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I Wish I’d Been Wrong About What ‘Control of the Border’ Would Look Like
Sixteen years later, Ross Douthat has gotten the kind of sincerity on immigration control that he wanted. How does it look?
‘People in Venezuela Can Oppose the Government But Still Reject US Intervention’: CounterSpin interview with Michelle Ellner on Venezuela invasion
“That’s what I want people to understand, that that opposition that is asking for the US to bomb their country, they are not the majority of Venezuela.”
Setareh Ghandehari on ICE Violence, Jon Schleuss on Pittsburgh Paper Shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security wants us all to think “immigration equals crime.” What happens if we do that? What would happen if we didn’t?
‘A Tribe of Rebels, People Who Struggle, Those Are the Stories That Rarely Get Heard’: Transcript of The Best of CounterSpin 2025
These are just a few of the void-filling conversations it’s been our pleasure to host in the last year.
What Scares Establishment Media Most Is Not Socialism But Democracy
If everyday people realize they don’t need overpaid consultants to win real change, how long can the status quo be maintained by its beneficiaries?
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FAIR Studies
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.
Media Largely Ignored Gaza Famine When There Was Time to Avert Mass Starvation
Gaza’s conditions of famine have been out in the open for well over a year, and yet it was considered barely newsworthy in US news media.
America’s Opinion Pages Overwhelmingly Supported Trump’s Attack on Iran
56% of Americans opposed Trump’s bombing. Why wasn’t this reflected in the range of opinions presented by America’s top press outlets?
NYT Less Interested Than Ever in Trans Perspectives on Trans Issues
Even while feigning concern, the paper of record remains largely uninterested in centering trans people and perspectives in coverage of trans issues.
