Tag: mainstream media
Bernie to the rescue
The media supporting centrists like Biden will say anything to tarnish Bernie’s reputation, even with statements that are blatantly false.
Seven pointed questions for corporate media about their biases
Unfortunately, many Democratic voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere are unduly influenced by mainstream media.
What do we want? Unbiased reporting! When do we want it?...
Protests identify legitimate grievances in society, and often tackle issues that affect people who lack the power to address them through other means.
How do we cover Iran better in the news? Include more...
“Without an Iranian to parse out information—who truly understands that identity—the American consumer is not getting the story. And their opinions and voting habits will be swayed in a direction that is misinformed.”
To corporate media, an exercise bike ad is more newsworthy than...
Even when media did choose to cover the NDAA, the majority of these outlets chose to focus on the main victory that was negotiated by Democrats.
‘Afghan Papers’ wouldn’t be needed if we had a real independent...
Embedded journalists and news organizations that hire retired generals for commentary don’t give the true picture.
Malignant normality silently takes hold in America
The national media should free itself from this president’s constant demand for exposure and attention.
For corporate media, it’s ‘anybody but Sanders or Warren’
History is unfolding in real-time. It’s not a product on the media shelf, to be passively bought and consumed.
Record inequality and corporate profits are what media call a ‘strong...
It makes little sense if one assumes corporate journalists are primarily concerned with informing the public.
Max Blumenthal arrest exposes hypocrisy of western media and ‘human rights’...
Here’s an idea for media outlets and NGOs concerned about the appeal of Russian public relations efforts: start doing your jobs by holding your own authoritarian politicians and politicized police forces to account.
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Suicide is never painless—yet right-wing implosions bring positive changes
The dread now transcends democracy,/ But what survives kakistocracy?
Trump-backed PAC took $5 million from tobacco giant before FDA opened door to flavored...
A multimillion-dollar contribution from Reynolds American was disclosed days before tobacco executives met with President Trump and less than a week before federal regulators issued guidance that could expand flavored vape sales and benefit major cigarette manufacturers.
States introduce temporary moratoriums, strict conditional restrictions pausing new construction of data centers
At least 12 states have introduced measures to temporarily ban or strictly regulate large-scale data center development
Alex Saab and the fragility of the solidarity movement
It’s difficult not to see the renewed imprisonment of Alex Saab as a disappointing capitulation to U.S. coercion after so many of us fought for his freedom, but we cannot forget the task at hand.
Democrats hid their 2024 election autopsy. Its most glaring omission may be Gaza
After months of pressure from activists and party members, the Democratic National Committee released a previously withheld 192-page review of its 2024 defeat. The document sheds light on the party’s internal postmortem while raising new questions about transparency, accountability, and the complete absence of any discussion of Gaza.