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Don’t Pretend the ‘War on Drugs’ Has Anything to Do With Fighting Drugs
Media exposes reinforce the narrative that the US is in fact fighting against drug cartels—and not using the “drug war” apparatus as a politico-economic weapon.
Why We Should Be Skeptical of Generic Ballot Predictions
Generic ballot predictions over the past quarter of a century have sometimes wildly over-predicted, and sometimes wildly under-predicted, the winner.
Western Media Accept Trump’s Plundering of Venezuelan Oil as Business as Usual
Objections to the new Venezuelan oil plan were mostly procedural and out of concern for appearances, not driven by any principled opposition to US predation.
Death Penalty Coverage, Domestic Violence Justice
We’ve been told to think of lethal injection as the clinical, tidy way for the state to murder people. CounterSpin revisits coverage of death penalty realities.
‘Gig Companies Take the Position Their Workers Aren’t Employees Who Have Rights’: CounterSpin interview with Terri Gerstein on gig workers' rights
‘If this is the scope of wage theft that is happening just by these two companies, over a short period of time and two places, what is happening everywhere else?’
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FAIR Studies
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.
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.
When a Shooter Is Trans—and Not a Cis Male—Suddenly Identity Matters
Most media outlets focused on profiling the shooter—who was transgender—treating the shooting as an isolated case rather than part of a larger, systemic issue.
Western Media Manufactured Consent for Israel’s Murder of Palestinian Journalists
Most outlets accepted Israel’s premise that any number of bystanders can legitimately be killed in order to target a supposed Hamas member.
