Karma Chávez on Academic Freedom, Alex Main on War on Cuba?
While students and teachers think higher education means engagement with a range of perspectives, right-wing politicians say “not so fast.”
‘The Matter Is Being Radicalized and Solutions Are Being Ignored’:
Special CounterSpin episode on the history of Iran propaganda
“Whenever you see sanctions, you really should think war, because that’s really ultimately the outcome.”
As Washington Succeeds in Wrecking Cuba’s Economy, US Media Blame the Victim
As the Trump regime tightens the screws on Cuba by further restricting oil to the country, legacy media continue to toe the government’s line.
‘It’s Taken for Granted That Cuban Sovereignty Doesn’t Matter’:
CounterSpin interview with Reed Lindsay on the war on Cuba
“It’s our government, with our resources, that is essentially playing a huge role in causing the suffering in Cuba.”
Reed Lindsay on the War on Cuba
The Trump White House is openly trying to harm the Cuban people, and US media are openly trying to sell that to us as something to root for.
US Media Keen on Iranian Unrest—Less So on US and Israel’s Role in It
If US media habitually placed the news in political context, claims of US and Israeli intervention in Iran would hardly be regarded as dubious.
‘Media Really Took at Face Value What Trump Said About This Boat and Its Occupants’:
CounterSpin interview with Alex Main on Venezuelan boat assault
“I would’ve hoped by now that more US journalists would report on the fact that the US is at the brink of war with Venezuela.”
‘To Address Migration Requires a Reorientation of How the US Relates to the Global South’:
CounterSpin interview with Michael Galant on sanctions and immigration
“Sanctions are presented as this peaceful alternative to warfare, but often for civilians on the ground, the effects are very similar to war.”
Michael Galant on Sanctions & Immigration, LaToya Parker on Budget’s Racial Impacts
News media could help explain immigration by grappling with the role of conditions the US has largely created in the places people are driven from.
When Lights Go Out in Cuba, Media Blame Communism—Not US Sanctions
Reporting on Cuba’s blackouts have either omitted or paid brief lip-service to the effects of US sanctions on the Cuban economy.
US Sanctions Missing From Coverage of Russia’s Cuban Soldiers
US corporate media were almost entirely silent on the US embargo on Cuba, ongoing now for more than 60 years and ramped up under Trump.
As Venezuela Mends Ties With Latin Neighbors, Western Media Turn Up the Propaganda
Western outlets will stop at no length to defend Washington’s agenda, even if that means reheating debunked narratives.
Guaidó Is Gone, but Media Dishonesty Is Here to Stay
Corporate media remain as unwilling as ever to question US foreign policy, regardless of its deadly consequences.
Biden’s Afghan Shell Game Prompts Media Shrugs and Stenography
The story of Biden’s reallocation of Afghanistan’s central banking reserves wasn’t mentioned by a single TV news outlet.
NPR Devotes Almost Two Hours to Afghanistan Over Two Weeks—and 30 Seconds to US Starving Afghans
NPR failed to call attention to the US policy of starving Afghanistan by restricting its trade activity and seizing its banking reserves.
Action Alert: Tell USA Today to Tell Whole Story on Afghan Withdrawal
Please tell USA Today to tell the whole story on the state of Afghanistan in the wake of the US withdrawal.
‘Calibrated’ Dishonesty: Western Media Coverage of Venezuela Sanctions
US officials have free rein to continue inflicting collective punishment on Venezuelans without challenge or scrutiny.
Escalation Without Consequences on the Op-Ed Page
Opinion pages call for pumping weaponry into the conflict, choking Russian civilians with sanctions, even instituting a “no-fly zone.”
‘The Most Vulnerable People Lose When the US Imposes Sanctions’
“The first thing is that sanctions, their impact is devastating in ways that are at least similar and often worse than armed combat.”
Khury Petersen-Smith on Economic Sanctions, Greg LeRoy on Amazon Subsidies
Economic pressure is presented as a way of avoiding violence. But there’s a problem with seeing sanctions as an alternative to war.
