Friday, November 22, 2024

Tag: mainstream media

Corporate media setting stage for New Cold War with China

Corporate media distortions and bombast are priming the American public to see China as a treacherous villain that has to be forcefully confronted, perhaps with violence.

It’s crucial to distinguish between can’t and won’t—with a million lives...

It’s not a law of microbiology that requires that we allow the coronavirus to infect hundreds of millions of people, but a choice made by governments.

The global media and COVID-19

The media has helped spread panic more often than useful information.

Who wants a revolution? No one who owns a major media...

With Biden’s victory in South Carolina, media doubts about his strength were quickly banished.

Do media really care about money in politics?

But a deeper look at media coverage suggests that media’s concern with money in politics rarely extends beyond the catchy headline.

Media stoop to ‘Russian assistance’ to explain Sanders’ rise

Corporate media are doing their best to smear the progressive candidate that threatens their own business interests.

‘Corporate media are not observers of the electoral process; they are...

And that is a complete misunderstanding of the actual sociology of America.

The corporate media is directly profiting from Mike Bloomberg’s rise as...

"...I don’t think any person in American history has ever spent more money cultivating an image in the public of himself as has Michael Bloomberg."

Witness to a farce

Watching impeachment through the lens of the New York Times.

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143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.

House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...

Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.

Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA

“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”

Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...

The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.

David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...

As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.