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Dave Whamond Jan 16, 2025 Dig deeper

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Why the Left Should Keep One Foot in Big Social Media (For Now)

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Dec 5, 2024 The ‘Xodus’ ignores the bigger problem of corporatized media. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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War War War

Monte Wolverton Nov 6, 2023 Dig deeper

Media

Media Refuses to Hold Lawmakers Accountable on AI Regulation

Julianne Tveten / FAIR Sep 12, 2023 The suggestion of congressional helplessness minimizes the responsibility of lawmakers—ultimately excusing, rather than interrogating, regulatory inertia. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media

The Quickening Demise of CNN

Robert Reich / Substack Jun 7, 2023 Under Chris Licht, CNN has moved to the right without picking up new Republican viewers—and loosing its Democratic viewers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Mainland Media Fail to Ask Why Puerto Rico Requires ‘Resilience’

James Baratta / Fair Nov 1, 2022 Austerity politics and gentrification tend to slip into the background when it comes to legacy media reporting on Puerto Rico. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Makes a Killing From Super PACs

Julie Hollar / FAIR Mar 4, 2020 As cable networks fawn over Super PACs, it's worth remembering exactly where all that soft money actually goes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Class War Comes to the Democratic Party

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Feb 17, 2020 Bernie Sanders aims to empower the working class, and corporate elites will stop at nothing to prevent him from winning the nomination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Matt Taibbi: Democrats Are Unwittingly Handing Sanders the Nomination

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 13, 2020 In their eagerness to nominate anyone but Bernie Sanders, Democrats are falling into the same trap as Republicans did in 2016. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Urge Palestinians to Surrender to Trump

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Feb 11, 2020 Despite criticizing the “Deal of the Century,” colonial ideologists in the U.S. media suggest Palestinians consider taking it. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Iowa Caucuses Are a Mortal Threat to Democracy

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 7, 2020 The process is unrepresentative and undemocratic, but national political reporters and Iowa businesspeople will never let it die. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Sordid New Genre of Stories Emerges in Corporate Media

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Feb 4, 2020 As progressives gain momentum, media outlets are failing their readers with articles that uncritically amplify powerful interests. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )