Is Syria's chemical weapons reporting Iraq all over again? With all the talk about the budget, why won't media talk about taxing Wall Street? And ABC breaks big "news"… about a Disney theme park.
Dec
13
2012
Robin Hood Isn't News
Wall Street Transaction Tax Missing from 'Cliff' Coverage
We're told that the "fiscal cliff" requires spending cuts and more revenue. But there's a simple way to get more tax dollars-- a small "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions. So why won't the press talk about it?
Dec
07
2012
Michael Ratner on Bradley Manning Hearing, Joe Torres on FCC
What happened at the Bradley Manning hearings this week? Corporate media don't seem interested; Michael Ratner tells us what they missed. And big media getting... bigger? Joe Torres on the latest at the FCC.
Dec
04
2012
Turning Their Back on Bradley Manning
Whistleblower speaks--but press doesn't listen
Bradley Manning is accused of leaking incredibly vital information that made headlines around the world. But the developments at his trial last week were evidently not newsworthy.
Dec
01
2012
Time Gives Up on Factchecking
Corporate media can't find a way to tell the truth
By Peter Hart
Reporters appear to be wedded to a set of “rules” that say they are not allowed to convey reality to their readers and viewers.
Dec
01
2012
The 'Raising the Retirement Age' Scam
What they're really talking about doing to Social Security
It’s inevitable that “raising the retirement age” for Social Security benefits will be talked about by corporate media as an option that would save the government large amounts of money. Such talk, however, will be entirely misleading—and designed to mislead.
Nov
30
2012
Scott Nova on Bangladesh factory fire, Maurice Carney on Congo
Scott Nova of the Workers Rights Consortium joins us to talk about the fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh that killed over 100 workers. “War torn, mineral rich” --that’s pretty much all Time magazine thinks you need to know about the region of eastern Congo. Maurice Carney of the group Friends of the Congo talks media.
Nov
26
2012
CEO Evening News?
CBS turns to benefit-cutting bosses for 'fiscal cliff' commentary
CBS Evening News has decided the best experts on the "fiscal cliff" are corporate CEOs who want to cut Social Security and Medicare. Let's tell them what we think about that.
