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October 22, 2020 at 9:27 PM

‘It’s a Very Determined Power Play to Pack Our Court’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘It’s a Very Determined Power Play to Pack Our Court’ Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed True North Research’s Lisa Graves about what’s behind the Amy Coney Barrett nomination for the October 16, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This…

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October 22, 2020 at 12:51 AM

Media Owned by Wealthy Are Quick to Tell You Wealth Taxes Are a Bad Idea

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Owned by Wealthy Are Quick to Tell You Wealth Taxes Are a Bad Idea Alan MacLeod   The coronavirus pandemic has greatly increased wealth inequality in the United States, a key issue in the upcoming presidential election. Polls are cur…

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October 21, 2020 at 9:10 PM

The Tyranny of the Media Correct

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Tyranny of the Media Correct Laura Fraser   Extra! (5–6/91) The latest trend in intellectual (and not-so-intellectual) magazines, lest you have been asleep, is a widespread denunciation of the Tyranny of the Politically Correct. Feat…

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October 18, 2020 at 10:25 PM

Fracking Ban 'Risk'... Amy Coney Barrett... China's Covid Response....

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October 16, 2020 at 11:22 PM

Press Worries About a Fracking Ban’s ‘Risk’ to Democrats—Not Fracking’s Threat to Planet

All posts View article on FAIR's website Press Worries About a Fracking Ban’s ‘Risk’ to Democrats—Not Fracking’s Threat to Planet Joshua Cho   In last week’s vice presidential debate between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence, Harris reiterated Democratic nominee Jo…

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October 16, 2020 at 8:31 PM

'All 50 States Bar Private, Unauthorized Paramilitary Activity'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'All 50 States Bar Private, Unauthorized Paramilitary Activity' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection’s Mary McCord about unlawful militias for the October 9, 2020, episode of Coun…

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October 16, 2020 at 3:38 PM

Lisa Graves on the Story Behind Amy Coney Barrett

All posts View article on FAIR's website Lisa Graves on the Story Behind Amy Coney Barrett CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link Amy Coney Barrett (photo: Tom Williams/Roll Call) This week on CounterSpin: Despite the sym…

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October 15, 2020 at 9:08 PM

‘Persecuting Assange Is a Real Blow to Reporting and Human Rights Advocacy’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘Persecuting Assange Is a Real Blow to Reporting and Human Rights Advocacy’ Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Defending Rights & Dissent’s Chip Gibbons about Julian Assange’s extradition hearing for the October 9, 2020, episo…

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October 15, 2020 at 7:37 PM

Democracy Dies in the Light

All posts View article on FAIR's website Democracy Dies in the Light Julie Hollar   The Trump presidency has overturned many norms of democracy, but one of his most dangerous moves is the weaponization of the powers of government against his political opponents. He's never shied …

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October 14, 2020 at 10:22 PM

No, China Didn’t 'Stall' Critical Covid Information at Outbreak's Start

All posts View article on FAIR's website No, China Didn’t 'Stall' Critical Covid Information at Outbreak's Start Joshua Cho     FAIR (6/21/20) has criticized various conspiracy theories propagated by corporate media alleging a coverup of crucial information regarding the Covid-19…

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October 12, 2020 at 11:42 PM

Kathleen Kearney Naureckas (1936-2020)

All posts View article on FAIR's website Kathleen Kearney Naureckas (1936-2020) Jim Naureckas   Today would be the 84th birthday of my mother, Kathleen Kearney Naureckas, who died at her apartment in Oak Park, Illinois, on September 30, 2020. In accordance with the journalistic m…

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October 11, 2020 at 10:32 PM

Where Are Socialist Pundits?... VP Debate... Unlawful Militias....

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October 10, 2020 at 10:21 PM

'There Is a Different Set of Rules for Someone Like Donald Trump'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'There Is a Different Set of Rules for Someone Like Donald Trump' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the  Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s Steve Wamhoff about Donald Trump and taxes for the October 2, 2020, episode of C…

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October 9, 2020 at 10:08 PM

Socialism's Increasing Popularity Doesn't Bring Media Out of McCarthy Era

All posts View article on FAIR's website Socialism's Increasing Popularity Doesn't Bring Media Out of McCarthy Era Joshua Cho   Socialism is more popular among people of color, younger people, people with more education and people with less money (Pew, 6/25/19). Ever since the …

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October 9, 2020 at 7:58 PM

VP Encounter Shows You Can't Have a Real Debate When One Party Refuses to Follow Rules

All posts View article on FAIR's website VP Encounter Shows You Can't Have a Real Debate When One Party Refuses to Follow Rules Julie Hollar   Wednesday's vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris may have lacked the bullying and blustering by Trump that chara…

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October 9, 2020 at 4:29 PM

Mary McCord on Unlawful Militias, Chip Gibbons on Assange Extradition

All posts View article on FAIR's website Mary McCord on Unlawful Militias, Chip Gibbons on Assange Extradition CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (photo: SPLC) This week on CounterSpin: In a conversation recorded just…

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October 8, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Teachers Left Out of School Reopening Discussion—Even on the Left

All posts View article on FAIR's website Teachers Left Out of School Reopening Discussion—Even on the Left Ari Paul     A Jacobin interview (9/19/20) with epidemiologists called for "an age-targeted strategy" towards Covid-19, including "keeping schools open for our children." …

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October 6, 2020 at 10:02 PM

'Independent Media Is About Introducing People to Each Other'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Independent Media Is About Introducing People to Each Other' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Laura Flanders about independent journalism for the September 25, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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October 6, 2020 at 8:28 PM

Evidence-Free 'Lab Leak' Speculation Boosts Trump's Xenophobic Approach to Coronavirus

All posts View article on FAIR's website Evidence-Free 'Lab Leak' Speculation Boosts Trump's Xenophobic Approach to Coronavirus Joshua Cho   Even while downplaying speculation about a labratory origin for the novel coronavirus as "conspiracy theories," NBC (8/10/20) fueled such …

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October 4, 2020 at 6:34 PM

First Debate... Trump's Taxes

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October 2, 2020 at 6:41 PM

First Debate Calls for More than Cutting Off Mics

All posts View article on FAIR's website First Debate Calls for More than Cutting Off Mics Julie Hollar After the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the predominant U.S. media response to the debate was, like the global public response, one of horror: "…

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September 27, 2020 at 7:11 PM

Make Climate a Focus of Debates... Julian Assange... Israel Isn’t Signing ‘Peace’ Deals

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September 26, 2020 at 8:54 PM

'Investment in Fossil Fuels Yields Much Less Returns Than the Green Sector'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Investment in Fossil Fuels Yields Much Less Returns Than the Green Sector' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed journalist Antonia Juhasz about the end of oil for the September 18, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edit…

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September 26, 2020 at 4:09 PM

Israel Isn’t Signing ‘Peace’ Deals

All posts View article on FAIR's website Israel Isn’t Signing ‘Peace’ Deals Gregory Shupak   CNN (9/15/20), like other outlets, described the formation of an alliance against Iran as a "peace accord." Corporate media outlets such as Forbes (9/11/20), Bloomberg (9/15/20), CNN (9…

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September 25, 2020 at 8:45 PM

Julian Assange: Press Shows Little Interest in Media ‘Trial of Century’

All posts View article on FAIR's website Julian Assange: Press Shows Little Interest in Media ‘Trial of Century’  Alan MacLeod   Labeled the media “trial of the century,” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing is currently taking place in London—although you might…

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September 25, 2020 at 7:09 PM

A Quick (Corrected) Calculation on Child Covid Deaths

All posts View article on FAIR's website A Quick (Corrected) Calculation on Child Covid Deaths Jim Naureckas   Jacobin (9/19/20) platforms two epidemiologists who argue that "exposures [to coronavirus] in young, healthy people contribute to the herd immunity that will ultimately…

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September 25, 2020 at 3:39 PM

Laura Flanders on Journalism of Engagement

All posts View article on FAIR's website Laura Flanders on Journalism of Engagement CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link Laura Flanders This week on CounterSpin: This week is one for the books, as a grand jury refused t…

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September 23, 2020 at 7:50 PM

RETRACTION: A Quick Calculation on How Many Kids Jacobin Is Willing to Let Die

The numbers in the post "A Quick Calculation on How Many Kids Jacobin Is Willing to Let Die," sent out today, were based on a misreading of a CDC chart. I'm going to track down the right numbers, but I wanted to let people know as soon as I could that the numbers that my arguement relied on cannot…

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September 23, 2020 at 6:50 PM

A Quick Calculation on How Many Kids Jacobin Is Willing to Let Die

All posts View article on FAIR's website A Quick Calculation on How Many Kids Jacobin Is Willing to Let Die Jim Naureckas   Jacobin (9/19/20) platforms two epidemiologists who argue that "exposures [to coronavirus] in young, healthy people contribute to the herd immunity that wi…

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September 22, 2020 at 8:18 PM

ACTION ALERT: With Planet at Stake, Moderators Must Make Climate a Focus of Debates

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: With Planet at Stake, Moderators Must Make Climate a Focus of Debates Julie Hollar   Wildfires continue to devastate the West Coast, and both the Arctic and Antarctica are exhibiting dramatic ice loss (CNN, 9/15/20). Given ho…

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September 19, 2020 at 8:57 PM

Not Climate Change... False Balance on Election 2020... Clear Threat to Democracy... End of Oil

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September 18, 2020 at 9:48 PM

Media Blame Gender Reveal Parties, Not Climate Change, for West Coast Fires

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Blame Gender Reveal Parties, Not Climate Change, for West Coast Fires Alan MacLeod   Six New York Times reporters (9/7/20) teamed up to produce more than 1,700 words about how "extreme heat [was] roasting California." None of those …

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September 18, 2020 at 1:06 PM

Antonia Juhasz on the End of Oil

All posts View article on FAIR's website Antonia Juhasz on the End of Oil CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (cc photo: Bex Walton) This week on CounterSpin: As the coronavirus pandemic shut down business as usual aro…

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September 17, 2020 at 10:44 PM

'The Court Has Refused to Fashion Concrete Legal Standards About the Rights of Protesters'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Court Has Refused to Fashion Concrete Legal Standards About the Rights of Protesters' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed constitutional law attorney Kia Rahnama for the September 11, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a li…

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September 17, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Voters Should be Wary of USA Today's False Balance on Election 2020

All posts View article on FAIR's website Voters Should be Wary of USA Today's False Balance on Election 2020 Julie Hollar   One thing readers can count on every election season is false balance in the press (FAIR.org, 12/9/16, 10/3/12; Extra!, 11–12/08; FAIR.org, 9/30/04), and de…

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September 16, 2020 at 8:04 PM

'A Vaccine Can Be a Public Good'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'A Vaccine Can Be a Public Good' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Public Citizen's Peter Maybarduk about Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for the September 11, 2020 episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.   …

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September 15, 2020 at 4:40 PM

Journalists Need to Be Clear About a Clear Threat to Democracy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Journalists Need to Be Clear About a Clear Threat to Democracy Joshua Cho   When the president of the United States has: explicitly declared his intentions to withhold federal election funding from states that are trying to make it easier…

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September 11, 2020 at 11:18 PM

Chevron's Revenge... Covid Treatments... The Right to Protest....

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September 11, 2020 at 11:13 PM

'They Put the Blame of Waste on Individuals as Opposed to Companies'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'They Put the Blame of Waste on Individuals as Opposed to Companies' Janine Jackson The September 4, 2020, episode of CounterSpin included an archival interview with the Intercept’s Sharon Lerner about plastics recycling and PR, which orig…

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September 11, 2020 at 4:22 PM

Peter Maybarduk on Covid Treatments, Kia Rahnama on the Right to Protest

All posts View article on FAIR's website Peter Maybarduk on Covid Treatments, Kia Rahnama on the Right to Protest CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (cc image: Scientific Animations) This week on CounterSpin: There is…

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September 8, 2020 at 6:41 PM

‘Foreign Policy of This Country Has to Reject US Exceptionalism’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘Foreign Policy of This Country Has to Reject US Exceptionalism’ Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed IPS’s Phyllis Bennis about foreign policy visions for the August 28, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transc…

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September 5, 2020 at 10:36 PM

Democracy Dies in Obfuscation... Covid and Voting... Arctic Refuge Drilling....

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September 4, 2020 at 9:30 PM

Democracy Dies in Obfuscation

All posts View article on FAIR's website Democracy Dies in Obfuscation Dorothee Benz   The Washington Post piece (8/27/20) was illustrated with a photo of an activist being attacked by a violent divide. “US Political Divide Becomes Increasingly Violent, Rattling Activists and P…

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September 2, 2020 at 8:28 PM

‘The Whole Voting Universe Has Been Turned Upside Down by Covid’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘The Whole Voting Universe Has Been Turned Upside Down by Covid’ Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Voting Booth’s Steven Rosenfeld about how to vote, for the August 21, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited trans…

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August 29, 2020 at 11:52 PM

Trump Lawlessness... Biden's 'Centrist Coalition'... Incarcerated Firefighters....

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August 29, 2020 at 1:23 AM

Press Normalizes Trump's Lawlessness as Use of 'Tools of Presidency' to 'Broaden Appeal'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Press Normalizes Trump's Lawlessness as Use of 'Tools of Presidency' to 'Broaden Appeal' Janine Jackson   After the spectacle of a Democratic National Convention featuring more Republicans than Latinos, Americans got a Republican Conventio…

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August 28, 2020 at 10:40 PM

‘Muscular’ Foreign Policy: Media Codeword for Violence Abroad

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘Muscular’ Foreign Policy: Media Codeword for Violence Abroad Alan MacLeod   The Washington Post's Josh Rogin (8/13/20) writes that "Biden and Harris, if they are elected, will have a chance to prove that Democratic muscular liberalism is…

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August 28, 2020 at 6:51 PM

‘Not to Have an Accurate Count Is Shooting Ourselves in the Foot’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘Not to Have an Accurate Count  Is Shooting Ourselves in the Foot’ Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Liz OuYang on the hijacking of the 2020 census for the August 14, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcr…

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August 28, 2020 at 3:19 PM

Phyllis Bennis on Foreign Policy Visions

All posts View article on FAIR's website Phyllis Bennis on Foreign Policy Visions CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link   Secretary of State Mike Pompeo campaigning for Donald Trump from the US embassy in Jerusalem. This…

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August 26, 2020 at 10:04 PM

Distorting Facts to Blame the Left for Antisemitism

All posts View article on FAIR's website Distorting Facts to Blame the Left for Antisemitism Ari Paul   "Do yourself a favor and read this thread," tweeted scheduled RNC speaker Mary Ann Mendoza—which included the claim that ”‘The Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ is not a fabric…

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