Carlson Out for Now, but Will Live to Hate Another Day
The Dominion texts exposed Tucker Carlson for who he is, a pompous, rich media elitist who gives not one single damn about MAGA voters.
Right-Wing Media’s ‘Grooming’ Rhetoric Has Nothing to Do With Concern for Children
Right-wing media’s reckless use of the term “grooming” not only harms LGBTQ people, but also the children they claim to want to protect.
Fox Seeks Allies Across the Political Spectrum to Shill for Bolsonaro
Fox’s propaganda blitz preemptively sets the stage for the normalization of a possible military coup in Brazil this October.
‘The “Great Replacement” Builds on Those Long Hatreds’
“Tucker [Carlson] made it his mission to bring this white supremacist conspiracy theory into the mainstream, to sanitize it just a little bit.”
Matt Gertz, Eric K. Ward on the Buffalo Massacre & ‘Replacement Theory’
The Buffalo killer is a white supremacist who believes there’s a plot run by Jews to “replace” white people with Black and brown people.
Cable News’ No. 1 Host Flirts With Fascism
Tucker Carlson, as a top media personality, is steering the right into a loose global confederation of illiberal political movements.
The Far Right’s Manufactured Meaning of Critical Race Theory
Right-Wing commentators have deliberately manufactured a set of caricatures to make the public—mainly the white public—feel threatened.
Why Carlson’s Alliance With Hungarian Fascism Matters
Tucker Carlson’s endorsement of Viktor Orbán is a signal of what kind of society Carlson would like to see in the United States.
‘We Need to Mobilize People Who Don’t Want to Pay Tucker Carlson’s Salary’
“A lot of the policies that have been put in place seem really backward; they take choice out of the hands of consumers—whether it’s choice for an internet connection, whether it’s a choice for the type of cable stations that you subscribe to—and they put them in the hands of these large companies, who have far too much control over the ways that we connect and communicate.”
Tim Karr on Paying for Fox News Racism, Lynn Parramore on Hedge Funds vs. Green New Deal
Tucker Carlson spews harmful nonsense like it’s his job, which it is, and he gets some $10 million a year from it—but did you know that, if you have cable, you’re paying into that income?
Colleagues Defend Tucker Carlson’s ‘Ideas’—That Iraqis Are ‘Monkeys,’ Child Rape Is ‘Commitment to Love’
For champions of civility coming to Tucker Carlson’s defense, the problem for public discourse is not his vile statements, but any suggestion that the public could be better served.
Pundits Policing Protest at Tucker Carlson’s House
Commentary on a demonstration outside the home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson earlier this month used an exaggerated version of events to delegitimize a wide range of protest tactics.
Struggling MSNBC Attempts to Out-Fox Fox
His CNN show Crossfire was canceled, but conservative pundit Tucker Carlson already appears to have a new cable news home lined up: a primetime show on MSNBC (USA Today, 12/20/04; Daily Variety, 12/21/04). With the departure of host Deborah Norville, MSNBC is reportedly considering Carlson to fill the 9 p.m. timeslot. His show would lead […]
Tucker Carlson to MSNBC?
Recent news reports (USA Today, 12/20/04; Daily Variety, 12/21/04) suggest that conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, seen currently on CNN and PBS, might find a new home: a prime-time show on MSNBC. With the departure of host Deborah Norville, MSNBC is reportedly considering Carlson to fill the 9 p.m. timeslot. His show would lead into Scarborough […]
