WaPo Editors: We Have to Help Destroy Yemen to Save It
The Washington Post vaguely acknowledges Washington’s role in the bloody siege of Yemen, but insisting that the US should remain involved in the bombing for the sake of humanitarianism.
Protecting Pfizer’s and Microsoft’s Patents in China Is Not ‘Our’ Concern
Why exactly should those of us who don’t own lots of stock in Microsoft and Pfizer care if China doesn’t pay them licensing fees and royalties?
The Surprising Popularity of ‘Far Left’ Policies
What counts as “far left” to the Washington Post, the newspaper owned by the world’s richest human?
Media Debate Best Way to Dominate Iran
The debate in the New York Times and Washington Post over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran deal, revolves around which tactics America should use to dominate Iran.
WaPo Positions Support for Torturer as Vote for Feminism
Washington Post columns argue Haspel should be confirmed as the next director of the CIA—despite having overseen a black site prison where detainees were brutally tortured, and directing the destruction of evidence of this illegal and inhumane practice—because it’s the feminist thing to do.
10 of the Most Sociopathic Washington Post Columns
For casually threatening economic ruin, inciting violence against entire populations, pushing for bombing faceless Muslims, or downplaying racism and child rape, there’s no better outlet than long-time echo chamber of power-serving conventional wisdom, the Washington Post.
Media Support US Violence Against Syria, but Long for More
Corporate media outlets were glad that the US, France and Britain bombed Syria in violation of international law, but lamented what they see as a dearth of US violence in the country.
Few to No Anti-Bombing Voices as Trump Prepares to Escalate Syria War
The curators of American public opinion at the three most influential broadsheets in the United States have decided that dissent from the build-up to new airstrikes on Syria is not really an opinion worth hearing.
US Isn’t Leaving Syria—but Media Lost It When Possibility Was Raised
The very possibility of US withdrawal from Syria rendered apoplectic journalists who are convinced of the legitimacy of Washington’s domination of the country—international law be damned.
For WaPo, ‘What Next in Africa?’ Doesn’t Include US Getting Out
“What Next in Africa?” read a recent Washington Post headline. Among the possible answers not considered by the Post article: “Close US military bases,” “End US drone strikes” or “Stop US special forces raids.”
For WaPo, It’s Never a Bad Time to Slash Programs for Elderly
The Washington Post calling for “reform” of Social Security and Medicare is a bit like the morning coffee, although somewhat less pleasant.
WaPo Fails to Disclose Ownership in Puff Piece for Bezos
It’s notable—and uniquely sketchy—when the Washington Post not only uses prime media real estate to uncritically hype Amazon’s primary corporate sales pitch, but does so while failing to disclose that Amazon’s CEO is the paper’s boss.
Media Parroting ‘$1000 Bonus!’ Stories Helped Give Trump’s Tax Cuts Majority Support
How did a tax cut that mainly benefits a small group of top earners become broadly popular? One reason is the nonstop deluge of stories over the past two months, cheerleading alleged “tax cut bonuses” from large corporations.
US Media Turn to ‘Superhero’ Pence to Combat Korean Olympic Peace Threat
It’s hard to think of a better illustration of the concept of cognitive dissonance than the Washington Post unironically referring to Mike Pence as a “superhero” in an article about the dangers of propaganda.
Another Warmonger Rewarded for Being Wrong on Iraq War
Max Boot’s hiring by the Washington Post goes to show, again, that the most certain way to move up in the media pundit universe is to consistently echo US national security orthodoxy—without pause or regret.
Judging WaPo’s MLK Quotes by the Content of Their 280 Characters
Not only is all blood taken from his words, but the quotes highlighted seem handpicked precisely to ameliorate the guilt of the Washington Post’s more conservative white readers in the hackiest manner possible.
The Two Main Ways Corporate Media Will Whitewash McCain’s Legacy
The Washington Post’s proto-obituary sets the standard for all other flattering, ahistorical profiles of the senator that will invariably come down the pipe.
WaPo’s One-Sided Cheerleading for Coup and Intervention in Venezuela
A review of 15 opinion pieces featured in the Washington Post shows voices even remotely sympathetic to the government of President Nicolás Maduro are omitted entirely.
WaPo Defends Its Owner Against Charges That He’s Very Wealthy
It almost sounds like the newspaper owned by the second-wealthiest person in the world doesn’t want people talking about how much the extremely rich own compared to the rest of us.
Fear, Not Debt, Limits Our Spending on Education and Infrastructure
There is no evidence that debt is limiting our ability to spend more in these and other areas. There is a strong case that fears over the debt, raised by folks like Fareed Zakaria, are limiting our ability to invest for the future.
