Corporate Media’s Open Hostility to Medicare-for-All

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Apr 30, 2019 This election cycle confirms that the private health insurance industry couldn't ask for a more reliable ally than our political press. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

William Barr Instates ‘Appalling’ New Rule for Asylum Seekers

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 17, 2019 Human rights organizations sound the alarm after the Justice Department determines that migrants can be detained in the U.S. indefinitely. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

4 Journalists and a Newspaper Are Time’s Person of the Year

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Dec 11, 2018 The magazine chooses Jamal Khashoggi, the Capital Gazette staff and others to highlight the work of "the guardians" in a more hostile world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Ugly Truth About the U.S.-Saudi Arms Deals

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Nov 5, 2018 Donald Trump maintains that weapons manufacturers generate 1 million jobs. A new Reuters report suggests that number is wildly overstated. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Myanmar Court Gives Reuters Reporters 7 Years in Jail

VICTORIA MILKO and AUNG NAING SOE / The Associated Press Sep 3, 2018 The verdict against the two men under the country's colonial-era Official Secrets Act is met with international condemnation. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been reporting on the government's brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Emmanuel Macron’s Environment Minister Resigns in Disgust

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Aug 28, 2018 Nicolas Hulot cites the French president's refusal to address the clear and present dangers of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Reuters’ Egregious Reporting on Nicaragua’s Armed Uprising

Joe Emersberger / FAIR Aug 27, 2018 The story conveyed by Reuters is that the Sandinista government is opposed to democracy and human rights in Nicaragua, while the U.S. government supports these things. But a closer look at the picture presented by Reuters reveals numerous distortions. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

How Media Launders Gaza Massacres by Labeling Them as ‘Clashes’

Adam Johnson / FAIR Aug 12, 2018 In coverage of Israel’s recent mass shootings in Gaza—which have killed over 30 Palestinians and injured more than 1,100—the word “clashes” is used to euphemize snipers in fortified positions firing on unarmed protesters 100 meters away. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is the U.S. Vulnerable to War Crimes Charge for Supporting Saudi Bombing of Innocents in Yemen?

By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet Oct 11, 2016 Internal government documents exposed Monday by Reuters reveal that the Obama administration has long known that the 18-month military campaign in Yemen is killing thousands of civilians and could implicate the United States in war crimes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Half of Americans Think the Presidential Nominating System Is ‘Rigged’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2016 And more than two-thirds of U.S. voters want to change the process by which the political parties choose their presidential nominees, a poll by Reuters/Ipsos finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How an Undercover Cop at a Protest Proved Why We Need to Protest Police Violence

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2014 An undercover agent encouraged protesters at a demonstration in Oakland, Calif., against recent police killings to commit crimes, then pulled his gun out on them; a group of net neutrality activists interrupted an FCC meeting to demand commissioners "Reclassify Now!"; meanwhile, a Bible-themed amusement park in Kentucky lost its tax exemptions due to religious discrimination. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

DEA Covering Up Surveillance on Americans, Report Says

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2013 According to a report published by Reuters on Monday, a secret special unit within the Drug Enforcement Administration is using data from Internet and phone records obtained by the NSA to help launch investigations in the U.S. that are largely unrelated to national security issues. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )