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News Brief: As American Troops Hide in Civilian Hotels, US Media Ignores Pentagon's Use of 'Human Shields'
In this News Brief we examine CNN, the Atlantic, Washington Post and NYT's blatant 'human shields' double standard as reports emerge of US troops hid…
2 days, 12 hours ago
News Brief: How Decades of Media Distortions and Lies about "Iran's Nuclear Program" Lead to War
In this News Brief, we discuss a recent poll showing 70% of Americans are fundamentally wrong about the nature of Iran's "nuclear program"—including …
1 week, 2 days ago
"Shadow Fleets," Sanctions & Western Media's International Law-ification of Arbitrary US Dictates
In this episode, we explore how arbitrary—often unilateral—sanctions against Enemy States are given the halo of international legal legitimacy with a…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
News Brief: As Trump Crushes Academia, the NYT and Atlantic Still Fight 'Woke' Wars from 5 Years Ago
In this News Brief, we are joined by Chenjerai Kumanyika and Todd Wolfson of the American Association of University Professors to discuss Trump…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ep 234: TikTok, Gen Z's Move to Social Media and Elite Panic Over Unsanctioned News
In this episode, we examine our political class' TikTok neurosis, how Gaza fueled its sell to US and Israeli military contractors, and the long histo…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
News Brief: ICE, Senate Dems' Counterinsurgency PR, and the Limits of Body Cam Liberalism
In this News Brief, we detail the fundamental problems with Senate Democrats' cosmetic reforms, the strategy of letting outrage blow over and the con…
2 months ago
Ep 233: How US Media Naturalizes Capital Strikes and Helps the Rich Undermine Democracy
In this episode, we examine how billionaires and corporations threatening capital strikes and capital flight to discipline populist politicians and m…
2 months ago
News Brief: As Dem Leadership Waffles—Labor, Organizers, Immigrants Fight Back in Minneapolis
In this News Brief, we break down Dem leadership's fatuous "body cam" and "training" response to ICE brutality, and how organizers in the Twin Cities…
2 months, 1 week ago
News Brief: For Media Reporting on Iran, Trump Suddenly Morphs into Pro-Democracy Humanitarian
Season 9
In this News Brief, we discuss mainstream media coverage of ongoing protests across Iran and how nearly every major Western outlet has been uncritica…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
News Brief: How Corporate Media Laid the Groundwork for a Rightwing Incitement Campaign in Minnesota
In this News Brief, we detail how CBS, Fox, WSJ, and NYT promoted an essentialized, overblown narrative on the "Somali Minnesota fraud" story, teeing…
2 months, 3 weeks ago