CounterSpin
Latest Episodes
James Loewen on Lies Historians Tell Us
Some US media are now lauding Jim Loewen, but without ceasing to generate the very sort of misty misinformation he fought against.
Phyllis Bennis and Matthew Hoh on Afghanistan Withdrawal
US media consumers may need not a broom but a shovel to deal with the self-aggrandizing, history-erasing misinformation headed our way.
Jeff Cohen on FAIR’s Beginnings
Listeners to this show may take it as a given that, if you care about social, racial, economic justice, you have to also care about media—because corporate news media promote narratives that shape pub
James Early on Cuban Embargo, David Cooper on ‘We All Quit’
The hardships facing Cubans—and the actions the United States could take to stop contributing to those hardships.
Luke Harris on Critical Race Theory, Cindy Cohn on Pegasus Spyware
Media have misinformed the public about a campaign whose own architects say is about disinforming, confusing and inflaming people.
Bianca Nozaki-Nasser on Anti-Asian Bias
Media's prescription of law enforcement as the primary response is called by many Asian Americans a problem presenting itself as a solution,
Chris Bernadel on Haitian Assassination, Michael Carome on FDA Alzheimer’s Investigation
The long history of the US using state force to kill Haitians and their aspirations is sufficient and appropriate context for current events.
William Dodge on Nestle Slave Labor, Michael Ratner on Donald Rumsfeld
Nestle's profitability relies on a chocolate supply chain that includes literal slave labor in the Ivory Coast.
Vera Eidelman on Fourth of July Freedoms, Vivek Shandas on Addressing Climate Change
How do we protect our society from campaigns to stop people from voting or speaking or going into the street to protest things that are wrong?
Laura Carlsen on Biden’s Central America Policy, Greg LeRoy on Texas Corporate Subsidies
The notion of real change after Donald Trump is undermined by a close look at Biden's actual immigration policy.