CounterSpin

CounterSpin


Latest Episodes

Arlene Martínez on Corporate Subsidies, Florín Nájera-Uresti on Journalism Preservation
July 14, 2023

White supremacy and economic policy are completely different stories for the press, but not for the people.

Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman & Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters
July 07, 2023

There is no way to fight climate disruption without fighting climate disrupters.

Taryn Abbassian and Others on Dobbs One Year Later
June 30, 2023

The impacts of the Dobbs ruling are still reverberating, as is the organized pushback that we can learn about and support.

Nancy Altman on GOP Social Security Attack, Daniel Ellsberg Revisited
June 23, 2023

When Daniel Ellsberg died, media burnished their own reputation as truth-tellers while somehow dishonoring the practice of truth-telling.

As Venezuela Mends Ties With Latin Neighbors, Western Media Turn Up the Propaganda
June 22, 2023

Western outlets will stop at no length to defend Washingtons agenda, even if that means reheating debunked narratives.

Sonali Kolhatkar on the Power of Narrative
June 16, 2023

Narrative is an important tool for folks looking to change the world for the better, in part by changing the stories we tell one another.

Tauhid Chappell on Cannabis Justice, Evan Greer on Kids Online Safety Act
June 09, 2023

What will the legalization, and profitizing, of marijuana mean for the people and communities most harmed by its criminalization?

Jeff Chang & Jeannie Park on Asian Americans and Affirmative Action
June 02, 2023

Asian-American students are being used as the face of attempts to eliminate affirmative action or race-consciousness in college admissions.

Eric Thurm on the Hollywood Writers’ Strike
May 26, 2023

Many corporate news reporters seem unable to present a labor action as other than an unwonted interruption of a natural order.

Cody Bloomfield on Anti-Activist Terrorism Charges
May 19, 2023

Some officials fully intend to treat anyone who stands in opposition to whatever they decide they want to do as enemies of the state.