US Media Mostly Care for Iranians When They Can Be Used to Justify Bombing
US corporate media tend to humanize Iranians only when they can be portrayed as victims of their own government.
Corporate Media Mock Chicago Teachers for Trying to Help Their Community
Billionaire-owned media outlets have framed teachers’ advocacy for their students and communities as self-serving.
Why Corporate Media Needed to Misrepresent Jesse Jackson
The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s kind of politics terrified an elite that thrives on keeping the 99 Percent divided and conquered.
Leading Papers Call for Destroying Iran to Save It
The New York Times and Washington Post offer facile arguments for US attacks on Iran, on the assumption that the US wants to brighten Iranians’ futures.
Seth Harp Speaks on New York Times Spiking US Foreign Policy Interview With Ross Douthat
“I think the US is only the latest in a very long history of military empires,” he told Common Dreams. “This is a perspective to which New York Times readers…
Why Treat DHS’s Known Liars as Reliable Sources?
It’s long past time for news coverage to reflect journalists’ knowledge that DHS exaggerates, shares dubious statements and flat-out lies.
The Digital Media Oligarchy: Who Owns Online News?
More than half of US visits to major online news sites from Dec. 2024 through Nov. 2025 went to outlets controlled by just seven families or corporate entities.
After Trump Declared Gaza War ‘Over,’ Media Lost Interest
Since Donald Trump declared that “the war in Gaza is over” on October 3, 2025, US news outlets’ interest in the occupied territory has plummeted.
As Trump Uses Military to Threaten Democracy, NYT Declares Military Needs More Resources
Devoting seven editorials to boosting the US military when the country’s own democracy is under threat, the Times reaffirmed its commitment to militarism.
Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law
It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.
Erased by NBC: How Legacy Media Ignores Independent Reporting
Posted by Joshua Scheer Ken Klippenstein is a brilliant investigative journalist whose work exposes what legacy media often tries to erase. In this sharply observed Substack post, he details how…
Why Didn’t NYT, WaPo Report What They Knew About Venezuelan Invasion?
Please ask the New York Times and Washington Post why they failed to report on the Venezuelan invasion and kidnapping when it could have saved lives.
Billionaire’s Mouthpiece Searches for Reasons to Avoid Taxing Billionaires
The Washington Post, which serves the interests of its mega-billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, unsurprisingly thinks taxing billionaire wealth is a bad idea.
Editorial Boards Cheer Trump Doctrine in Venezuela
Rather than worrying the US will encourage other countries to behave lawlessly, US papers could be more concerned about their own country’s lawlessness.
Billionaires Are Encroaching on the Free Press. Let’s Act to Defend It in 2026.
By Maya Schenwar & Negin Owliaei for Truthout It’s becoming something of a theme: Two massive companies are fighting to take over another massive company, in a deal that will…