Media Hawks Make Case for War Against Iran
The media hawks are flying high, pushing out bellicose rhetoric on the op-ed pages that seems calculated to whip the public into a war-ready frenzy.
‘We’re Witnessing This Global Tidal Wave of Repression’:
CounterSpin interview with Chip Gibbons on Gaza First Amendment Alert
“We cannot say we are for press freedom when we are giving Israel the guns it assassinates Palestinian journalists with.”
Chip Gibbons on Gaza First Amendment Alert
Defending Rights & Dissent has started a project called the Gaza First Amendment Alert, which is going to come out every other Wednesday.
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.
For NYT’s ‘Free Speech’ Maven, Racism Needs Protection, Gaza Protests Don’t
The speech of white supremacists must be defended, but criticism of Israel and support for Palestinian human rights are going too far.
Demonizing Hezbollah to Legitimize a US/Israel Onslaught on Lebanon
Coverage of the US/Israeli assault on Lebanon has evinced a casual disregard for Lebanese lives, and often an outright zest for killing the country’s people.
Double Standards and Distortion: How the NYT Misreports Sexual Violence in Israel/Palestine
From the beginning, there were serious problems with the claims of mass rape by Hamas. Yet the New York Times devoted significant coverage to promoting that narrative.
Exposing Bias Against Palestinians, Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Predictably Accused of Bias by CBS
Host Tony Dokoupil began the interview with an aggressive monologue that effectively dismissed Coates’ and his worldview, painting him as a radical not worth listening to.
‘Western Press Obscured the Sheer Terror of What Israel Had Carried Out’:
CounterSpin interview with Mohamad Bazzi on Lebanon pager attacks
“What unfolded in Lebanon last week was something dystopian, but it wasn’t a movie. It affected real people’s lives.”
Mohamad Bazzi on Israeli Terror Attacks
As every day brings news of new carnage, US citizens have a duty not to look away, given our government’s critical role in arming Israel and ignoring its crimes.
CNN’s Tapper Smears Tlaib With Baseless Charge of Bias
CNN’s Jake Tapper took a baseless accusation made on X and elevated it to a national story, smearing Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib as antisemitic.
‘Genocide Can and Should Never Be Just a Normal Story’
CounterSpin interview with Gregory Shupak on Palestinian genocide
“It’s got very little to do with religion and everything to do with geopolitics and capitalism and colonialism.”
Gregory Shupak on Palestinian Genocide, Robert Spitzer on Gun Rights and Rules
Why do the press corps need a constitutional amendment to protect their ability to speak if all they’re going to say is, “oh well”?
A Bookstore Brouhaha Confuses Whose Speech Is Being Curtailed
Free speech debates tend to value the importance and rights to a platform of the saintly media class.
Freddy Brewster on Supermarket Megamerger
Kroger is currently raising the prices of things like eggs and milk above inflation rates, simply because they can get away with it.
NYT Uncritically Reported Israel’s Version of Golan Bombing
Coverage of the Golan Heights massacre continues a long trend of US media outlets obscuring and distorting reality in order to downplay Israel’s aggressive regional ambitions.
Students Left Out of Discussions About Student Gaza Protests
A new FAIR study finds that media conversations about student-led campus encampments in solidarity with Palestine rarely included students themselves.
NYT Cynically Suggests Antisemitism Cost Shapiro the VP Slot
The New York Times has stood by the fiction that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who made the short list of vice presidential hopefuls, didn’t get the nod because of left-wing antisemitism.
Pundits Push for Regional Escalation in the Wake of Israeli Assassinations
Following Israel’s assassinations of a Hezbollah commander in Beirut and a Hamas negotiator in Tehran, corporate media pundits have called for the US and Israel to escalate the region-wide war.
‘We Have More People Supporting the Rights of Palestinians to Life; It’s Huge’:
CounterSpin interview with Phyllis Bennis on Israel's war on Palestinians
“In any country, there could be a trial begun, charges brought against those in Israel…who are enabling and profiting from this occupation.”
