Politics

NYT Revises History of How the Democrats Lost the Working Class

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Jan 8, 2025 The paper wants us to believe disaffection is a result of misunderstanding and not an elite agenda in which it is complicit. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media

Billionaires Continue To Dominate the Political Landscape

Ari Paul / FAIR Oct 28, 2024 The choice by the owners of the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post to prevent their editorial boards from issuing an endorsement speaks volumes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Newspapers Fail To Endorse Presidential Candidate

Dave Whamond Oct 28, 2024 Dig deeper

Coronavirus Outbreak Triggers Fears of Global Recession

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 9, 2020 As the virus death toll mounts and markets head for their worst day since the crash of 2008, analysts admit there is "genuine panic." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Washington Post Must Answer for Its Bolivia Coverage

Joe Embersberger / FAIR Mar 6, 2020 After legitimizing the coup against President Evo Morales, the newspaper now acknowledges that claims of election fraud may be unfounded. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Prosecutions of White-Collar Criminals Plunge to All-Time Low

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 6, 2020 A revealing new study finds the Justice Department charged just 359 such criminals in January—a decline of 25% from five years ago. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Must Decide Which Side She’s On

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Mar 5, 2020 Will it be the corporate establishment or working people? How the Massachusetts senator chooses could determine the Democratic nomination. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pete Buttigieg’s Vile Turn as the Anti-Sanders Candidate

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 With deep ties to corporate America, South Bend's former mayor has dedicated his campaign to taking down the democratic socialist. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Is Practically Baying for a Police State

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Feb 21, 2020 While it celebrates Hong Kong's protesters as champions of democracy, our political press paints our own as vandals, thugs and criminals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corruption Goes All the Way to the Top of the Republican National Committee

Mike Spies, Jake Pearson, Derek Willis / ProPublica Feb 21, 2020 A new report finds the organization's chief of staff is raking in cash, including $135,000 from a shell company he established last year. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

America’s War on Dissent Began a Century Ago

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 20, 2020 The roots of the our ruling class' disdain for protest movements can be traced all the back to World War I. Part 2 of a two-part essay. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Government Won’t Say How Much It’s Spending at Trump’s Properties

Ilya Marritz / ProPublica Feb 19, 2020 In a new episode of Trump Inc., Washington Post journalist David Fahrentold speculates that the president is "paying our money to himself." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )