CounterSpin
Latest Episodes
Matt Gertz and Eric K Ward on White ‘Replacement’ Theory
News media missed an opportunity to interrogate the media outlets and politicians who repeatedly invoke the white replacement idea.
Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso on Indigenous Resistance, Alex Vitale on the End of Policing
The film Powerlands covers Indigenous people around the world, and the resource extraction stealing their water, minerals and homelands.
Ahmad Abuznaid on Palestine Human Rights Crackdown, Andrew Perez on Dark Money Donation
The corporate media narrative on Israel/Palestine makes it hard to make sense of the recent assault by Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip.
Azadeh Shahshahani on Central America Plan, Jon Lloyd on Facebook Disinformation
We have some questions about the US government's claim that this time, they're really bringing stability and security to Central America.
Angelo Carusone on Alex Jones Trial, Karl Grossman on Nuclear War
Alex Jones' lawyer says talking about his white supremacism would "distract from the main issues." What are the "main issues" about Jones?
Luke Harris and Joe Torres on America’s Racist Legacy
This week on CounterSpin: The crises we face right now in the US—a nominally democratic political process that’s strangled by white supremacist values, a corporate profiteering system that mindlessly
Vivek Shandas on Climate Disruption & Heat Waves, Jamie Kalven on Laquan McDonald Coverup
There's a way to tell the story of heat waves that connects to policy and planning, but that centers human beings.
Nora Benavidez on Post-Roe Data Privacy, Dorothee Benz on January 6 Insurrection
This week on CounterSpin: The internet has changed the way we communicate, access information and even organize, which means concerns about digital privacy are concerns about privacy, period. In the w
Jessica Mason Pieklo on Abortion Rights, Preston Mitchum on Reproductive Justice
This week on CounterSpin: The Supreme Court’s reversal on abortion rights is so actually and potentially devastating that it’s hard to know where to look. It’s worth tracing things back—Katherine Stew
‘Whether You’re on the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Depend on How Many People You Give Your Phone Number to’ - CounterSpin interview with Adele Stan and Elliot Mincberg on John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court
"That kind of legal philosophy could seriously endanger not just the environment, but the ability of Congress to pass all sorts of laws protecting the environment, health, safety and civil rights."