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November 13, 2020 at 6:25 PM

Farcical Coverage of Julian Assange's Farcical Hearing

All posts View article on FAIR's website Farcical Coverage of Julian Assange's Farcical Hearing Joshua Cho   The Wall Street Journal (9/7/20) reported that WikiLeaks published "a huge trove of classified material that painted a bleak picture of the American campaigns in Iraq and…

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November 13, 2020 at 5:13 PM

Julie Hollar on Moving Democrats to the Right, Josh Bivens on Pandemic Unemployment

All posts View article on FAIR's website Julie Hollar on Moving Democrats to the Right, Josh Bivens on Pandemic Unemployment CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: After a historic election turnout…

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November 11, 2020 at 10:00 PM

'Proposition 22 Is a Backlash to Victories Workers Have Had'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Proposition 22 Is a Backlash to Victories Workers Have Had' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Rey Fuentes about California’s Proposition 22 for the November 6, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.  …

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November 10, 2020 at 10:45 PM

When Centrists Lose, Corporate Media Blame the Left

All posts View article on FAIR's website When Centrists Lose, Corporate Media Blame the Left Julie Hollar   Joe Biden hadn't even been declared the victor of the 2020 election before establishment Democrats, in the face of poorer-than-expected results in House and Senate races, b…

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November 9, 2020 at 8:58 PM

'These Lawsuits Are Incredibly Rinky-Dink'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'These Lawsuits Are Incredibly Rinky-Dink' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Voting Booth’s Steven Rosenfeld about vote counting for the November 6, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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November 6, 2020 at 11:56 PM

Resisting the Trump Coup... Youth Voters... Blaming BLM....

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November 6, 2020 at 10:49 PM

Exit Lines: Campaign Analysts Miss the Signal in the Noise

All posts View article on FAIR's website Exit Lines: Campaign Analysts Miss the Signal in the Noise Jim Naureckas   A lot of men were biting dogs in pre- and post-election analysis. “Trump Is Losing Ground With White Voters but Gaining Among Black and Hispanic Americans,” 538 (10…

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November 6, 2020 at 5:45 PM

Steven Rosenfeld on Vote Counting, Rey Fuentes on Rigging the Gig Economy

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November 6, 2020 at 1:20 AM

Media Still Refuse to Report the Real News: Trump Is Trying to Steal the Election

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Still Refuse to Report the Real News: Trump Is Trying to Steal the Election Jim Naureckas   Although I’ve written (FAIR.org, 9/15/20) about US media’s refusal to forthrightly report that President Donald Trump is trying to steal the …

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November 4, 2020 at 11:32 PM

Media Fail to Prepare Public for Potential Trump Coup

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Fail to Prepare Public for Potential Trump Coup Robin Andersen   On Sunday evening, two days before Election Day, Trump told reporters in Charlotte, North Carolina, “We’re going to go in the night of, as soon as that election is ove…

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November 4, 2020 at 12:44 AM

Young Voices Largely Missing in Election Coverage

All posts View article on FAIR's website Young Voices Largely Missing in Election Coverage FAIR   Harvard’s Institute of Politics (10/26/20) reported last week that 63% of  respondents aged 18–29 said they will “definitely be voting,” highlighting the “contrast to 47% during this…

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November 3, 2020 at 9:53 PM

'We Have the World's Largest System to Imprison and Exile Immigrants'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Have the World's Largest System to Imprison and Exile Immigrants' Janine Jackson   The October 30, 2020, episode of CounterSpin was a compendium of archival interviews about Donald Trump and immigration. This is a lightly edited transc…

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November 3, 2020 at 7:50 PM

Corporate Media Reverse Reality by Blaming BLM Protesters for Everything

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Reverse Reality by Blaming BLM Protesters for Everything Joshua Cho   Aside from the coronavirus pandemic, this year has also seen unprecedented mass uprisings against the US’s white supremacist police state after the death…

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November 1, 2020 at 6:34 PM

'Court Packing'... 60 Minutes Interviews... Philadelphia Protests....

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October 30, 2020 at 11:31 PM

It May Not Be Sunny in Philadelphia, But the Town’s Not Burning Either

All posts View article on FAIR's website It May Not Be Sunny in Philadelphia, But the Town’s Not Burning Either Dave Lindorff   Philadelphia — I was awakened at 8 a.m. Wednesday by a worried call from a good friend, journalist and radical prairie activist Michael Caddell in Kansa…

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October 30, 2020 at 10:03 PM

'The Candidates Who Are Opposed to Fracking Are Winning'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Candidates Who Are Opposed to Fracking Are Winning' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Mitch Jones about fracking’s damages for the October 23, 2020 episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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October 30, 2020 at 9:27 PM

'We Have a Long History of Criminalizing Communities of Color Through Drugs'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Have a Long History of Criminalizing Communities of Color Through Drugs' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Drug Policy Alliance’s Matt Sutton about victims of the drug war for the October 23, 2020, episode of CounterSpin.This…

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October 30, 2020 at 4:32 PM

US Media Lie About Bolivia’s Movement Toward Socialism—Before, During and After Election

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Media Lie About Bolivia’s Movement Toward Socialism—Before, During and After Election Gregory Shupak   When Bolivia’s democratically elected President Evo Morales, representing the party known as the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), was…

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October 30, 2020 at 3:48 PM

Special Program on Trump & Immigration

All posts View article on FAIR's website Special Program on Trump & Immigration CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (photo: USCBP) This week on CounterSpin: As we record on October 29, we don't know what will happe…

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October 28, 2020 at 10:08 PM

How Not to Interview a Toddler

All posts View article on FAIR's website How Not to Interview a Toddler Dorothee Benz   The headline news from President Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes interview, taped on October 20, was that he walked out and ended the interview early, a fact CBS played up ahead of the October 25 ai…

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October 26, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Journalists Pick Sides When They Call Adding Justices 'Court Packing'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Journalists Pick Sides When They Call Adding Justices 'Court Packing' Julie Hollar   As Republicans ram through Trump's third Supreme Court nomination with an election underway, Democrats are increasingly contemplating expanding the court.…

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October 23, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Wealth Tax... 'Cancel Culture'... Democracy in Bolivia....

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October 23, 2020 at 8:09 PM

Panic Over ‘Cancel Culture’ Is Another Example of Right-Wing Projection

All posts View article on FAIR's website Panic Over ‘Cancel Culture’ Is Another Example of Right-Wing Projection Ari Paul   Fox News' Tucker Carlson, who makes a living talking about how terrible the left's ideas are, has a sideline complaining about the left's intolerance to id…

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October 23, 2020 at 6:46 PM

After Socialist Victory in Bolivia, Media Still Whitewash Coup

All posts View article on FAIR's website After Socialist Victory in Bolivia, Media Still Whitewash Coup Bryce Greene   Bolivia’s Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party won a decisive victory in the country’s presidential elections on Sunday, with its candidate Luis Arce apparentl…

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October 23, 2020 at 5:25 PM

Mitch Jones on Fracking's Hazards, Matt Sutton on Drug War's Victims

All posts View article on FAIR's website Mitch Jones on Fracking's Hazards, Matt Sutton on Drug War's Victims CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (cc photo: WildEarth Guardians) This week on CounterSpin: Earlier this y…

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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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