New York Man Goes Down the New York Way
For journalists who looked at the Manhattan courtroom, Trump sat there like many other New York politicians and political influencers whose criminality brought them down.
Katherine Li on Corporations’ First Amendment Dodge
Some courts are indulging the bizarre notion that regulation should be illegal, essentially, because it forces companies to say stuff they’d rather not say.
When Nicaragua Took Germany to Court, Media Put Nicaragua in the Dock
Establishment media seemed distracted by the “hypocrisy” of Nicaragua challenging a country whose “legitimacy as a democratic state is unassailable.”
Attacks on ICC Show ‘Condemning Hamas’ Is Really About Absolving Israel
By condemning both Hamas and Israel leaders for illegal acts of violence, the ICC is delegitimizing Israel, editorialists say.
‘This Is a Choice Companies Are Making to Raise Fees’:
CounterSpin interview with Sally Dworak-Fisher on delivery workers
“Uber and Lyft, in particular, buy, bully and bamboozle their way into getting legislatures to enact the policies that they favor.”
Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Lawsuit, Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country
The long-fought effort to get legal acknowledgement of the abuse of Iraqi detainees in the Iraq War is coming to a federal court in Virginia.
UN Tells Israel: Cease Fire; NYT Says: If You Want
The New York Times offered no rebuttal from any international law scholar to the US claim that the ceasefire resolution was “nonbinding.”
Ariel Adelman on Disability Civil Rights
Acheson v. Laufer is another example of “weaponizing the courts to dismantle labor protections, housing rights and health guidelines.”
‘”Material Support” in the Form of Speech Can Be Criminalized’
Wadie Said on the new Gaza McCarthyism
“There’s a question of who gets on the list…. It’s not something that you or I can say anything about or influence.”
Musk’s Lawsuit Is About Destroying Free Speech
The point of this lawsuit is to intimidate anyone who speaks out against antisemitism, white supremacy and other forms of bigotry.
Stephen Zunes on Menendez Indictment
The story is mostly about the political fortunes of an individual; the huge numbers of less powerful people impacted are, at best, backdrop.
Georgia’s RICO Law Is in the News—but Its Use to Silence Protesters Gets a Pass
When a new example arose of RICO being used to punish the powerless rather than the powerful, concern was hard to find in corporate media.
‘Disabled People Are Whole People; We Need to See Media Address That Reality’
“If you’re talking about social justice issues, progressive issues, political issues, you need to be centering disability justice.”
Kehsi Iman Wilson on Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA demands all kinds of attention, every day—not a once a year pat on the back about “how far we’ve come.”
‘CACI Aided and Abetted the Torture of Our Clients’
“The problem with not holding high-level officials to account is these abuses get replicated and indeed escalated.”
‘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.”
Judge’s Ruling Debunks Anti-Trans Claims Often Seen in Corporate Media
Judge Robert Hinkle rebuked the arguments for banning gender-affirming care—many of which corporate media have uncritically parroted.
DeSantis’ Anti-Press Bills Seem Dead, but Don’t Celebrate Yet
The right’s broad agenda still includes a decimation of media outlets that spotlight corporate and governmental misdeeds.
Fox Settlement Shows Press Freedom Isn’t Incompatible With Accountability
Fox has decided to part with the equivalent of the gross domestic product of Samoa in order to keep its dirty laundry out of the public eye.
Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks Organizing
Crushing Starbucks workers’ attempts to work together is against the law—but it’s not the sort of crime elite media seem able to identify.
