Friday, April 26, 2024

Tag: mainstream media

Corporate liberal media propaganda and Joe Biden  

After a wide-open presidential primary process in 2020, Democrats and progressives came together to defeat Trump. We may need that open process again in 2024 to defeat Trump or Trumpism. For that to happen, Joe Biden would have to step aside.

Making Monsters: How media encourage hatred of immigrants

Is it virtually impossible for Americans to accept migrants as human when the news persistently degrades, brutalizes and distorts their image?

As skies turn orange, media still hesitate to mention what’s changing...

FAIR found 115 news segments that mentioned the forest fires and their effect on air quality—of those 115 segments, only 44 mentioned climate change’s role.

Report shows how military industrial complex sets media narrative on Ukraine

A recent report from the Quincy Institute (6/1/23) demonstrates just how much influence war profiteers have on the national discourse.

When corporate media fail, independent media rise up

Corporate media outlets have often furthered racist narratives, and do so even today. In contrast, independent media outlets have centered racial justice, offering platforms to marginalized communities.

Big oil shill tells Fox viewers there is ‘no health risk’...

"He has been trying to recast air pollution—particularly PM2.5—as innocuous for decades, since he was working for Big Tobacco."

For media, giving in to debt limit blackmail was a triumph...

When Congress passed the debt ceiling deal hammered out by President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, centrist media celebrated.

The debt ceiling debacle is NOT a ‘partisan standoff’

Did Republicans alone manufactured this looming disaster?

How the people can take down Fox News for good

The network is currently in a very vulnerable position that can be exploited by everyday, ordinary cable customers like us.

Fox settlement shows press freedom isn’t incompatible with accountability

Can there be some measure of accountability for victims of defamation by right-wing rage machines like Fox without sacrificing free press rights? Because this settlement showed just that.

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Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...

An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.

Trump faces contempt charges over gag order violations

In a contentious courtroom showdown, former President Donald Trump may face criminal contempt charges as he's accused of flouting a judicial gag order, casting a spotlight on his ongoing legal battles.

UK sets new standard as renewables outpace fossil fuels in power generation

For the first time, wind energy leads the charge in the UK's power grid, marking a pivotal shift towards cleaner, sustainable electricity amid global environmental concerns.
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The case against RFK Jr.

Would RFK Junior be just another crackpot in the growing pool of fringe politicians?

How Summer Lee’s landslide victory defies billionaire influence in politics

In a resounding rejection of billionaire-funded opposition, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee secures a primary win, highlighting a growing resistance against corporate and dark money in American politics.