Tim Wise on ‘DEI Hires,’ Keith McHenry on Criminalizing the Unhoused
The right wing has gotten much more overt about their intention to defeat the prospect of multiracial democracy, as demonstrated by its latest weaponized trope—the “DEI hire.”
‘You Have People Who Only Look at Marijuana Legalization as Another Way to Make Money’:
CounterSpin interview with Tauhid Chappell on cannabis equity
“How can we broaden our pardons and broaden our expungements, and expedite and automatically create these opportunities for people to move past these convictions?”
Establishment Press Hails Big Money Crushing a Black Progressive
The Wall Street Journal presented Jamaal Bowman’s loss as “voters reject[ing] his antagonistic progressive politics,” and the rest of the establishment press took the same line.
‘When Hasn’t Journalism Been in Crisis for Black People?’:
CounterSpin interview with Joseph Torres and Collette Watson on media reparations
“There’s a deep distrust of journalism across communities of color, because there is a deep history of harm.”
Joseph Torres & Collette Watson on Media for Racial Justice
Different media, telling different stories, can change our understanding of our past, our present and our future.
WaPo Lets Bigots Frame School Culture War Conversation…Again
Once again the Washington Post depicts efforts to address racial and gender bias as a bigger problem than racial and gender bias themselves.
WSJ Speaks Out Against Threat of Politicians Responding to Voters
An ethnic voting bloc in Dearborn might “claim” not to be a Fifth Column—but for the Wall Street Journal, they are at best unwitting stooges.
Extra! March 2024 Soundbites
Despite the large size and international reach of the event, a global day of protest against the Israeli genocide in Gaza was completely ignored by the New York Times.
WaPo Owes an Apology to the DC Mayor It Drove From Office
The Washington Post sought to preempt DC voters by getting rid of Mayor Vincent Gray before he stood for reelection.
‘We Know What Keeps Us Safe: People Need Care and Not Punishment’
“What invest/divest demands is the investing in mental health support, the investing in first responders who actually know what to do in a crisis,”
The Dystopian AI Future Some Fear Is the Present-Day Reality Others Live
Some people’s dystopian fears for the future are in fact the dystopian histories and contemporary realities of many other people.
Raed Jarrar on Biden & Saudi Arabia, Joe Torres on Tulsa Massacre
“The newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
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.”
Shankar Narayan on Facial Misrecognition, Braxton Brewington on Student Debt Abolition
Facial recognition, a technology that has been proven wrong, has been deemed harmful, in principle and in practice, for years now.
‘We Need a Gender-Inclusive Understanding of Police Violence’
“Not a lot of people would understand that Black women are often killed by the police when they actually ask for help.”
Covering ‘Racist State’ Backlash—but Not the Reality That Israel Is a Racist State
Major US news outlets covered the blowup over Jayapal’s statement. But few took the obvious journalistic step of factchecking it.
Kevin Minofu on Say Her Name
Say Her Name is about adding Black women to our understanding of police violence—to help make our response more meaningful and impactful.
Arlene Martínez on Corporate Subsidies, Florín Nájera-Uresti on Journalism Preservation
White supremacy and economic policy are completely different stories for the press, but not for the people.
‘Despite Legalization, the People Harmed the Most Are Not Able to Benefit’
“Incarceration, especially for Black Americans, still has not significantly decreased, despite legalization of marijuana.”
Tauhid Chappell on Cannabis Justice, Evan Greer on Kids Online Safety Act
What will the legalization, and profitizing, of marijuana mean for the people and communities most harmed by its criminalization?
