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August 23, 2019 at 9:19 PM

GateHouse’s Takeover of Gannett: Bad News for Journalism and the Planet

GateHouse’s Takeover of Gannett: Bad News for Journalism and the Planet GateHouse’s Takeover of Gannett: Bad News for Journalism and the Planet view post on FAIR.org USA Today‘s “Just the FAQs” video (8/20/19) on the Amazon fires—which promises to explain, “How does this affect our pla…
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August 23, 2019 at 8:34 PM

WaPo Complicit in Corruption of DC Council’s Corporate ‘Concierge’

WaPo Complicit in Corruption of DC Council’s Corporate ‘Concierge’ WaPo Complicit in Corruption of DC Council’s Corporate ‘Concierge’ view post on FAIR.org by Pete Tucker After years of hiding in plain sight, Jack Evans’ ethical problems are suddenly a story (WJLA, 3/5/19). When the FB…
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August 23, 2019 at 3:19 PM

Sasha Abramsky on Trump’s New Attack on Immigrants

Sasha Abramsky on Trump’s New Attack on Immigrants Sasha Abramsky on Trump’s New Attack on Immigrants view post on FAIR.org PlayStop pop out X MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: The Trump administration planned massive ICE workplace raids for the firs…
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August 22, 2019 at 11:04 PM

Reporting on Global Crises Like Amazon Fires, Media Need to Focus on Who’s Fighting Them

Reporting on Global Crises Like Amazon Fires, Media Need to Focus on Who’s Fighting Them Reporting on Global Crises Like Amazon Fires, Media Need to Focus on Who’s Fighting Them view post on FAIR.org by Janine Jackson Intercept (7/6/19) More and more media are reporting on fires tearin…
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August 21, 2019 at 8:49 PM

‘Pragmatic’: How Corporate Media Praise Dems Who Abandon Progressive Values

‘Pragmatic’: How Corporate Media Praise Dems Who Abandon Progressive Values ‘Pragmatic’: How Corporate Media Praise Dems Who Abandon Progressive Values view post on FAIR.org by Alan MacLeod Pragmatic (adjective): solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really …
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August 20, 2019 at 9:05 PM

Corporate Media Filled With Nameless Voices Attacking Progressive Democrats

‘Monsanto Has Worked Very Hard to Discredit Me and My Work’ - CounterSpin interview with Carey Gillam on Monsanto's attack on journalism Corporate Media Filled With Nameless Voices Attacking Progressive Democrats view post on FAIR.org by Joshua Cho The Democratic Party establishment wa…
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August 20, 2019 at 6:05 PM

‘Monsanto Has Worked Very Hard to Discredit Me and My Work’ - CounterSpin interview with Carey Gillam on Monsanto...

‘Monsanto Has Worked Very Hard to Discredit Me and My Work’ - CounterSpin interview with Carey Gillam on Monsanto's attack on journalism ‘Monsanto Has Worked Very Hard to Discredit Me and My Work’ - CounterSpin interview with Carey Gillam on Monsanto's attack on journalism view post on …
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August 19, 2019 at 9:34 PM

On Gun Violence, ‘We Need the Federal Government to Take Bold Steps’ - CounterSpin interview with Ernest Coverson...

Media Blackout on Brazil’s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests - Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil’s far-right president? On Gun Violence, ‘We Need the Federal Government to Take Bold Steps’ - CounterSpin interview with Ernest Coverson on guns & human rights v…
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August 17, 2019 at 3:34 PM

Media Blackout on Brazil’s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests - Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to ...

Media Blackout on Brazil’s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests - Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil’s far-right president? Media Blackout on Brazil’s Anti-Bolsonaro Protests - Why are New York Times and Guardian downplaying resistance to Brazil’s far-right presiden…
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August 16, 2019 at 10:31 PM

Documented: WaPo's Anti-Sanders Bias... Guns & Human Rights... Obama as Biden's Media Shield....

Documented: WaPo's Anti-Sanders Bias... Guns & Human Rights... Obama as Biden's Media Shield.... Weekly Alert: August 16, 2019 Here are the stories FAIR has been working on this week. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends and by sharing our stories on so…
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August 16, 2019 at 4:05 PM

Ernest Coverson on Guns & Human Rights, Carey Gillam Under Attack From Monsanto

Ernest Coverson on Guns & Human Rights, Carey Gillam Under Attack From Monsanto Ernest Coverson on Guns & Human Rights, Carey Gillam Under Attack From Monsanto view post on FAIR.org PlayStop pop out X MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: The US …
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August 15, 2019 at 9:49 PM

‘Black Communities Are Already Living in a Tech Dystopia’ - CounterSpin interview with Ruha Benjamin on racism an...

‘Black Communities Are Already Living in a Tech Dystopia’ - CounterSpin interview with Ruha Benjamin on racism and technology ‘Black Communities Are Already Living in a Tech Dystopia’ - CounterSpin interview with Ruha Benjamin on racism and technology view post on FAIR.org Janine Jacks…
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August 15, 2019 at 7:34 PM

Here’s the Evidence Corporate Media Say Is Missing of WaPo Bias Against Sanders

Here’s the Evidence Corporate Media Say Is Missing of WaPo Bias Against Sanders Here’s the Evidence Corporate Media Say Is Missing of WaPo Bias Against Sanders view post on FAIR.org by Julie Hollar Bernie Sanders has taken to calling out corporate media for their anti-progressive bias,…
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August 14, 2019 at 10:19 PM

‘People Are Demanding Accountability for the Fossil Fuel Industry’ - CounterSpin interview with Sriram Madhusooda...

‘People Are Demanding Accountability for the Fossil Fuel Industry’ - CounterSpin interview with Sriram Madhusoodanan about climate justice ‘People Are Demanding Accountability for the Fossil Fuel Industry’ - CounterSpin interview with Sriram Madhusoodanan about climate justice view post…
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August 14, 2019 at 8:49 PM

Jonathan Weisman’s Judgment Has Been Lapsing for a Long While Now

Jonathan Weisman’s Judgment Has Been Lapsing for a Long While Now Jonathan Weisman’s Judgment Has Been Lapsing for a Long While Now view post on FAIR.org by Jim Naureckas The New York Times announced yesterday (The Wrap, 8/13/19) that it had demoted deputy Washington editor Jonathan We…
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August 13, 2019 at 8:18 PM

Media Defend Biden by Attacking Dems for ‘Attacking’ Obama

Media Defend Biden by Attacking Dems for ‘Attacking’ Obama Media Defend Biden by Attacking Dems for ‘Attacking’ Obama view post on FAIR.org by Julie Hollar Coming out of the second round of Democratic debates, a curious storyline crystallized in the media: The candidates are attacking …
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August 11, 2019 at 2:31 PM

NPR Shreds Ethics...Wired’s Gee-Whiz...Credit Card Vacation...NYT’s—For & Against War

NPR Shreds Ethics...Wired’s Gee-Whiz...Credit Card Vacation...NYT’s—For & Against War Weekly Alert: August 11, 2019 Here are the stories FAIR has been working on this week. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends and by sharing our stories on social media …
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August 9, 2019 at 8:34 PM

The NYT’s Pro-War Arguments Against War With Iran

The NYT’s Pro-War Arguments Against War With Iran The NYT’s Pro-War Arguments Against War With Iran view post on FAIR.org by Gregory Shupak  Once you’re debating who ought to start a war, you’ve abandoned the anti-war argument (New York Times, 6/20/19). The New York Times has published…
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August 9, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Ruha Benjamin on Race After Technology

Ruha Benjamin on Race After Technology Ruha Benjamin on Race After Technology view post on FAIR.org PlayStop pop out X MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: Listeners may have heard about the electronic soap dispensers whose light sensors can’t detect bl…
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August 9, 2019 at 12:19 AM

‘Museums Like the Whitney Are Accountable to the Communities They Claim to Serve’ - CounterSpin interview with Am...

‘Museums Like the Whitney Are Accountable to the Communities They Claim to Serve’ - CounterSpin interview with Amin Husain on Whitney Museum protest ‘Museums Like the Whitney Are Accountable to the Communities They Claim to Serve’ - CounterSpin interview with Amin Husain on Whitney Muse…
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August 8, 2019 at 9:34 PM

Can’t Afford a Vacation? Get Another Credit Card! - News about Americans’ dire financial straits turns into a c...

Can’t Afford a Vacation? Get Another Credit Card!  - News about Americans’ dire financial straits turns into a credit card commercial Can’t Afford a Vacation? Get Another Credit Card!  - News about Americans’ dire financial straits turns into a credit card commercial view post on FAIR.o…
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August 7, 2019 at 3:19 PM

Wired’s Gee-Whiz High-Tech Militarism

Wired’s Gee-Whiz High-Tech Militarism Wired’s Gee-Whiz High-Tech Militarism view post on FAIR.org by Julianne Tveten A deluge of major Western publications stated last month that the US destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman (e.…
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August 5, 2019 at 12:49 PM

NPR Shreds Ethics Handbook to Normalize Regime Change in Venezuela

NPR Shreds Ethics Handbook to Normalize Regime Change in Venezuela NPR Shreds Ethics Handbook to Normalize Regime Change in Venezuela view post on FAIR.org by Lucas Koerner The Reagan administration in 1982 coerced National Public Radio (NPR) to cover more favorably the US terrorist wa…
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August 2, 2019 at 9:30 PM

Independent Debates Needed... Reagan's Racism... Climate is Driving Migration...

Independent Debates Needed… Reagan's Racism… Climate is Driving Migration... Weekly Alert: August 2, 2019 Here are the stories FAIR has been working on this week. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends and by sharing our stories on social media like Facebook …
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August 2, 2019 at 6:49 PM

‘Democracy Has Become a Joke on the Island’ - CounterSpin interview with Ed Morales on Puerto Rican protest

‘Democracy Has Become a Joke on the Island’ - CounterSpin interview with Ed Morales on Puerto Rican protest ‘Democracy Has Become a Joke on the Island’ - CounterSpin interview with Ed Morales on Puerto Rican protest view post on FAIR.org Janine Jackson interviewed Ed Morales about the …
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August 2, 2019 at 3:34 PM

CNN’s Industry Spin Shows Need for Independent Debates

CNN’s Industry Spin Shows Need for Independent Debates CNN’s Industry Spin Shows Need for Independent Debates view post on FAIR.org by Julie Hollar CNN painfully demonstrated this week why we need independently run presidential debates. With its ESPN-like introductions to the candidate…
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August 2, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Sriram Madhusoodanan on Fossil Fuel Investigations, Amin Husain on Decolonizing Museums

Sriram Madhusoodanan on Fossil Fuel Investigations, Amin Husain on Decolonizing Museums Sriram Madhusoodanan on Fossil Fuel Investigations, Amin Husain on Decolonizing Museums view post on FAIR.org PlayStop pop out X MP3 Link (cc photo: Frank Schwicht…
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July 31, 2019 at 5:34 PM

Ronald Reagan’s Racism Should Come as No Surprise

Ronald Reagan’s Racism Should Come as No Surprise Ronald Reagan’s Racism Should Come as No Surprise view post on FAIR.org The Washington Post (7/31/19) suggests that a new tape of Ronald Reagan calling Africans “monkeys” might make us rethink whether his attacks on “welfare queens” wer…
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July 30, 2019 at 9:05 PM

Media Downplay Climate Disruption’s Ever-Growing Role in Driving Migration

Media Downplay Climate Disruption’s Ever-Growing Role in Driving Migration Media Downplay Climate Disruption’s Ever-Growing Role in Driving Migration view post on FAIR.org by Joshua Cho Washington Post (4/16/19) Journalists routinely dehumanize human beings crossing the southern border…
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July 30, 2019 at 3:19 PM

Do Debate Questions Reflect Concerns of Democratic Voters?

Do Debate Questions Reflect Concerns of Democratic Voters? Do Debate Questions Reflect Concerns of Democratic Voters? view post on FAIR.org by Julie Hollar With Round 2 of the Democratic primary debates beginning today, it’s worth looking back at what was asked in the first round to se…
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July 29, 2019 at 7:19 PM

The Dangerous Austerity Politics of the Washington Post

The Dangerous Austerity Politics of the Washington Post The Dangerous Austerity Politics of the Washington Post view post on FAIR.org Washington Post (7/17/19) The Washington Post (7/17/19) ran a column this month by Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Fed…
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July 26, 2019 at 10:34 PM

MSNBC’s Anti-Sanders Bias Makes It Forget How to Do Math

MSNBC’s Anti-Sanders Bias Makes It Forget How to Do Math MSNBC’s Anti-Sanders Bias Makes It Forget How to Do Math view post on FAIR.org by Katie Halper When MSNBC legal analyst Mimi Rocah (7/21/19) said that Bernie Sanders “made [her] skin crawl,” though she “can’t even identify for yo…
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July 26, 2019 at 5:49 PM

The ‘Total Anarchy’ of Wet Cops

The ‘Total Anarchy’ of Wet Cops The ‘Total Anarchy’ of Wet Cops view post on FAIR.org by Josmar Trujillo “Total Anarchy”: The headline has changed, but the tweet remains (Twitter, 7/22/19). The family of Eric Garner, the Staten Island father infamously choked to death by a New York Cit…
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July 26, 2019 at 4:19 PM

Ed Morales on Puerto Rico Protests

Ed Morales on Puerto Rico Protests Ed Morales on Puerto Rico Protests view post on FAIR.org PlayStop pop out X MP3 Link   (cc image: Oscar Rohena) This week on CounterSpin: Someone was asleep in the Tone Deafness Department at the New York Times, and …
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July 25, 2019 at 10:19 PM

The NYT’s Six Percent Solution for Student Debt

The NYT’s Six Percent Solution for Student Debt The NYT’s Six Percent Solution for Student Debt view post on FAIR.org by Jim Naureckas Why are Democratic candidates going on about student loan debt? Why, the problem is practically solved already! That’s the message of a piece in The U…
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July 24, 2019 at 11:04 PM

What Do Black Voters Want? NYT’s Edsall Says It’s What ‘Conservative’ Democrats Want

What Do Black Voters Want? NYT’s Edsall Says It’s What ‘Conservative’ Democrats Want What Do Black Voters Want? NYT’s Edsall Says It’s What ‘Conservative’ Democrats Want view post on FAIR.org by Jim Naureckas “The Democratic Party,” a new column by Thomas Edsall (7/24/19) declares, “Is…
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July 24, 2019 at 4:49 PM

Media Can’t Quit ‘Trump Supporters Support Trump’ Stories

Media Can’t Quit ‘Trump Supporters Support Trump’ Stories Media Can’t Quit ‘Trump Supporters Support Trump’ Stories view post on FAIR.org by Julie Hollar As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn traditio…
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July 23, 2019 at 11:34 PM

Western Media Losing Enthusiasm for Failing Coup in Venezuela

Western Media Losing Enthusiasm for Failing Coup in Venezuela Western Media Losing Enthusiasm for Failing Coup in Venezuela view post on FAIR.org by Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz When previously unknown Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaído stood up in an East Caracas plaza and …
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July 23, 2019 at 5:49 PM

‘These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge’ - CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on...

‘These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge’ - CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism ‘These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge’ - CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism view post on …
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July 23, 2019 at 3:34 PM

Mother Jones Is Failing Its Namesake

Mother Jones Is Failing Its Namesake Mother Jones Is Failing Its Namesake view post on FAIR.org by Naomi LaChance Kevin Drum: Shouldn’t the cages for kids be more comfortable? Kevin Drum, a political columnist for Mother Jones, wrote in a blog post (6/26/19) last month that he did not …
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July 22, 2019 at 8:35 PM

‘White Men Have No Electability Advantage’ - CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability...

‘White Men Have No Electability Advantage’ - CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability myth ‘White Men Have No Electability Advantage’ - CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability myth view post on FAIR.org Janine Jackson interviewed…
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July 21, 2019 at 1:04 PM

Media Just Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn

Media Just Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn Media Just Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn view post on FAIR.org by Alan MacLeod “No… it’s not awesome at all. It’s a painful indictment of the state of health…
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July 19, 2019 at 8:35 PM

Tech Reporter’s Breaking Stories May Have Cost Him His Job

Tech Reporter’s Breaking Stories May Have Cost Him His Job Tech Reporter’s Breaking Stories May Have Cost Him His Job view post on FAIR.org by Olivia Riggio Three years after tech reporter Christopher Calnan was terminated from the Austin Business Journal, he received threats from its …
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July 19, 2019 at 4:34 PM

On Climate, ‘Looking at the Structural Barriers to Progress Is Important’ - CounterSpin interview with Zoë Carpe...

On Climate, ‘Looking at the Structural Barriers to Progress Is Important’ - CounterSpin interview with Zoë Carpenter on GOP’s Oregon power grab On Climate, ‘Looking at the Structural Barriers to Progress Is Important’ - CounterSpin interview with Zoë Carpenter on GOP’s Oregon power grab…
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July 19, 2019 at 3:49 PM

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism view post on FAIR.org PlayStop pop out X MP3 Link This week on Coun…
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July 17, 2019 at 10:34 PM

To Media, No Democrat Can Possibly Be Right-Wing

To Media, No Democrat Can Possibly Be Right-Wing To Media, No Democrat Can Possibly Be Right-Wing view post on FAIR.org by Alan MacLeod The 2020 presidential candidacy race is in full (absurdly early) swing, and there is a clear and obvious internal battle currently raging for the soul…
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July 17, 2019 at 9:04 PM

‘Journalism Is Helping to Normalize the Concentration Camps’ - CounterSpin interview with Arun Gupta on immigrati...

‘Journalism Is Helping to Normalize the Concentration Camps’ - CounterSpin interview with Arun Gupta on immigration abuses ‘Journalism Is Helping to Normalize the Concentration Camps’ - CounterSpin interview with Arun Gupta on immigration abuses view post on FAIR.org Janine Jackson int…
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July 16, 2019 at 11:19 PM

ACTION ALERT: CNN Should Treat Left and Right Alike in Presidential Debates

ACTION ALERT: CNN Should Treat Left and Right Alike in Presidential Debates ACTION ALERT: CNN Should Treat Left and Right Alike in Presidential Debates view post on FAIR.org by Julie Hollar CNN is hosting the next Democratic primary debates on July 30 and 31. Three people have been sel…
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July 13, 2019 at 1:05 AM

Why Does WaPo See Black as an ‘Identity’—but Not Multi-Millionaire?

Why Does WaPo See Black as an ‘Identity’—but Not Multi-Millionaire? Why Does WaPo See Black as an ‘Identity’—but Not Multi-Millionaire? view post on FAIR.org by Julie Hollar The Washington Post‘s “identity politics” writer put out a piece this week (7/9/19) devoted to what Robert Johns…
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July 12, 2019 at 10:49 PM

‘Hypersonic Missiles’ Aren’t Starting an Arms Race—Washington Is

‘Hypersonic Missiles’ Aren’t Starting an Arms Race—Washington Is ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ Aren’t Starting an Arms Race—Washington Is view post on FAIR.org by Joshua Cho The New York Times Magazine (6/19/19) presents the push to build hypersonic missiles as driven by fear that “the nation …
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