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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 )

Bernie Sanders Is Panicking All the Right Media Outlets

Julie Hollar / FAIR Feb 3, 2020 The New York Times. The Atlantic. The Washington Post. Name the major publication, it's running multiple hit pieces on the Vermont senator. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Lobbies’ Greatest Ally in the Effort to Sabotage Health Care Reform

Joshua Cho / FAIR Jan 28, 2020 The insurance industry’s efforts to block changes to our medical system would not be so successful without working in tandem with media. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Corporate Media’s Venezuela Coverage Goes From Bad to Worse

Lucas Koerner / FAIR Jan 14, 2020 Mainstream outlets like the New York Times enter crisis mode after Juan Guaidó is replaced as head of the country's National Assembly. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Progressive Media Failed Bolivia in the Run-Up to the Coup

Lucas Koerner / FAIR Dec 11, 2019 Alternative media's portrayal of Evo Morales as repressive, pro-capitalist and anti-environment plays a part in the story of his demise. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

NAFTA Did Exactly What It Was Designed to Do

Dean Baker / FAIR Dec 5, 2019 No one should be surprised by the loss of high-paying, union manufacturing jobs to Mexico. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )