NPR’s Egregious Takedown of Bernie Sanders, Fact-Checked

Robin Andersen / FAIR Feb 18, 2020 A pair of journalists take aim at the Vermont senator and succeed only in exposing their willful ignorance and ideological commitments. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Corporate Media’s Sanders Denialism Is Only Getting Worse

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Feb 14, 2020 The Vermont senator won the New Hampshire primary outright, yet its second- and third-place finishers continue to dominate the headlines. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Faces a Media Rigged Against Him

Jeff Cohen / Truthdig Feb 14, 2020 CNN routinely features guests who are critical of the Vermont senator. What it fails to mention is that many are major corporate lobbyists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Most Appalling Moment From Trump’s State of the Union

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 5, 2020 Progressives decry bipartisan support for regime change after both parties give Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó a standing ovation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pompeo Lashes Out at Journalist; NPR Defends Its Reporter

LYNN BERRY / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2020 The top U.S. diplomat, accused of cussing and demanding Mary Louise Kelly point to Ukraine on unmarked map, unleashes angry, direct attack. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House Democrats Hand Trump ‘Authoritarian’ Surveillance Powers

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 19, 2019 As part of a stopgap government funding resolution, Congress agrees to reauthorize the notoriously abusive Patriot Act for three months. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

There Is No Donald J. Trump Without William F. Buckley

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 1, 2019 An in-depth look at a debate between James Baldwin and the conservative thinker reveals pressing truths about racism in modern America. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

Cokie Roberts, Longtime Political Journalist, Dies at 75

DAVID BAUDER /The Associated Press Sep 17, 2019 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls Roberts "a trailblazer who forever transformed the role of women in the newsroom." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals

Maya Miller and Beena Raghavendran / ProPublica Sep 13, 2019 Low-income patients are overcoming stigmas about poverty to speak out about nonprofit hospitals that sue them. Officials are noticing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Protecting Accused Sexual Harassers on an Illinois Campus

By Rachel Otwell / NPR Illinois and Alex Mierjeski / ProPublica Aug 30, 2019 Campus leaders vow reforms, but many say it’s a long road. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

The Washington Post’s Anti-Sanders Bias Is Irrefutable

Julie Hollar / FAIR Aug 16, 2019 A closer look at the paper's coverage finds its reporters and factcheckers have routinely dismissed the senator as a serious candidate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Top Trump Official Disavows Statue of Liberty Greeting

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Aug 13, 2019 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Ken Cuccinelli argues that the famous poem by Emma Lazarus should be recast with qualifiers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )