It is the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day-War, and major media outlets favored Israeli and pro-Israel American voices at the expense of Palestinians widely.
David Ignatius’ 15 Years of Running Spin for Saudi Regime
Ignatius columns on Saudi Arabia break down roughly into two groups: straight reporting and outright press releases for the dictatorship.
Fox News, the official state propaganda arm
With its sycophantic treatment of Trump, Fox News is “the closest thing we have to state TV.” And the administration knows it.
Democrats’ obligation: Fight like hell
Democrats have to fight with every step and every breath the reign of the man who placed second in the popular vote and says he won by a landslide.
Lawmaker says U.S. foreign surveillance ‘unmask’ Trump associates
The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee set off a political firestorm by tipping Trump to the investigation.
If it’s an ‘enemy,’ why must press serve as Trump’s chump?
A boycott of Trump press conferences is in order, as would be a walk-out the next time the prevaricator-in-chief reduces fact to factory fumes.
Why Trumponomics Fails
Trumponomics economics is pure demagoguery. Xenophobic grandstanding doesn’t boost the competitiveness of American workers.
Trump vs. Truth: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Donald Trump spreads a lot of false information thanks to his daily consumption of morning cable news. If only we could sneak some facts into the president’s media diet.
Who Lacks Respect for the Office of the President?
Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway charges that media coverage of Donald Trump lacks “respect for and recognition of the dignity for the office of the president.”
Trump’s War on the Courts, the Press, and the States
With congressional Republicans in the majority in Congress and unwilling to cross Donald Trump, the job of containing Trump’s incipient tyranny falls to three centers.