesters themselves.
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.
‘To Address Migration Requires a Reorientation of How the US Relates to the Global South’:
CounterSpin interview with Michael Galant on sanctions and immigration
“Sanctions are presented as this peaceful alternative to warfare, but often for civilians on the ground, the effects are very similar to war.”
