The Sane-Washing of Mad King Trump
The more outlandish and dangerous his claims, the more determined is the press to normalize the increasingly delusional occupant of the Oval Office.
Pressing Matters
Why Is the Media Still Obsessed With Biden’s Health?
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.
This Revolution Is Not Being Televised
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.
The Media Should Be All Over These Unlawful Deportations
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.
Are We Self-Segregating on Social Media?
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.
The Propaganda Wars Are in Full Swing
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?
Corporate Media Is Obeying in Advance
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.
Democracy Is Dying in Broad Daylight
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.
Legacy Media Has Memory-Holed January 6
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.
Might As Well Face It, the Press Is Addicted to Trump
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.