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Politico Plays With Polling to Manufacture ‘Trump-Resistance Fatigue’
A recent Politico article gave readers an excellent lesson in how not to report on a poll—unless the goal is to push politicians to the right.
Pope Francis Obits Omit Focus on Palestine
The obituaries for Pope Francis in the leading US newspapers ignored the late pontiff’s commitment to the Palestinian people.
Lab Leak: The Official Conspiracy Theory That Still Gets You Credit as a Free Thinker
The US government and the media are breathing new life into this zombie idea that the Covid virus was released from a Chinese lab.
Khury Petersen-Smith on Yemen Distortions
The Yemeni people are paying the price both for the fighting and for the distortions around it, from political elites and their media amplifiers.
Fox News Can’t Admit Jewish Identity of Anti-Israel Protesters
In its coverage of Jewish Voice for Peace’s Trump Tower protest, Fox News obscured the Jewish identity of protesters—while echoing antisemitic conspiracy theories and racist tropes.
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The Resistance Will Not Be Televised
If you relied on articles and broadcasts from the legacy national news media during early 2025, you wouldn’t know the extent of grassroots action.
Media Afraid to Call Ethnic Cleansing by Its Name
Of the articles surveyed on Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza, 87% chose not to call it ethnic cleansing.
Deny, Defend, Disinform: Corporate media coverage of healthcare in the 2024 presidential elections
Corporate media had a hard time finding “big” plans for healthcare because they chose to look for them only in the two major parties’ platforms.
Media Credit Trump for Gaza Truce—Sidelining Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity
An accounting of the ceasefire is incomplete if it excludes how anti-Zionist and anti-imperialist forces in the Middle East thwarted US/Israeli designs.
60 Minutes Pushed Harris Right on Econ, Border, While Ignoring Other Vital Issues
Bill Whitaker’s questions frequently started from right-wing talking points and assumptions, particularly over immigration and economic policy.
