Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Jun 10, 2025

Why Is the Media Still Obsessed With Biden’s Health?

Allison Hantschel Jun 10, 2025

Our current elderly president is destroying the government, imploding international relations, fleecing, abusing, and turning armed forces against the American people, and putting immigrants in foreign prisons. But sure, let's talk about the former president's mental decline.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel May 13, 2025

This Revolution Is Not Being Televised

Allison Hantschel May 13, 2025

Trump is losing at the polls, losing in the courts, and constituents are taking to the streets en masse. But based on media coverage, you’d think his administration is doing just fine.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Mar 18, 2025

The Media Should Be All Over These Unlawful Deportations

Allison Hantschel Mar 18, 2025

The Trump administration is denouncing their perceived enemies as terrorists so they can disappear them without recourse. And the press is cowering, bracing themselves for what—and who’s—next.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Feb 18, 2025

Are We Self-Segregating on Social Media?

Allison Hantschel Feb 18, 2025

After the election, many fled the Musk-owned X for the new Twitter-like platform, Bluesky, which has been criticized by right-wingers because they encourage civil discourse by banning trolls, bots, and other abusive users. Imagine that.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Jan 21, 2025

The Propaganda Wars Are in Full Swing

Allison Hantschel Jan 21, 2025

Following the example of legacy media and every other tech bro, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg has bent the knee to the new administration to perpetuate hate speech on his social-media platforms. Will fact-based information be able to break through?

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Dec 10, 2024

Corporate Media Is Obeying in Advance

Allison Hantschel Dec 10, 2024

Political pundits continue to give a pass to an authoritarian Trump, whose proposed kakistocracy cabinet of alleged sex pests, foreign agents, and other wildly dangerous appointments pose a threat to American citizens and our security.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Nov 19, 2024

Democracy Is Dying in Broad Daylight

Allison Hantschel Nov 19, 2024

The media didn’t have to normalize and sanewash a cognitively diminished felon who ran on retribution and destruction. Or memory-hole his disastrous first term. But because they did, we are facing the most terrifying chapter in U.S. history.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Oct 15, 2024

Legacy Media Has Memory-Holed January 6

Allison Hantschel Oct 15, 2024

During our nation's most urgent election, the press has buried the fact that Trump goaded his minions to violently storm the Capitol and threatened to hang his VP in an effort to steal the 2020 election. But sure, let's scrutinize VP Harris's media strategy.

Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Sep 17, 2024

The Pundits Think They Know What’s Best for Harris-Walz

Allison Hantschel Sep 17, 2024

From James Carville to the Nates, the predominantly white male pundits are barking at VP Harris to pull to the center, when all indicators prove otherwise. Guess whose instincts Harris is trusting?

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Aug 13, 2024

Might As Well Face It, the Press Is Addicted to Trump

Allison Hantschel Aug 13, 2024

No matter that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s campaign has excited voters in ways we haven’t seen since 2008, the media continues to rely on Trump to frame all their election coverage.

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