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September 29, 2021 at 10:07 PM

NYT Runs Interference for Billionaires Who Don't Want Their Wealth Taxed

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Runs Interference for Billionaires Who Don't Want Their Wealth Taxed Julie Hollar   The New York Times (9/23/21) criticizes the White House for taking into account the main way billionaires make money. According to a White House anal…

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September 28, 2021 at 8:48 PM

'Manchin Has Taken the Lead in Diluting Ethics Provisions'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Manchin Has Taken the Lead in Diluting Ethics Provisions' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed David Moore about Joe Manchin's conflicts of interest on climate change for the September 24, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a li…

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September 27, 2021 at 7:59 PM

HBO's Anti-Maduro Propaganda Is Cruder Than Venezuelan Oil

All posts View article on FAIR's website HBO's Anti-Maduro Propaganda Is Cruder Than Venezuelan Oil Joe Emersberger   According to Daily Beast's Nick Schager (9/13/21), A La Calle "addresses the sad state of affairs plaguing Venezuela, a country ruled by a so-called 'socialist' …

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September 24, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Afghanistan Sources... Transphobia & Censorship... AOC Dress....

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September 24, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Missing Voices in Broadcast Coverage of Afghan Withdrawal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Missing Voices in Broadcast Coverage of Afghan Withdrawal Julie Hollar   As the US after 20 years finally began its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the story dominated TV news. Just as they did when the war began (Extra!, 11–12/01), corporate…

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September 24, 2021 at 7:09 PM

Censorship Is OK When Transphobes Do It

All posts View article on FAIR's website Censorship Is OK When Transphobes Do It Ari Paul   The Guardian (9/7/21) said that a section of an interview with philosopher Judith Butler was cut out of fear of "misleading readers." An interview in the Guardian (9/7/21) made waves—not…

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September 24, 2021 at 3:10 PM

David Moore on Manchin's Conflict, Jim Naureckas on Covid and Media

All posts View article on FAIR's website David Moore on Manchin's Conflict, Jim Naureckas on Covid and Media CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin210924Guestname.mp3   Sludge (8/6/21) This week on Counter…

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September 22, 2021 at 8:07 PM

'The Demonization Was Meant to Pacify Readers to Accept the Brutality'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Demonization Was Meant to Pacify Readers to Accept the Brutality' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Milton Allimadi about New York Times coverage of Africa for the September 17, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightl…

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September 21, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Press Response to 'Tax the Rich' Dress Proves AOC’s Point

All posts View article on FAIR's website Press Response to 'Tax the Rich' Dress Proves AOC’s Point Ari Paul   It’s like Lenin said: There are decades when nothing happens, and there are dresses where decades happen. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Tax the Rich” dress at the Met …

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September 21, 2021 at 7:41 PM

FAIR’s (Finally) on Instagram!

FAIR’s (Finally) on Instagram! View this email in your browser   $35 for 35! Donate to FAIR & Receive Our 35th Anniversary Shirt   Dear FAIR Friends, Although FAIR has been offering well-docum…

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September 20, 2021 at 7:39 PM

Why Jake Tapper Never Asks How We Pay for War

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why Jake Tapper Never Asks How We Pay for War Adam Johnson   Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to Jake Tapper that her proposals would save far more than they cost was ruled to be not an answer at all by Tapper's colleague Chris Cillizz…

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September 18, 2021 at 11:56 PM

Remembering 9/11... Colonial Coverage of Africa... Covid in China....

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September 17, 2021 at 10:50 PM

NYT: China Needs to Rethink Its Not-Letting-People-Die-From-Covid Policy

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT: China Needs to Rethink Its Not-Letting-People-Die-From-Covid Policy Jim Naureckas   It still boggles me that a US paper thinks it has standing to offer advice to China on how to address the Covid-19 pandemic (FAIR.org, 1/29/21). For t…

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September 17, 2021 at 9:40 PM

Milton Allimadi on US Media's Africa Reporting

All posts View article on FAIR's website Milton Allimadi on US Media's Africa Reporting CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   (Kendall Hunt, 2021) This week on CounterSpin: The primary "sense" of Sub-Saharan Africa in corporate media is absence. When Africa is discussed, it's often b…

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September 17, 2021 at 9:21 PM

The New York Times: Ally to Colonialism in Africa

All posts View article on FAIR's website The New York Times: Ally to Colonialism in Africa Milton Allimadi   In 1948, apartheid became official policy in South Africa. Racial segregation and inequity in distribution of resources, with adverse impact on the  African population on …

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September 15, 2021 at 6:20 PM

'Restrictions on Abortion Are Invisible Because They Appear Based on Who You Are'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Restrictions on Abortion Are Invisible Because They Appear Based on Who You Are' Janine Jackson       The September 10, 2021, episode of CounterSpin included an archival interview Janine Jackson conducted with Kimberly Inez McGuire about …

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September 15, 2021 at 4:25 PM

'The Radical Right-Wing Majority of the Supreme Court May Well Overturn Roe v. Wade'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Radical Right-Wing Majority of the Supreme Court May Well Overturn Roe v. Wade' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Marjorie Cohn about the Texas abortion ban for the September 10, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a light…

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September 14, 2021 at 9:38 PM

US Media Support Tech Regulation—Unless It Comes From China

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Media Support Tech Regulation—Unless It Comes From China Julianne Tveten   The New York Times (7/19/21) warns critics of Big Tech not to be "too impressed by how swiftly Beijing is bringing its tech titans to heel"—because China is for…

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September 11, 2021 at 3:14 PM

September 11's Never-Ending Story

All posts View article on FAIR's website September 11's Never-Ending Story FAIR Remembering the Last US Retaliation Against Terror by Jeff Cohen (Column, 9/14/01) “Outrage is the natural and appropriate response to the mass murder of September 11. But media should not be glibly …

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September 11, 2021 at 2:21 AM

'Where Are the Threads Dropped With the Criminal Investigation of the Sackler Family?'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Where Are the Threads Dropped With the Criminal Investigation of the Sackler Family?' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Public Citizen's Rick Claypool about OxyContin immunity for the September 3, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. T…

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September 10, 2021 at 11:53 PM

'We've Structured Our Economy to Redistribute a Massive Amount of Income Upward'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We've Structured Our Economy to Redistribute a Massive Amount of Income Upward' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Dean Baker about raising the minimum wage for the September 3, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly e…

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September 10, 2021 at 3:28 PM

Marjorie Cohn on Texas Abortion Law, Kimberly Inez McGuire on Abortion Realities

All posts View article on FAIR's website Marjorie Cohn on Texas Abortion Law, Kimberly Inez McGuire on Abortion Realities CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS (cc photo: Beth Wilson) This week on CounterSpin: Many people will know that the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in 1973, e…

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September 8, 2021 at 5:39 PM

WGAE Tensions Reflect an Age-Old Clash of Labor Visions

All posts View article on FAIR's website WGAE Tensions Reflect an Age-Old Clash of Labor Visions Ari Paul   The Writers Guild of America East has successfully organized digital journalism workers at numerous well-known outlets in the last several years, winning contract protectio…

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September 8, 2021 at 4:38 PM

$35 for 35! Donate to FAIR & Receive Our 35th Anniversary Shirt

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September 4, 2021 at 10:42 PM

MSNBC Anniversary... OxyContin Bankruptcy... Assault on the Press....

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September 3, 2021 at 10:36 PM

'That’s the Biggest Lie, That We Started Out Great and We’ve Been Getting Better Ever Since'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'That’s the Biggest Lie, That We Started Out Great and We’ve Been Getting Better Ever Since' Janine Jackson   The August 27, 2021, episode of CounterSpin included an archival interview Janine Jackson conducted with James Loewen about lies …

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September 3, 2021 at 8:42 PM

'Chilling the Press Has Consistently Outraged Me'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Chilling the Press Has Consistently Outraged Me' Ari Paul   A photo Linda Tirado took of herself after her eye injury. Linda Tirado, a 39-year-old writer and photographer who covers poverty and social justice movements, has been blind i…

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September 3, 2021 at 4:22 PM

Rick Claypool on OxyContin Bankruptcy, Dean Baker on Economic Disconnects

All posts View article on FAIR's website Rick Claypool on OxyContin Bankruptcy, Dean Baker on Economic Disconnects CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS Purdue heir David Sackler and wife Joss depicted in Vanity Fair (8/19) This week on CounterSpin: The engineers of the crack epidemic …

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August 28, 2021 at 4:27 PM

After 25 Years, There's a Reason MSNBC Can't Look Back

All posts View article on FAIR's website After 25 Years, There's a Reason MSNBC Can't Look Back Jim Naureckas   To mark its 25th anniversary, MSNBC promised "25 days of forward-looking essays on important issues" from MSNBC personalities like Rachel Maddow. On July 12, 2021, a …

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August 28, 2021 at 12:48 AM

Rediscovering Afghan Women... Venezuela Myths... Climate 'Terrorist'....

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August 27, 2021 at 10:22 PM

'Accountability to the People of Afghanistan Should Remain Our Focal Point'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Accountability to the People of Afghanistan Should Remain Our Focal Point' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, about the US troop …

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August 27, 2021 at 9:54 PM

'So Much of This War Has Got Almost Nothing to Do With the Afghans Themselves'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'So Much of This War Has Got Almost Nothing to Do With the Afghans Themselves' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Matthew Hoh, senior fellow with the Center for International Policy and a member of the Eisenhower Media Network, …

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August 27, 2021 at 9:23 PM

Only Those Taking Action Against Climate Violence Are Labeled 'Terrorist'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Only Those Taking Action Against Climate Violence Are Labeled 'Terrorist' Janine Jackson   Floods, fires, ice caps melting, hurricanes—all attest to the violence of human-caused climate disruption. It's undeniable and undeniably fatal, and…

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August 27, 2021 at 3:49 PM

James Loewen on Lies Historians Tell Us

All posts View article on FAIR's website James Loewen on Lies Historians Tell Us CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS Image: Charles C.J. Hoffbauer Anyone born before last week can see US news media lying about history as it's happening. But fast forward to 10, 20 years from now, and th…

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August 26, 2021 at 7:55 PM

Donate to FAIR & Receive Our 35th Anniversary Shirt

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August 26, 2021 at 2:51 PM

The Media Myth of 'Once Prosperous' and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Media Myth of 'Once Prosperous' and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez Joe Emersberger   Monthly Review Press, 2021 The following piece is adapted from the authors’ new book, Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media and 20 Year…

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August 25, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Corporate Media Politicize WHO Investigation on Covid Origins to Vilify China

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Politicize WHO Investigation on Covid Origins to Vilify China Joshua Cho   Politico (7/9/21) reports that "what was once a fringe belief held mainly among some on the political right has become accepted by most Republicans…

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August 23, 2021 at 10:33 PM

Media Rediscover Afghan Women Only When US Leaves

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Rediscover Afghan Women Only When US Leaves Julie Hollar   In a December 3, 2001, cover story, Time asked about Afghan women: "How much better will their lives be now?" Spoiler: not very much better. Just as US corporate news media…

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August 20, 2021 at 10:33 PM

Afghan Withdrawal... Assault Survivor 'Bias'... FAIR's beginnings....

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August 20, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Phyllis Bennis and Matthew Hoh on Afghanistan Withdrawal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Phyllis Bennis and Matthew Hoh on Afghanistan Withdrawal CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS (LA Times, 8/16/21) This week on CounterSpin: US news media are full of armchair generals who talk about weapons of war like they're Hot Wheels, and hav…

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August 19, 2021 at 10:19 PM

'The Media Are an Arena for Struggle'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Media Are an Arena for Struggle' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed FAIR founder Jeff Cohen about FAIR's beginnings for the August 13, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https://media.blubrry.c…

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August 19, 2021 at 4:14 PM

As Kabul Is Retaken, Papers Look Back in Erasure

All posts View article on FAIR's website As Kabul Is Retaken, Papers Look Back in Erasure Gregory Shupak   Corporate media coverage of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the country's US-backed government has offered audiences more mystification than illuminat…

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August 17, 2021 at 10:06 PM

Is Surviving Assault a Conflict of Interest?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Is Surviving Assault a Conflict of Interest? Olivia Riggio   The 19th (8/9/21) reported that a Washington Post editor equated speaking out about being sexually assaulted to having “taken a side on the issue”—presumably against. When sex…

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August 13, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Jeff Cohen on FAIR's Beginnings

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jeff Cohen on FAIR's Beginnings Janine Jackson Subscribe: RSS   Jeff Cohen co-founded FAIR in 1986 and is the author of Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media. This week on CounterSpin: Listeners to this show may t…

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August 12, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Right-Wing Cop-Bashing Didn't Start With Trump

All posts View article on FAIR's website Right-Wing Cop-Bashing Didn't Start With Trump Ari Paul The congressional hearings examining the January 6 riot at the Capitol, which were egged on by outgoing President Donald Trump and his false claims that the election had been rigged a…

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August 11, 2021 at 8:42 PM

'There Is a Fundamental Imbalance in the Power of Employers and Employees'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'There Is a Fundamental Imbalance in the Power of Employers and Employees' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Economic Policy Institute's David Cooper about the "we all quit" phenomenon for the August 6, 2021, episode of CounterSp…

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August 10, 2021 at 5:33 PM

'Economic Warfare [Is] Designed to Starve the Cuban People Into Rebellion'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Economic Warfare [Is] Designed to Starve the Cuban People Into Rebellion' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed IPS's James Early about the Cuban blockade for the August 6, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited tran…

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August 10, 2021 at 3:30 PM

'Economic Warfare [Is] Designed to Starve the Cuban People Into Rebellion'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Economic Warfare [Is] Designed to Starve the Cuban People Into Rebellion' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed IPS's James Early about the Cuban blockade for the August 6, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited tran…

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August 10, 2021 at 2:49 PM

Jailing of a British Blogger Should Worry Journalists on Both Sides of the Atlantic

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jailing of a British Blogger Should Worry Journalists on Both Sides of the Atlantic  Ari Paul In a conversation with C-SPAN's Brian Lamb (11/7/83) in 1983, then-Nation columnist Christopher Hitchens explained the United Kingdom’s Official …

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August 6, 2021 at 11:38 PM

Critical Race Theory... Both-Sidesing Democracy... Cuba Embargo....

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