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‘Florida Man’ Jokes Are an Excuse to Laugh at the Poor
Mar 21, 2019 Those with drug and mental health problems also are targets of a media and public obsessed with clickbait.
The U.S.-Venezuela Aid Convoy Story Is Clearly Bogus, but No One Wants to Say It
Feb 21, 2019 Trump officials are openly plotting to overthrow the Maduro government. Why are the mainstream media so eager to give them cover?
Your Complete Guide to the N.Y. Times’ Support of U.S.-Backed Coups in Latin America
Jan 29, 2019 There’s a pattern that ranges from Guatemala in 1954, Chile in ’73, Panama in ’89, Venezuela in ’02—clear to the present moment.
The Media Needs to Radically Change the Way It Covers ‘Foiled Terror Plots’
Jul 6, 2018 Mindlessly repeating sensationalist FBI framing isn't journalism—it’s fear-mongering.
Democrats, Too, Love Trump’s Wars
Apr 16, 2018 Limp procedural arguments calling for Congress to rubber-stamp a war is not opposing war.
‘Human Rights Champion’ John McCain Silent on Efforts to End War Crimes in Yemen
Mar 14, 2018 When will the senator acknowledge Saudi Arabia's abuses in the poorest country in the Arab world and act?
What Media Got Wrong About the ‘Largest Gang Takedown Ever’
Apr 28, 2019 Dozens condemned by New York news reports during the now infamous “Bronx 120 gang raid” were not actually gang members.
Bloomberg Is Becoming a Marketing Tool for the Pentagon
Mar 20, 2019 You may not know it, but bloated military budgets are actually “progressive.” Or so says a recent opinion piece in Bloomberg News.
The Harrowing Prison Report Mass Media Chose to Ignore
Feb 3, 2019 A recent report revealed widespread abuse at U.S. prisons, but media coverage makes it sound like inmates are living high off the hog.
NPR’s Report on Amazon Is Essentially an Infomercial
Nov 25, 2018 The public radio organization's recent report on its sponsor omits how Amazon’s shipping policies negatively affect both the environment and workers.