Uh-oh! the news has broken late on the Friday before the election. Better call ICE – oh, wait, too late: Melania Trump was paid for 10 modeling jobs.
‘We’re Not Helping Our Kids by Keeping the Deficit Down’
CounterSpin’s Janine Jackson interviewed Dean Baker about the debt boogeyman. Renaming Social Security & Medicare to entitlements skews reality.
Do Wars Make Us Safer? The People Aren’t Feeling It
A new poll from an unlikely source suggests that the US public and the US media have very little in common when it comes to matters of war and peace.
At DAPL, Confiscating Cameras as Evidence of Journalism
While elite media wait for the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline to go away, independent media continue to fill the void with actual coverage.
Oregon militants acquitted of conspiracy in wildlife refuge seizure
Jury acquitted Oregon militants including Ammon Bundy and six followers of conspiracy charges stemming from their role in the armed takeover
Charges Dropped Against Amy Goodman – No Thanks to Corporate Media
Amy Goodman announcing the dismissal of charges against her outside the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan, North Dakota (Democracy Now!)
A Missed Chance to Put Discriminatory Policing on Campaign Agenda
Some have wondered why questions of discriminatory policing have not played a bigger role in election coverage. It’s shameful dialogue is so shallow.
North Dakota’s War on 1st Amendment Goes From Bad to Worse
North Dakota AG Ladd Erickson dropped criminal trespassing charges against Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman instead seeking riot charges on her.
Donald Trump not Miss Universe in a Playboy softcore video promo (VIDEO)
Donald Trump seemingly lied about Venezuelan Miss Universe Alicia Machado having a sex tape. It turns out he had a Playboy softcore promo tape.
NYT Makes Bill Clinton’s Sex Life the Lead Story–Without Mentioning Trump’s
How to get New York Times coverage Clintons for you? You just need to declare that you aren’t going to talk about it during a national debate.