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August 6, 2021 at 9:30 PM

'Governments Are Spying on the People Who Bring Us the News'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Governments Are Spying on the People Who Bring Us the News' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Electronic Frontier Foundation's Cindy Cohn about Pegasus spyware for the July 31, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edi…

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August 6, 2021 at 3:35 PM

James Early on Cuban Embargo, David Cooper on 'We All Quit'

All posts View article on FAIR's website James Early on Cuban Embargo, David Cooper on 'We All Quit' CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Pro-government rally, Cuba (photo: AP/Eliana Aponte) This week on CounterSpin: Imagine if China used its power to cut off international trade to …

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August 5, 2021 at 11:58 PM

To the Right, to the Right: Media's Special Election Lesson

All posts View article on FAIR's website To the Right, to the Right: Media's Special Election Lesson Julie Hollar   Axios' Mike Allen (8/4/21): "An upset in Ohio on Tuesday night is giving moderate, Biden-aligned Democrats momentum vs. the party's vocal left ahead of next year's…

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August 5, 2021 at 4:06 PM

'We Can't Fight for Racial Justice if We Can't Learn About Racial Injustice'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Can't Fight for Racial Justice if We Can't Learn About Racial Injustice' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed African American Policy Forum's Luke Harris about critical race theory for the July 31, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. …

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August 4, 2021 at 11:46 PM

The Far Right’s Manufactured Meaning of Critical Race Theory

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Far Right’s Manufactured Meaning of Critical Race Theory Olivia Riggio   Nathanael Blake (Federalist, 6/22/21): "Conservatives have found a vulnerable target in critical race theory, and we should keep hitting it." In an opinion piec…

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August 4, 2021 at 9:04 PM

The Far Right’s Manufactured Meaning of Critical Race Theory

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Far Right’s Manufactured Meaning of Critical Race Theory Olivia Riggio   Nathanael Blake (Federalist, 6/22/21): "Conservatives have found a vulnerable target in critical race theory, and we should keep hitting it." In an opinion piec…

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August 3, 2021 at 9:40 PM

Why Carlson’s Alliance With Hungarian Fascism Matters

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why Carlson’s Alliance With Hungarian Fascism Matters Ari Paul   The Daily Beast (8/3/21) reported that "Carlson has publicly praised Orban’s government on Fox News...laud[ing] the prime minister’s anti-immigration policies." The Daily B…

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August 2, 2021 at 9:20 PM

Both-Sidesing Democracy to Death

All posts View article on FAIR's website Both-Sidesing Democracy to Death Julie Hollar   In the wake of the Capitol Hill insurrection, FAIR  (1/18/21) noted "a new and refreshing ability to apply accurate labels to people and their behaviors...and to apportion blame based on rea…

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August 2, 2021 at 8:15 PM

We met our goal—Thanks to you!

We met our goal—Thanks to you! View this email in your browser   We met our goal—thanks to you!   Dear FAIR Folks,  Thanks to your support, we met our summer fundraising goal of $15,000!  Our don…

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July 31, 2021 at 12:11 AM

'Vaccine Mandate'... Manchin's Coal Money... Ice Cream & Israel....

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July 30, 2021 at 7:09 PM

There's No 'Vaccine Mandate'—but That Doesn't Stop WaPo Asking People How They Feel About It

All posts View article on FAIR's website There's No 'Vaccine Mandate'—but That Doesn't Stop WaPo Asking People How They Feel About It Julie Hollar   The Washington Post (7/29/21) cites a labor union saying "it believes requiring vaccinations represents an infringement on civil r…

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July 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Luke Harris on Critical Race Theory, Cindy Cohn on Pegasus Spyware

All posts View article on FAIR's website Luke Harris on Critical Race Theory, Cindy Cohn on Pegasus Spyware CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin210730Harris.mp3   Little Rock, 1957 This week on CounterSpin…

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July 29, 2021 at 9:04 PM

'If Police Made Asian Americans Safe, We'd Already Be Safe'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'If Police Made Asian Americans Safe, We'd Already Be Safe' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed 18 Million Rising's Bianca Nozaki-Nasser about anti-Asian bias for the July 23, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited …

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July 28, 2021 at 6:14 PM

“I tell FAIR’s many fans to do three things”

“I tell FAIR’s many fans to do three things” View this email in your browser   FAIR Founder Jeff Cohen: “I tell FAIR’s many fans to do three things”   Dear FAIR Friends,  Thanks to all of your sup…

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July 27, 2021 at 8:50 PM

They All Scream Over Ben & Jerry’s Not Selling Ice Cream on the West Bank

All posts View article on FAIR's website They All Scream Over Ben & Jerry’s Not Selling Ice Cream on the West Bank Ari Paul   Daily News (7/26/21) on Ben & Jerry's withdrawal from the Occupied Territories: "Very pleased are the BDS crowd, Israel-haters and assorted antis…

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July 27, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Manchin's Coal Conflict of Interest Not of Interest to Corporate News

All posts View article on FAIR's website Manchin's Coal Conflict of Interest Not of Interest to Corporate News Julie Hollar   Joe Manchin shooting a bullet through a cap-and-trade bill in a 2010 campaign ad. The Biden administration vowed to at least begin to address the climat…

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July 25, 2021 at 1:20 AM

WSJ Race Lies... Billionaires in Space... FAIR's 35th Anniversary....

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July 24, 2021 at 2:48 PM

Gushing Coverage of the Billionaire's Space Race

All posts View article on FAIR's website Gushing Coverage of the Billionaire's Space Race James Baratta   Behind recent praise of undertaxed billionaire Jeff Bezos’ brief trip to near-space lie the neglected realities of institutional and environmental degradation, both of which …

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July 23, 2021 at 9:52 PM

35 Years Later, Looking Back at the Founding of FAIR

All posts View article on FAIR's website 35 Years Later, Looking Back at the Founding of FAIR  Jeff Cohen   It was 35 years ago this month that I left my beloved Venice, California, to move to New York City to launch FAIR. Not many progressive nonprofits endure 35 years, but FAI…

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July 23, 2021 at 8:34 PM

The Two Big Lies of WSJ's Attack on Critical Race Theory

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Two Big Lies of WSJ's Attack on Critical Race Theory Julie Hollar   The Wall Street Journal (7/7/21) takes aim at critical race theory, which it describes as "a neo-Marxist ideology that...teaches that a person is defined above all el…

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July 23, 2021 at 4:32 PM

'The Haitian People Aren't Looking for Foreign Powers to Impose a New System'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Haitian People Aren't Looking for Foreign Powers to Impose a New System' Janine Jackson       Janine Jackson interviewed Black Alliance for Peace's Chris Bernadel about the Haitian presidential assassination for the July 16, 2021, epi…

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July 23, 2021 at 3:27 PM

Bianca Nozaki-Nasser on Anti-Asian Bias

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bianca Nozaki-Nasser on Anti-Asian Bias CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   New York Times (6/22/21) This week on CounterSpin: A June New York Times article about female Asian-American and Pacific Islander golfers reacting to the recent spik…

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July 22, 2021 at 8:48 PM

As US Broils and Europe Floods, Media Dismiss EU Climate Plan as 'Ambitious'

All posts View article on FAIR's website As US Broils and Europe Floods, Media Dismiss EU Climate Plan as 'Ambitious' Olivia Riggio   When detailing catastrophic weather events, prominent corporate news outlets show less reluctance than in the past (FAIR.org, 9/22/20, 4/22/21) to…

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July 22, 2021 at 6:56 PM

Help FAIR Celebrate 35 Years—And Keep Us Going for at Least 35 More!

Help FAIR Celebrate 35 Years—And Keep Us Going for at Least 35 More! View this email in your browser   Support FAIR: Meet Our Birthday Fundraising Goal!   Dear FAIR Folks, If you’ve been in the FA…

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July 22, 2021 at 3:48 PM

'The FDA’s Decision Showed a Stunning Disregard for Science'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The FDA’s Decision Showed a Stunning Disregard for Science' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Public Citizen's Michael Carome about the FDA's Alzheimer drug scandal for the July 16, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightl…

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July 21, 2021 at 11:10 PM

Saab Case Shows Western Media’s Casual Acceptance of US Atrocities

All posts View article on FAIR's website Saab Case Shows Western Media’s Casual Acceptance of US Atrocities Joe Emersberger   A Colombian businessperson named Alex Saab was traveling to Iran on behalf of the Venezuelan government in June 2020. His official mission was to negotiat…

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July 20, 2021 at 9:35 PM

Blaming BLM for Homicide Rise—and Excusing Massive Spike in Gun Sales

All posts View article on FAIR's website Blaming BLM for Homicide Rise—and Excusing Massive Spike in Gun Sales Eoin Higgins   Washington Post (6/27/21): "One centrist...said fellow Democrats must not shy away from talking about rising crime and the challenges facing police." Me…

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July 20, 2021 at 7:31 PM

Help FAIR Celebrate 35 Years—And Keep Us Going for at Least 35 More!

Help FAIR Celebrate 35 Years—And Keep Us Going for at Least 35 More! View this email in your browser   Holding Big Media Accountable—With Your Help!   Dear FAIR Friends,  When corporate media leav…

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July 19, 2021 at 10:32 PM

Shoplifting Is Big News; Stealing Millions From Workers Is Not

All posts View article on FAIR's website Shoplifting Is Big News; Stealing Millions From Workers Is Not Steven Keehner   Urban crime is the golden child of local media, as recent FAIR coverage (6/21/21) has shown. But as FAIR's Julie Hollar recently noted, the amount of attention…

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July 17, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Cuba Protests... Haiti Assassination... NYC Primaries...

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July 17, 2021 at 12:09 AM

WSJ Likes 'More Money in Taxpayers' Hands'—Only When They're Wealthy Hands

All posts View article on FAIR's website WSJ Likes 'More Money in Taxpayers' Hands'—Only When They're Wealthy Hands Elias Khoury   The Wall Street Journal (7/5/21) was thrilled by an Ohio tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy... When Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine signed a tax cut…

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July 16, 2021 at 8:18 PM

Media Play Up Protests, Play Down Effect of US Sanctions in Cuba

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Play Up Protests, Play Down Effect of US Sanctions in Cuba Alan MacLeod   New York Times (7/11/21): "In a country known for repressive crackdowns on dissent, the rallies were widely viewed as astonishing.” A wave of protests in Cub…

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July 16, 2021 at 3:32 PM

Chris Bernadel on Haitian Assassination, Michael Carome on FDA Alzheimer's Investigation

All posts View article on FAIR's website Chris Bernadel on Haitian Assassination, Michael Carome on FDA Alzheimer's Investigation CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Adm. Mike Mullen (center) with US troops in Haiti, 2010 (photo: Chad J. McNeeley/DoD) This…

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July 15, 2021 at 6:52 PM

Help FAIR Celebrate 35 Years—And Keep Us Going for at Least 35 More!

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July 14, 2021 at 3:06 PM

'The Techniques Rumsfeld Was Using Were Designed to Get False Information'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Techniques Rumsfeld Was Using Were Designed to Get False Information' Janine Jackson   The July 9, 2021, episode of CounterSpin included an archival interview with the Center for Constitutional Rights' Michael Ratner about Donald Rums…

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July 13, 2021 at 8:59 PM

'US Companies Can Be Sued for Involvement in Child Slavery'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'US Companies Can Be Sued for Involvement in Child Slavery' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed UC Davis' William Dodge on Nestlé and slave labor for the July 9, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. ht…

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July 11, 2021 at 1:28 AM

Critical Race Theory... Nestle & Slave Labor... Anti-Protest Laws....

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July 10, 2021 at 9:05 PM

How Not to Cover Critical Race Theory

All posts View article on FAIR's website How Not to Cover Critical Race Theory Julie Hollar   In USA Today's print edition (7/6/21), this op-ed was headlined, "Teaching Critical Race Theory Is Patriotic, Not Anti-American." After working the right up into a lather over Black Li…

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July 9, 2021 at 11:20 PM

'That's Lethal, Communities Completely Exposed to This Kind of Heat'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'That's Lethal, Communities Completely Exposed to This Kind of Heat' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Vivek Shandas about climate impacts for the July 2, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https:/…

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July 9, 2021 at 8:33 PM

'We Have Seen the Deepening of the Anti-Democratic, Anti-Protest Legislative Trend'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Have Seen the Deepening of the Anti-Democratic, Anti-Protest Legislative Trend' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Vera Eidelman about Fourth of July freedoms for the July 2, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edi…

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July 9, 2021 at 3:37 PM

William Dodge on Nestle Slave Labor, Michael Ratner on Donald Rumsfeld

All posts View article on FAIR's website William Dodge on Nestle Slave Labor, Michael Ratner on Donald Rumsfeld CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS Child chocolate worker in the Ivory Coast (Fortune, 3/1/16) (photo: Benjamin Lowy) This week on CounterSpin: Nestle CEO Mark Schneider tol…

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July 8, 2021 at 5:59 PM

The Truth Is a Right, Not A Privilege: Help FAIR Raise $15,000 by August 1

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July 2, 2021 at 10:13 PM

Lab Leak Revisited... Rumsfeld Obits... Climate Action....

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July 2, 2021 at 9:12 PM

Rumsfeld Remembered as 'Complex,' 'Energetic'—Not as Killer of Multitudes

All posts View article on FAIR's website Rumsfeld Remembered as 'Complex,' 'Energetic'—Not as Killer of Multitudes Jim Naureckas   The New York Times (6/30/21) wrote that Donald Rumsfeld "seemed like an All-American who had stepped off the Wheaties box." One thing you won't fin…

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July 2, 2021 at 8:12 PM

ACTION ALERT: NYT Ignores Two-Year House Arrest of Lawyer Who Took on Big Oil

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: NYT Ignores Two-Year House Arrest of Lawyer Who Took on Big Oil  James Baratta   Attorney Steven Donziger at his contempt of court trial (Intercept, 5/17/21) (photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Steven R. Donziger—the …

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July 2, 2021 at 6:08 PM

Key Assange Witness Recants—With Zero Corporate Media Coverage

All posts View article on FAIR's website Key Assange Witness Recants—With Zero Corporate Media Coverage Alan MacLeod   Stundin's blockbuster (6/26/21) failed to explode in US corporate media. A key witness in the Department of Justice’s case against Julian Assange has admitted …

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July 2, 2021 at 3:33 PM

Vera Eidelman on Fourth of July Freedoms, Vivek Shandas on Addressing Climate Change

All posts View article on FAIR's website Vera Eidelman on Fourth of July Freedoms, Vivek Shandas on Addressing Climate Change CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   USA Today (7/1/20) This week on CounterSpin: For many US citizens the Fourth of July is really just a chance to barbecue…

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July 2, 2021 at 2:05 AM

'The Tax Break Industrial Complex Has Not Been Challenged'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Tax Break Industrial Complex Has Not Been Challenged' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Good Jobs First's Greg LeRoy about Texas corporate subsidies for the June 25, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited tra…

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July 2, 2021 at 12:50 AM

US Censorship Is Increasingly Official

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Censorship Is Increasingly Official Alan MacLeod   The US government boasting of its censorship of Press TV. The Biden administration made headlines last week as it moved to shut down the websites of 33 foreign media outlets, includin…

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July 1, 2021 at 9:30 PM

Media Applaud the New Cold Wars—but Could US Be More Aggressive, Please?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Applaud the New Cold Wars—but Could US Be More Aggressive, Please? Gregory Shupak   US media are fixin’ for a fight with China, Russia—or both. Commentary on the recent G7 and NATO summits, as well as President Joe Biden's meeting wi…

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