Julie Hollar and Jim Naureckas on Placing Blame for Trump
We talk about what just happened, and corporate media’s role in it, with Julie Hollar, senior analyst at the media watch group FAIR, and FAIR’s editor Jim Naureckas.
Media Blame Left for Trump Victory—Rather Than Their Own Fear-Based Business Model
Coverage of issues in this election season dovetailed well with the Trump campaign’s lines of attack against the Biden/Harris administration.
‘You See Just How Many Immigrants Are Dying on the Job’:
CounterSpin interview with Nicole Foy on immigration and labor
“It’s not very easy to disentangle [immigrants] from the work that we need to do as a country.”
Nicole Foy on Immigration and Labor
News media start with the premise of immigration itself as a “crisis,” with the only debate around how to “stem” or “control” it.
60 Minutes Pushed Harris Right on Econ, Border, While Ignoring Other Vital Issues
Bill Whitaker’s questions frequently started from right-wing talking points and assumptions, particularly over immigration and economic policy.
‘Americans Understand That Immigration Is a Fundamental Part of Our Society’:
CounterSpin interview with Insha Rahman on immigration conversation
“There’s some really clear policy things we can do for folks who have just come here, like work permits, like making sure there is transitional housing and support and services.”
Derek Seidman on Insurance and Climate, Insha Rahman on Immigration Conversation
Why are events we pay insurance for a “crisis” for the industry we pay it to? The unceasing effects of climate disruption will only throw that question into more relief.
How Scripps Turned Public Disengagement Into ‘Strong Support’ for Deportation
By exploiting a lack of information, pollsters create the illusion of strong public support.
Kristof’s Burden: Global Journalist Supports Closed Borders
“It’s better that the ladder be raised in an orderly way by reasonable people.”
Fox News Border Stats Distort Immigration Reality
Fox created a fear-mongering narrative that distorts the reality of what is actually occurring at the southern border.
‘Texas Is Fighting for Its Right to Lay Concertina Wire’
“We will continue down this really ugly road of, how violent are we willing to get with people? That’s the question we’re at in 2024.”
Aron Thorn on Texas Border Standoff
What if there isn’t a “border crisis” so much as an absence of historical understanding, of empathy, of community resourcing?
The Real Border Crisis: Texas vs. the Constitution
A Southern state invoking its “sovereignty” in defense of violent and inhumane policing of non-white people sounds eerily familiar.
NYT Invents a Bipartisan Anti-Immigrant Consensus
Contrary to the New York Times, the evidence of local Democrats morphing into Trumpists on the border is scant to nonexistent.
‘Wage Theft Is Built Into the Business Models of Many Industries’
“In some sectors and industries, it’s more likely for you to be a victim of wage theft than to be paid your full wage.”
‘Propaganda Against North Korea and the Travel Ban Go Hand in Hand’
“It’s called the forgotten war, but I think the US would rather us forget it, because its involvement in that war was just genocide.”
Making Monsters: How Media Encourage Hatred of Immigrants
When the news amplifies anti-immigration hysteria, asylum seekers are drained of their humanity: Their mere presence constitutes a “crisis.”
‘People Have to Be Able to Access the Asylum Process, Regardless of Manner of Entry’
“It doesn’t matter if you come in at a port of entry or between ports of entry, you are still entitled to apply for asylum in this country.”
Melissa Crow on Asylum Restrictions, Dave Zirin on NYT’s Vanishing Sports Section
Advocates have long declared that Biden’s asylum restrictions are not just harmful but unlawful. And a federal judge has just agreed.
‘Border Crisis’ Means Migrants Coming—Not Migrants Dying
Centrist media’s definition of a “border crisis” has less to do with human lives and more to do with partisan politics.
