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Latest Episodes

Julie Hollar and Jim Naureckas on Placing Blame for Trump
November 08, 2024

We talk about what just happened, and corporate medias role in it, with Julie Hollar, senior analyst at the media watch group FAIR, and FAIRs editor Jim Naureckas.

Nicole Foy on Immigration and Labor
November 01, 2024

News media start with the premise of immigration itself as a crisis, with the only debate around how to "stem" or "control" it.

Shawn Musgrave, Orion Danjuma on Vote Fraud Hoax as Voter Suppression
October 25, 2024

Trumps Big Lie attorneys are not so much returning to the field, but actually never left.

Chip Gibbons on Gaza First Amendment Alert
October 18, 2024

Defending Rights & Dissent has started a project called the Gaza First Amendment Alert, which is going to come out every other Wednesday.

George Lipsitz on the Impacts of Housing Discrimination
October 11, 2024

A new book doesnt just illuminate the thicket of effects of systemic racism as it affects where people live; it reframes the understanding of the role of housing.

Top Papers Quoted More Wine Importers Than Union Leaders on Port Strike
October 04, 2024

The more a strike affects the economy, i.e., the more effective it is, the harder corporate media try to smear workers as selfish and destructive.

Derek Seidman on Insurance and Climate, Insha Rahman on Immigration Conversation
October 04, 2024

Why are events we pay insurance for a "crisis" for the industry we pay it to? The unceasing effects of climate disruption will only throw that question into more relief.

Mohamad Bazzi on Israeli Terror Attacks
September 27, 2024

As every day brings news of new carnage, US citizens have a duty not to look away, given our governments critical role in arming Israel and ignoring its crimes.

Jen Senko on The Brainwashing of My Dad
September 20, 2024

Jen Senkos film and the book based on it are an effort to engage the effects of that yelling, punching down, reactionary media.

Gregory Shupak on Palestinian Genocide, Robert Spitzer on Gun Rights and Rules
September 13, 2024

Why do the press corps need a constitutional amendment to protect their ability to speak if all theyre going to say is, oh well?