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October 29, 2021 at 10:39 PM

Colin Powell Obits... New Climate Denial... Build Back Better....

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October 29, 2021 at 4:27 PM

Karen Dolan on Build Back Better, Tim Karr on Changing Facebook

All posts View article on FAIR's website Karen Dolan on Build Back Better, Tim Karr on Changing Facebook CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   (cc photo: Adam Schultz / Biden for President) This week on CounterSpin: An early October survey showed that while 60% of those polled knew tha…

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October 28, 2021 at 8:15 PM

'Every Turn in This Case Has Been Another Brick Wall, and Behind It Is Chevron'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Every Turn in This Case Has Been Another Brick Wall, and Behind It Is Chevron' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Amazon Watch's Paul Paz y Miño about Chevron vs. Steven Donziger for the October 22, 2021, episode of CounterSpin…

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October 28, 2021 at 3:15 PM

The Media's Lies About Colin Powell’s Lies

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Media's Lies About Colin Powell’s Lies Gregory Shupak   USA Today's front-page obituary for Colin Powell (10/19/21) called him "a Warrior, Diplomat and 'Great American." Accompanying stories called him "A Man Trusted by Presidents and…

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October 26, 2021 at 10:41 PM

ACTION ALERT: The New Climate Denial: Don't Worry, Do Nothing

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: The New Climate Denial: Don't Worry, Do Nothing Julie Hollar   The Washington Post (8/10/21) editorializes that "experts are more certain than ever that dire consequences are coming" from climate change—but still allows its …

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October 24, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Journalists Misread Delayed Poll as Sticker Shock on Biden Bill

All posts View article on FAIR's website Journalists Misread Delayed Poll as Sticker Shock on Biden Bill David W. Moore   Gallup (10/14/21) noted that "the reversal in opinions on government activity...may simply reflect a return to normal attitudes." Last week, a Gallup poll r…

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October 22, 2021 at 8:59 PM

Chevron v. Donziger...Manchin & Sinema's Financial Conflicts of Interest...Afghanistan Sources & the Military Industrial Complex

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October 22, 2021 at 7:26 PM

TV Reports on Manchin and Sinema Leave Out Their Financial Conflicts

All posts View article on FAIR's website TV Reports on Manchin and Sinema Leave Out Their Financial Conflicts Spencer Snyder   As the October 31 deadline to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill approaches, the media have made a project of examining senators Joe Manchin and …

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October 22, 2021 at 3:08 PM

'OAN Would Not and Could Not Exist Without AT&T’s Blessing'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'OAN Would Not and Could Not Exist Without AT&T’s Blessing' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Media Matters' Bobby Lewis about AT&T and OAN for the October 15, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transc…

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October 22, 2021 at 12:59 PM

Paul Paz y Miño on Chevron v. Steven Donziger

All posts View article on FAIR's website Paul Paz y Miño on Chevron v. Steven Donziger CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Steven Donziger (right) in Ecuador. This week on CounterSpin: When Steven Donziger and other attorneys sued Chevron for polluting the soil and water in Lago Ag…

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October 21, 2021 at 11:18 PM

'People Right Now Are Absolutely Feeling the Climate Emergency'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'People Right Now Are Absolutely Feeling the Climate Emergency' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Center for Biological Diversity's Jean Su about People vs. Fossil Fuels for the October 15, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This …

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October 20, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Cable News' No. 1 Host Flirts With Fascism

All posts View article on FAIR's website Cable News' No. 1 Host Flirts With Fascism Ari Paul   Tucker Carlson (Fox News, 9/27/21) interviews far-right Polish President Andrzej Duda. When Fox News host Tucker Carlson (Fox News, 9/27/21) interviewed Polish President Andrzej Duda,…

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October 20, 2021 at 6:45 PM

Afghanistan Withdrawal: Sundays With the Military Industrial Complex

All posts View article on FAIR's website Afghanistan Withdrawal: Sundays With the Military Industrial Complex Julie Hollar   As US troops finally made their exit from Afghanistan after 20 years of occupation, the Sunday shows—which have always aimed to set Washington agendas—were…

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October 15, 2021 at 10:38 PM

AT&T & OAN... Cherry-Picking Reconciliation Polls... People vs. Fossil Fuels....

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October 15, 2021 at 10:28 PM

AT&T and OAN: Not-So-Strange Bedfellows

All posts View article on FAIR's website AT&T and OAN: Not-So-Strange Bedfellows Ari Paul   Reuters (10/6/21) documented the symbiotic relationship between one of the US's most toxic far-right news outlets and its largest telecom company. A report linking AT&T, one of t…

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October 15, 2021 at 7:29 PM

Cherry-Picking Polls to Hide Public Support for Biden's Spending Plan

All posts View article on FAIR's website Cherry-Picking Polls to Hide Public Support for Biden's Spending Plan FAIR   Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen (9/30/21) says that Sen. Joe Manchin "correctly reads public opinion." That's more than you can say for Henry Olsen. Washi…

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October 15, 2021 at 7:26 PM

Cherry-Picking Polls to Hide Public Support for Biden's Spending Plan

All posts View article on FAIR's website Cherry-Picking Polls to Hide Public Support for Biden's Spending Plan FAIR   Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen (9/30/21) says that Sen. Joe Manchin "correctly reads public opinion." That's more than you can say for Henry Olsen. Washi…

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October 15, 2021 at 6:42 PM

Cherry-Picking Polls to Hide Public Support for Biden's Spending Plan

All posts View article on FAIR's website Cherry-Picking Polls to Hide Public Support for Biden's Spending Plan FAIR   Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen (9/30/21) says that Sen. Joe Manchin "correctly reads public opinion." That's more than you can say for Henry Olsen. Washi…

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October 15, 2021 at 3:33 PM

Bobby Lewis on One America News, Jean Su on People vs. Fossil Fuels

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bobby Lewis on One America News, Jean Su on People vs. Fossil Fuels Janine Jackson Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin211015Guestname.mp3 OAN logo This week on CounterSpin: “I…

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October 13, 2021 at 9:23 PM

'There's a Lot the Postal Service Can Do to Be Present in the 21st Century'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'There's a Lot the Postal Service Can Do to Be Present in the 21st Century' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Lisa Graves about the fight for the Postal Service for the October 8, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly e…

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October 12, 2021 at 10:20 PM

'Threats Are Being Made Against Teachers Who Are Teaching the Truth'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Threats Are Being Made Against Teachers Who Are Teaching the Truth' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Stevana Sims about defending anti-racist education for the October 8, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited t…

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October 8, 2021 at 11:00 PM

Assange Assassination Plot... Praising 'Mavericks'... Anti-Racist Education....

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October 8, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Deathly Silence: Journalists Who Mocked Assange Have Nothing to Say About CIA Plans to Kill Him

All posts View article on FAIR's website Deathly Silence: Journalists Who Mocked Assange Have Nothing to Say About CIA Plans to Kill Him John McEvoy   Yahoo! News (9/26/21) reported that "discussions over kidnapping or killing Assange occurred 'at the highest levels' of the Trum…

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October 8, 2021 at 8:32 PM

'It’s the Demeaning Treatment, but Also the Failure to Take Action'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'It’s the Demeaning Treatment, but Also the Failure to Take Action' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Jane Manning about gender-based violence for the October 1, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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October 8, 2021 at 4:07 PM

Lisa Graves on the Fight for the Post Office, Stevana Sims on Saving Anti-Racist Education

All posts View article on FAIR's website Lisa Graves on the Fight for the Post Office, Stevana Sims on Saving Anti-Racist Education CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   (image via BillMoyers.com) This week on CounterSpin: The thing about the US Postal Service: Low-income people get …

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October 7, 2021 at 6:33 PM

'Crime Is Defined and Constructed by Police and Other Elite Interests'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Crime Is Defined and Constructed by Police and Other Elite Interests' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Alec Karakatsanis about the "crime surge" for the October 1, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcri…

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October 6, 2021 at 8:59 PM

Media Praise 'Mavericks' for Blocking Aid to American People

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Praise 'Mavericks' for Blocking Aid to American People Eoin Higgins   President Joe Biden’s agenda, once seemingly on life support after a small coterie of right-wing Democrats announced they’d oppose pairing a social spending bill w…

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October 6, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Chinese 'Disinformation' and US Propaganda

All posts View article on FAIR's website Chinese 'Disinformation' and US Propaganda Joshua Cho   In Western media’s latest anti-China crusade, unsubstantiated allegations of a Chinese disinformation campaign—which the reports themselves admit have had little engagement on social …

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October 1, 2021 at 10:28 PM

Crime, Race & Gender... HBO vs. Venezuela... NYT Tax Deflection....

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October 1, 2021 at 9:34 PM

Missing and Murdered People of Color an Afterthought to Gabby Petito’s Case

All posts View article on FAIR's website Missing and Murdered People of Color an Afterthought to Gabby Petito’s Case Olivia Riggio   The missing person case of 22-year-old Gabrielle (Gabby) Petito blew up headlines and social media in the weeks after her disappearance on a cross-…

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October 1, 2021 at 4:07 PM

Alec Karakatsanis on 'Crime Surge' Copaganda, Jane Manning on Gender-Based Crime

All posts View article on FAIR's website Alec Karakatsanis on 'Crime Surge' Copaganda, Jane Manning on Gender-Based Crime CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   New York Times (9/22/21) This week on CounterSpin: "Crime wave" politics are a time-honored response to political movements …

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September 30, 2021 at 8:47 PM

'You Should Get the Vaccine Despite the Media Telling You You Should'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'You Should Get the Vaccine Despite the Media Telling You You Should' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Jim Naureckas about Covid and corporate media  for the September 24, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited t…

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September 29, 2021 at 10:07 PM

NYT Runs Interference for Billionaires Who Don't Want Their Wealth Taxed

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Runs Interference for Billionaires Who Don't Want Their Wealth Taxed Julie Hollar   The New York Times (9/23/21) criticizes the White House for taking into account the main way billionaires make money. According to a White House anal…

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September 28, 2021 at 8:48 PM

'Manchin Has Taken the Lead in Diluting Ethics Provisions'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Manchin Has Taken the Lead in Diluting Ethics Provisions' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed David Moore about Joe Manchin's conflicts of interest on climate change for the September 24, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a li…

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September 27, 2021 at 7:59 PM

HBO's Anti-Maduro Propaganda Is Cruder Than Venezuelan Oil

All posts View article on FAIR's website HBO's Anti-Maduro Propaganda Is Cruder Than Venezuelan Oil Joe Emersberger   According to Daily Beast's Nick Schager (9/13/21), A La Calle "addresses the sad state of affairs plaguing Venezuela, a country ruled by a so-called 'socialist' …

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September 24, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Afghanistan Sources... Transphobia & Censorship... AOC Dress....

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September 24, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Missing Voices in Broadcast Coverage of Afghan Withdrawal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Missing Voices in Broadcast Coverage of Afghan Withdrawal Julie Hollar   As the US after 20 years finally began its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the story dominated TV news. Just as they did when the war began (Extra!, 11–12/01), corporate…

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September 24, 2021 at 7:09 PM

Censorship Is OK When Transphobes Do It

All posts View article on FAIR's website Censorship Is OK When Transphobes Do It Ari Paul   The Guardian (9/7/21) said that a section of an interview with philosopher Judith Butler was cut out of fear of "misleading readers." An interview in the Guardian (9/7/21) made waves—not…

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September 24, 2021 at 3:10 PM

David Moore on Manchin's Conflict, Jim Naureckas on Covid and Media

All posts View article on FAIR's website David Moore on Manchin's Conflict, Jim Naureckas on Covid and Media CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin210924Guestname.mp3   Sludge (8/6/21) This week on Counter…

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September 22, 2021 at 8:07 PM

'The Demonization Was Meant to Pacify Readers to Accept the Brutality'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Demonization Was Meant to Pacify Readers to Accept the Brutality' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Milton Allimadi about New York Times coverage of Africa for the September 17, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightl…

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September 21, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Press Response to 'Tax the Rich' Dress Proves AOC’s Point

All posts View article on FAIR's website Press Response to 'Tax the Rich' Dress Proves AOC’s Point Ari Paul   It’s like Lenin said: There are decades when nothing happens, and there are dresses where decades happen. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Tax the Rich” dress at the Met …

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September 21, 2021 at 7:41 PM

FAIR’s (Finally) on Instagram!

FAIR’s (Finally) on Instagram! View this email in your browser   $35 for 35! Donate to FAIR & Receive Our 35th Anniversary Shirt   Dear FAIR Friends, Although FAIR has been offering well-docum…

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September 20, 2021 at 7:39 PM

Why Jake Tapper Never Asks How We Pay for War

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why Jake Tapper Never Asks How We Pay for War Adam Johnson   Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to Jake Tapper that her proposals would save far more than they cost was ruled to be not an answer at all by Tapper's colleague Chris Cillizz…

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September 18, 2021 at 11:56 PM

Remembering 9/11... Colonial Coverage of Africa... Covid in China....

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September 17, 2021 at 10:50 PM

NYT: China Needs to Rethink Its Not-Letting-People-Die-From-Covid Policy

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT: China Needs to Rethink Its Not-Letting-People-Die-From-Covid Policy Jim Naureckas   It still boggles me that a US paper thinks it has standing to offer advice to China on how to address the Covid-19 pandemic (FAIR.org, 1/29/21). For t…

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September 17, 2021 at 9:40 PM

Milton Allimadi on US Media's Africa Reporting

All posts View article on FAIR's website Milton Allimadi on US Media's Africa Reporting CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   (Kendall Hunt, 2021) This week on CounterSpin: The primary "sense" of Sub-Saharan Africa in corporate media is absence. When Africa is discussed, it's often b…

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September 17, 2021 at 9:21 PM

The New York Times: Ally to Colonialism in Africa

All posts View article on FAIR's website The New York Times: Ally to Colonialism in Africa Milton Allimadi   In 1948, apartheid became official policy in South Africa. Racial segregation and inequity in distribution of resources, with adverse impact on the  African population on …

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September 15, 2021 at 6:20 PM

'Restrictions on Abortion Are Invisible Because They Appear Based on Who You Are'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Restrictions on Abortion Are Invisible Because They Appear Based on Who You Are' Janine Jackson       The September 10, 2021, episode of CounterSpin included an archival interview Janine Jackson conducted with Kimberly Inez McGuire about …

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September 15, 2021 at 4:25 PM

'The Radical Right-Wing Majority of the Supreme Court May Well Overturn Roe v. Wade'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Radical Right-Wing Majority of the Supreme Court May Well Overturn Roe v. Wade' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Marjorie Cohn about the Texas abortion ban for the September 10, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a light…

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September 14, 2021 at 9:38 PM

US Media Support Tech Regulation—Unless It Comes From China

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Media Support Tech Regulation—Unless It Comes From China Julianne Tveten   The New York Times (7/19/21) warns critics of Big Tech not to be "too impressed by how swiftly Beijing is bringing its tech titans to heel"—because China is for…

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