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December 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM

FBI Is Making an Enemies List—and Most Corporate Media Didn't Even Check It Once

All posts View article on FAIR's website FBI Is Making an Enemies List—and Most Corporate Media Didn't Even Check It Once Jim Naureckas Ken Klippenstein (12/6/25): "For months, major media outlets have largely blown off the story of NSPM-7, thinking it was all just Trum…
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December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM

With Turban or Hammer and Sickle, Cartoonists Tried to Make You Fear Mamdani

All posts View article on FAIR's website With Turban or Hammer and Sickle, Cartoonists Tried to Make You Fear Mamdani Hank Kennedy Art by Rama Duwaji, who is married to Zohran Mamdani. Zohran Mamdani’s November 4 victory in the New York City mayoral election was preced…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM

“FAIR is absolutely a necessity”

“FAIR is absolutely a necessity” View this email in your browser   “FAIR is absolutely a necessity” Dear FAIR community,  We’re in the middle of our year-end fundraiser, with an ambitious but neces…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM

NYT's Racist Friend... WaPo's Transphobic Center... Workplace Femicide....

NYT's Racist Friend... WaPo's Transphobic Center... Workplace Femicide.... Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the past week. View this email in your browser Weekly Alert: December 5, 2025 Here are the stories FAI…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM

Media Reaction to a Woman Murdered at Work Is 'Nothing to See Here'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Reaction to a Woman Murdered at Work Is 'Nothing to See Here' Janine Jackson   Jessica Kutz (19th, 11/21/25): "At the same time that tradeswomen are urging more to be done to address gender-based violence in the workplace, …
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December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM

NYT Covers Racism From the Point of View of the Racist

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Covers Racism From the Point of View of the Racist Julie Hollar   The New York Times headline (11/3/25) presents the racist group chat as something that happened to William Hendrix—as opposed to a group that was racist becaus…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Alex Main on Honduran Election

All posts View article on FAIR's website Alex Main on Honduran Election CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251205.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode ("Save link as...").   CEPR (12/2…
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December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM

'COPs Are About the Public vs. Politicians and Their Corporate Interests':

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'COPs Are About the Public vs. Politicians and Their Corporate Interests': Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Center for Biological Diversity's Jean Su about challenging COP30 narratives for the November 28, 2025, epis…
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December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM

It’s Giving Tuesday!

It’s Giving Tuesday! View this email in your browser   It’s Giving Tuesday! Dear FAIR family,  We know your inbox will likely be flooded with dozens of fundraising emails today, so we’ll keep this …
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December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Celebrate fearless truth-telling this giving season!

Celebrate fearless truth-telling this giving season! View this email in your browser   Celebrate fearless truth-telling this giving season!  Dear FAIR family,  Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. We hope t…
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December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM

On Trans Care, WaPo Rejects Experts and Invents 'More Neutral' Center

All posts View article on FAIR's website On Trans Care, WaPo Rejects Experts and Invents 'More Neutral' Center Julie Hollar   President Donald Trump, having campaigned heavily on anti-trans fear mongering, issued an executive order within days of taking office that banned…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM

WNBA Talks... COP30... NYT & Epstein....

WNBA Talks... COP30... NYT & Epstein.... Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the past week. View this email in your browser Weekly Alert: November 28, 2025 Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the…
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November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM

Sports Press Covers WNBA Negotiations From Owners' Point of View

All posts View article on FAIR's website Sports Press Covers WNBA Negotiations From Owners' Point of View Emma Lucia Llano   A New York Times graphic (10/3/25) tells the story: The WNBA brings in a lot of money, an a tiny fraction goes to the players. Women's National …
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November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Jean Su on Challenging COP30 Narratives

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jean Su on Challenging COP30 Narratives CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251128.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode ("Save link as...").   O…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM

Press Remembers Oldest Survivor of Tulsa Massacre—But Not Press's Role in Massacre

All posts View article on FAIR's website Press Remembers Oldest Survivor of Tulsa Massacre—But Not Press's Role in Massacre Janine Jackson   Joe Torres (Free Press, 5/27/21): "As Tulsa observes the 100th anniversary of the massacre, it’s crucial that we remember the rol…
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November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM

NYT Mourns Lost Glamor of Jeffrey Epstein’s New York

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Mourns Lost Glamor of Jeffrey Epstein’s New York Raina Lipsitz   New York Times (11/16/25): "In those days, print newspapers and magazines still held sway, and Mr. Epstein had close ties to many key players in the news media …
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November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM

'We Need to Recommit to Building a Nation Free From Hunger'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Need to Recommit to Building a Nation Free From Hunger' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Food Research and Action Center's Crystal FitzSimons about cuts to SNAP for the November 21, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. …
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Keep us defiant!

Keep us defiant! View this email in your browser   Keep us defiant! Dear FAIR Friends,  Amid an administration hell bent on tamping down dissent and a legacy press pandering for profit, the need fo…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM

Trump Corruption... Seattle Socialist... Venezuela Drug Hoax....

Trump Corruption... Seattle Socialist... Venezuela Drug Hoax.... Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the past week. View this email in your browser Weekly Alert: November 21, 2025 Here are the stories FAIR has bee…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM

'Housing Discrimination Harms Health and Steals Wealth':

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Housing Discrimination Harms Health and Steals Wealth': Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson reaired archival interviews with Gene Slater, Richard Rothstein and George Lipsitz about housing and media for the November 14, 2025, episode …
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November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Crystal FitzSimons on SNAP and Public Understanding

All posts View article on FAIR's website Crystal FitzSimons on SNAP and Public Understanding CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251121.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode ("Save link as…
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November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM

WaPo Defends Data Centers—With Few Disclosures That Amazon Depends on Them

All posts View article on FAIR's website WaPo Defends Data Centers—With Few Disclosures That Amazon Depends on Them Pete Tucker   "AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring," Bloomberg (9/29/25) reported—but that's not the story the Washington Post wants to tell. …
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November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM

A Seattle Socialist’s Victory Gives Elite Media the Jitters 

All posts View article on FAIR's website A Seattle Socialist’s Victory Gives Elite Media the Jitters  Ari Paul   The Seattle Times (11/17/25) cast a jaundiced eye on "the civic adventure of having a new socialist mayor." New York City isn’t the only city to have electe…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM

We have truth on our side.

We have truth on our side. View this email in your browser   We have truth on our side.  Dear FAIR Family,  We’re beginning our year-end fund drive with a goal of raising $120,000 by January 1.  W…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Corporate Media Parrot Dubious Drug Claims That Justify War on Venezuela

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Parrot Dubious Drug Claims That Justify War on Venezuela Ricardo Vaz   Since August, the US has been amassing military assets in the Caribbean. Warships, bombers and thousands of troops have been joined by the USS G…
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November 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM

For NYT, Trump’s Gulf Corruption Is the New Normal

All posts View article on FAIR's website For NYT, Trump’s Gulf Corruption Is the New Normal Ari Paul   "Jimmy Carter" (Onion, 1/25/17): "Did you worry I might be cutting deals in back rooms with the peanut butter lobby? Or that I might be too busy at harvest time to foc…
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November 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM

Epstein & Mossad... 50-Year Mortgages... Housing & Media....

Epstein & Mossad... 50-Year Mortgages... Housing & Media.... Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the past week. View this email in your browser Weekly Alert: November 14, 2025 Here are the stories FAIR has…
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November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM

50-Year Mortgages: Trump's 'Bad Deal' Gets Respectful Hearing From Press

All posts View article on FAIR's website 50-Year Mortgages: Trump's 'Bad Deal' Gets Respectful Hearing From Press Janine Jackson   Is a 50-year mortgage a good idea? CNN (11/11/25) tells readers—maybe! Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte soft-launched th…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Emails Reveal Epstein's Ties to Mossad—But Corporate Media Looked Away

All posts View article on FAIR's website Emails Reveal Epstein's Ties to Mossad—But Corporate Media Looked Away Drew Favakeh   For years, there have been whispers that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who had ties to key officials in the US and foreign governments,…
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November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Gene Slater (2022), Richard Rothstein (2015) and George Lipsitz (2024) on Housing and Media

All posts View article on FAIR's website Gene Slater (2022), Richard Rothstein (2015) and George Lipsitz (2024) on Housing and Media CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251114.mp3 Right-click here…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM

'They Are Creating the Opportunity to Shrink Democracy More':

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'They Are Creating the Opportunity to Shrink Democracy More': Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Ball and Strikes' Madiba Dennie about the Supreme Court's threat to the Voting Rights Act for the November 7, 2025, episode o…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Mamdani Election... Cheney Obituaries... Voting Rights Danger........

Mamdani Election... Cheney Obituaries... Voting Rights Danger........ Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the past week. View this email in your browser Weekly Alert: November 7, 2025 Here are the stories FAIR has…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM

'The Trump Administration Needs to Be Isolated in Its Anti-Science Actions':

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Trump Administration Needs to Be Isolated in Its Anti-Science Actions': Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Union of Concerned Scientists' Rachel Cleetus about climate complicity for the October 31, 2025, episode o…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM

Remembering Dick Cheney, 'Polarizing' War Criminal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Remembering Dick Cheney, 'Polarizing' War Criminal Belén Fernández   Jacobin (11/5/25) offered an unsanitized review of Dick Cheney's career. The corporate media in the United States have rarely met a servant of empire who isn’t…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Madiba Dennie on Voting Rights Act in Danger

All posts View article on FAIR's website Madiba Dennie on Voting Rights Act in Danger CounterSpin   https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251107.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode ("Save link as...").   Balls & …
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November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM

For Establishment Press, the Lesson of Mamdani's Victory Is to Take No Lessons

All posts View article on FAIR's website For Establishment Press, the Lesson of Mamdani's Victory Is to Take No Lessons Julie Hollar   In the first election since Donald Trump and the GOP have upended US democracy, Democrats won resoundingly in closely watched state and l…
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November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM

'Trump Clearly Has No Idea What He's Doing When It Comes to the Economy':

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Trump Clearly Has No Idea What He's Doing When It Comes to the Economy': Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed CEPR's Dean Baker about Donald Trump's economic nonsense for the October 31, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This i…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Conde Nast, Paramount Cut Jobs—and Political Dissent

All posts View article on FAIR's website Conde Nast, Paramount Cut Jobs—and Political Dissent Ari Paul   Two major media brands announced layoffs and consolidation. Paramount, now under the control of the Ellison family, laid off 1,000 employees across its companies, incl…
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November 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Both NYC Tabloids Fought Mamdani, But Each Did It Their Way

All posts View article on FAIR's website Both NYC Tabloids Fought Mamdani, But Each Did It Their Way Saurav Sarkar   Scary people of color featured prominently in the New York Post's anti-Mamdani tirades (10/19/25). If there’s one thing that the institutional opinion-m…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Mamdani Beats Cuomo and the Press Hacks (Again)

All posts View article on FAIR's website Mamdani Beats Cuomo and the Press Hacks (Again) Ari Paul   New York City baseball legend Yogi Berra said it best: It’s déjà vu all over again. When Zohran Mamdani, a then-33-year-old democratic socialist state assembly member, beat…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM

NYT vs. No Kings... Trumponomics... Health Insurers....

NYT vs. No Kings... Trumponomics... Health Insurers.... Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the past week. View this email in your browser Weekly Alert: October 31, 2025 Here are the stories FAIR has been working …
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October 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM

Don't Worry, Wall Street Journal—Health Insurers Are Profitable!

All posts View article on FAIR's website Don't Worry, Wall Street Journal—Health Insurers Are Profitable! John Canham-Clyne   On October 21, Elevance Health (the rebrand of for-profit health insurer Anthem) announced its third quarter results. Operating revenue went up 12…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Rachel Cleetus on Climate Culpability, Dean Baker on Trumponomics

All posts View article on FAIR's website Rachel Cleetus on Climate Culpability, Dean Baker on Trumponomics CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251031.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode …
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October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM

'They Are Trying to Maximize the Amount of Money They Can Get Any Given Consumer to Pay'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'They Are Trying to Maximize the Amount of Money They Can Get Any Given Consumer to Pay' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed journalist Katya Schwenk about AI surveillance pricing for the October 24, 2025, episode of CounterS…
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October 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM

'The government's Own Disclosures Demonstrate These Strikes Are Not Lawful':

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The government's Own Disclosures Demonstrate These Strikes Are Not Lawful': Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed the ACLU's Jeffrey Stein about Trump's boat attacks for the October 24, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a …
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October 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM

'These Changes Are Reducing Our Power to Effect Positive Change for Families':

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'These Changes Are Reducing Our Power to Effect Positive Change for Families': Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' Cara Brumfield about erasing federal data for the October 17, 20…
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October 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM

As Millions March Against Fascism, NYT Warns Against Progressives

All posts View article on FAIR's website As Millions March Against Fascism, NYT Warns Against Progressives Julie Hollar   What does this political moment in our country call for? The MAGA president and right-wing Supreme Court are shredding the Constitution at lightning s…
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October 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM

Gaza 'Ceasefire'... 'Peace' Prize... Pentagon Toadies....

Gaza 'Ceasefire'... 'Peace' Prize... Pentagon Toadies.... Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the past week. View this email in your browser Weekly Alert: October 24, 2025 Here are the stories FAIR has been workin…
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October 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM

'Decades of National Security Policy Have Gotten Us to Where We Are':

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Decades of National Security Policy Have Gotten Us to Where We Are': Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Defending Rights and Dissent's Chip Gibbons about Trump's plan to crush the left for the October 17, 2025, episode of…
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October 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Pentagon Creates New Legion of PR Toadies

All posts View article on FAIR's website Pentagon Creates New Legion of PR Toadies Ari Paul The professional organization Military Reporters & Editors (CNN, 10/15/25) called the new press restrictions “an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment and on the Americ…