Is Record-Smashing Heat a Big Story? Depends Where It Happens
A Nexis search of ABC, CBS and NBC news programs found not a single mention, even in passing, of the Indian heat wave crisis.
‘The Modis, the Trumps, the Bolsonaros Come Out of the Wreckage of Neoliberal Policy’
“It’s not just this government; it’s been a long policy of the attrition of…public healthcare.”
Vijay Prashad on India, Covid and Modi
US corporate media don’t seem to see a story worth telling in India, beyond how Modi might hold on to power despite some unfortunate “missteps.”
‘This Is About Making a Very Large Number of Indians Second-Class Citizens’
“What level of state violence is going to be seen as tolerable? Because these protests are not going anywhere.”
Vijay Prashad on India Demonstrations, Manuel Perez-Rocha on NAFTA 2.0
The far-right Modi government’s discriminatory ideas around citizenship have been a trigger for the massive demonstrations, but our guest explains that is not the whole story.
Russia Accusations a Distraction From Gabbard’s Actual Troubling Ties
Election Focus 2020: Lost in the noise about Russia is the reality that Gabbard’s most troubling attribute is her documented connection to the far-right Hindu nationalist movement.
When India Tries to Regulate Amazon, US Media Qualms About Monopoly Disappear
While commentators are at least beginning to worry about Amazon’s emerging monopoly here at home, this concern does not extend to countries like India, exposing the underlying neocolonial disposition of corporate media.
The Biggest Strike in World History? No Thanks, We’re Focusing on the New iPhone
When tens of millions of workers go out on strike in what may be the biggest labor action in world history, you’d think that would merit some kind of news coverage, right? Not if you’re a decision-maker at a US corporate media outlet, apparently.
NYT Hopes India Can Avoid China’s Plight: a High-Paid, Well-Educated Workforce
A front-page lead New York Times story is mainly valuable for the insight it provides into what the Times considers to be a healthy economy–and who that economy is supposed to benefit.
NYT Hopes India Can Avoid China’s Plight: a High-Paid, Well-Educated Workforce
A front-page lead New York Times story is mainly valuable for the insight it provides into what the Times considers to be a healthy economy–and who that economy is supposed to benefit.
