media

his cameraman was pushed and shoved by the unidentified assailant “after the president repeatedly goaded the crowd over supposed media bias.”

Featured

Did the National Enquirer blackmail Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to Protect the Saudi Crown Prince?

Juan Cole

Bezos alleges that the investigation of the Saudi connection most alarmed Mr. Pecker, and precipitated the attempt to blackmail the Amazon CEO

journalism

Thanks to our Generous Supporters

Juan Cole

Many, many thanks to our our generous supporters for a successful fundraising season. We got over halfway to a very ambitious goal, and certainly you made the campaign a great success by any measure. 2019 is very likely going to be an epochal year. We could well see a constitutional crisis or more than one, […]

journalism

That Time Hannity Campaigned with Trump v. Dems & Called Press ‘Fake’

AFP

Fox News admitted Tuesday it was a mistake

journalism

Khashoggi’s Murder Shines Spotlight on Journalists Fleeing ME Dictatorships

The Conversation

Many journalists fled after the failure of the Arab Spring, but remain in danger

Banking

The United States of Monopoly Rule

Jim Hightower

(Afterwords) – Five banks control half of all U.S. financial assets, and six conglomerates control 90 percent of our media. Monopolies aren’t merely un-American — they’re virulently anti-American. They suppress our fundamental values of fairness and opportunity for all. Our people have instinctively rebelled at monopoly avarice — from the Boston Tea Party to the […]

Bill of Rights

#NottheEnemy: Ben Franklin warned that attack on Free Press Turns Liberty to Tyranny

Juan Cole

“Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government: When this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins.”

Far Right

Internet Giants finally Take down Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

AFP

New York (AFP) – Internet giants launched an offensive Monday against far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who is now banned from Apple, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube. The move, described by Jones as a “coordinated communist-style crackdown,” came after months of criticism against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube calling for them to do more to combat disinformation […]