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‘A Monopoly on the Bomb Would Be a Catastrophe for the World’: CounterSpin interview with Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country
“He did what Oppenheimer wouldn’t do…. And the result was that we have not seen an atomic bomb used since Nagasaki.”
The McCarthyist Attack on Gaza Protests Threatens Free Thought for All
With the encouragement of the state, universities are taking draconian steps to silence debate about US-backed violence in the Middle East.
Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Lawsuit, Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country
The long-fought effort to get legal acknowledgement of the abuse of Iraqi detainees in the Iraq War is coming to a federal court in Virginia.
‘I Knew They Had Fabricated a False Narrative’: Interview with Estela Aranha on 'Twitter Files Brazil'
“I know all of the cases that they cherry-picked their text fragments from. They stitched together excerpts.”
ACTION ALERT: NYT’s War on Words: Avoid ‘Palestine,’ ‘Genocide,’ ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
A New York Times memo seemed designed to dampen criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza and to reinforce the Israeli narrative of the conflict.
‘Brutal’ Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence
Since October 7, leading papers have overwhelmingly applied the term “brutal” to violence committed by Palestinians rather than by Israelis.
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‘Brutal’ Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence
Since October 7, leading papers have overwhelmingly applied the term “brutal” to violence committed by Palestinians rather than by Israelis.
Establishment Papers Fell Short in Coverage of Genocide Charges
Establishment media in the US were slow to cover South Africa’s charge—initially providing the public with thin to no reporting on the case.
Leading Papers Skewed Gaza Debate Toward Israeli and Government Perspectives
Despite efforts to include Palestinian voices, editors at two leading papers skewed the Gaza debate toward an Israel-centered perspective.
Sunday’s Gaza Guests Linked to Military Industry, Pro-Israel Funding
Sunday show guests skewed strongly toward US politicians with strong financial influence from the military industry and pro-Israel advocates.
For Cable News, a Palestinian Life Is Not the Same as an Israeli Life
Cable news coverage of victims, war crimes and context show a double standard when it comes to US allies versus official US enemies.
