Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War
Bringing the war in Ukraine to an end will demand new thinking and challenges to the orthodoxies of this time.
We Need a Functional FCC
Right now, the agency is deadlocked — which is just peachy for the corporations it regulates. Here’s how to unblock.
‘We Were Expecting This,’ Says Family After Israel Says No Criminal Probe Into Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
The development came as leading international artists called for "meaningful measures to ensure accountability for the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh and all other Palestinian civilians."
The Future of Press Freedom Depends on Assange Case
The United States’ record of lies and broken promises makes Assange’s case particularly important not only to Americans, but to the entire world.
The Media was the Most Powerful Player in the Popular Rebellion
The Institute for Palestine Studies provides an English translation of Shireen Abu Akleh's article in 2016 about the role of media coverage in Palestinian uprisings.
Hedges: The Israeli Execution of Al Jazeera Reporter Shireen Abu Akleh
Israel, which shoots hundreds of Palestinians a year, routinely includes reporters and photographers on its target lists.
John Kiriakou: Biden’s Orwellian ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ and Other Assaults on Free Press
From the announcement of the Biden Administration's new “Disinformation Governance Board" to NewsGuard's "Disinformation Fingerprints" project, free speech is under attack in the U.S.
Hedges: American Commissars
Social media platforms are aggressively censoring all who challenge the dominant narrative on Ukraine, the ruling Democratic Party, the wars in the Middle East and the corporate state.
Matt Taibbi: The Great Billionaire Space Caper
Let's fly the first black woman to the moon, but send the checks to Jeff Bezos! On the congressional hustle that perfectly captures 2022 America.
Facebook Warns About Consortium News Story
Facebook has put out contradictory warnings about a Consortium News article on the Bucha massacre: it both says the piece does and does not violate its standards. Joe Lauria reports.
Greenwald: Your Top Priority is The Emotional Comfort of the Most Powerful Elites, Which You Fulfill by Never Criticizing Them
Corporate journalists have license to use their huge platforms to malign, expose and destroy anyone they want. Your moral duty: sit in respectful silence and never object.
Another Casualty of the Ukraine Conflict: The Truth
The Ukraine conflict has engendered a dangerous frenzy in the West. Does it say more about us than it does about Russia or Ukraine?
Ralph Nader on Morton Mintz— Investigative Nemesis of Corporate Criminals — Turning 100
More than any other reporter, the centenarian broke open the walls surrounding the media’s non-coverage of serious consumer, environmental, and worker harms and rights.
No End to The Washington Post’s War on Whistleblowers
The nation needs more whistleblowers, particularly after the corruption of the Trump presidency.
To Protect Fauci, The Washington Post is Preparing a Hit Piece on the Group Denouncing Gruesome Dog Experimentations
For years, the White Coat Waste Project was heralded by The Post as what they are: an activist success story uniting right and left. But now its work imperils a…