WaPo Mad That Debt Ceiling Deal Didn’t Cut Social Security
If there’s one thing the Washington Post doesn’t like about the debt ceiling deal, it’s that it didn’t cut Social Security.
Israel’s Real ‘Crisis of Democracy’ Is That It’s Not a Democracy
The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal whitewash the apartheid that fundamentally disqualifies Israel as a democracy.
ABC/WaPo Poll Creates Illusion of Public Opinion on Debt Ceiling
The poll cannot accurately represent public views on the debt ceiling, but reflects the manipulation built into the questionnaire design.
NYT’s Anti-Trans Bias—by the Numbers
The New York Times used its front-page coverage primarily to wonder whether trans people’s rights and access to healthcare have gone too far.
WaPo’s All-White Edit Board Decides DC Can’t Be Trusted With Democracy After All
The Washington Post’s objections to DC’s government being “subject to the whims of Congress” were withdrawn when it agreed with those whims.
The Washington Post Is Coming for Your Retirement Benefits
The Washington Post favors cuts over human welfare. Exactly the kind of perspective Bezos deemed well worth putting his money behind.
To US Papers, Iranian Weapons Far More Newsworthy Than Those Made in USA
If newspapers were concerned about human life, there wouldn’t be such a gap in coverage between Iranian and US-made weapons.
WaPo Feeds Denial With False Claims About Overcounting Covid Deaths
Medical commentator Leana Wen wants us to believe that society has overcounted Covid deaths and hospitalizations.
Can False Balance Kill You? It Sure Can
You know what would actually benefit politics in the US? A media system that was willing to point out who was causing demonstrable problems.
WaPo Wants US ‘Beacon’ for Ukraine Refugees—but Not for Haitians
Ukrainians seeking refuge in the US found a strong advocate in the Washington Post editorial board–unlike their Haitian counterparts.
WaPo Joined Right in Casting Doubt on 10-Year-Old’s Post-Roe Nightmare
Now that charges have been filed in the rape case, Kessler and the right-wing media have mud on their faces—but they refuse to apologize, or to acknowledge the misdirection their pieces caused.
A Socialist in WaPo’s Suburbs
After Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the country’s third-most powerful democratic socialist may be a former elementary school teacher you might never have heard of. While Marc Elrich isn’t yet on the nation’s radar, he’s very much on the Washington Post’s. The paper tried desperately to stop him from becoming chief executive of Montgomery […]
ACTION ALERT: WaPo Calls Peaceful Protest Against Roe Reversal ‘Totalitarian’
Please tell the Washington Post that its call for repression of peaceful assembly is incompatible with democracy.
‘Liberal’ Newspapers Liked the Justices Who Will Kill Roe
Major liberal-leaning outlets reassured readers that fears Trump justices would undo Court decisions upholding civil rights were overblown.
Trump’s Asylum Ban Hasn’t Disappeared—but Media Outrage Over It Has
In place of 2020’s concern over “shelved safeguards,” the Washington Post justifies a policy that two years ago was viewed as extreme.
ACTION ALERT: WaPo Lets Bigots Frame Discussion of Sexual Politics in Schools
Please ask the Washington Post to foreground the viewpoints of LGBTQ+ students rather than bigots in coverage of sexual politics in schools.
Racism ‘Hovers’ Over Events Like Jackson Hearings Because It Goes Unnamed
Timidity and awkward “even-handedness” ultimately provide cover for ideas and tactics that should be ruthlessly exposed for what they are.
ACTION ALERT: The New Climate Denial: Don’t Worry, Do Nothing
If “experts are more certain than ever” about climate change, why does WaPo keep printing arguments for inaction based on uncertainty?
Cherry-Picking Polls to Hide Public Support for Biden’s Spending Plan
Henry Olsen presented a red herring argument that ignored all the polls showing support for the reconciliation plan.
Is Surviving Assault a Conflict of Interest?
The idea that experiencing sexual violence makes someone unable to fairly report on it is a relic of the journalistic myth of “objectivity.”
