September 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM EDT
Reflections on 40 Years of FAIR

Reflections on 40 Years of FAIR FAIR celebrated its 40th anniversary last week with a party at Littlefield's in Brooklyn. There were alumni there from every era of FAIR, longtime writers whom I had never met in person before, and supporters who went back to the very first issue of Extra!.

September 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM EDT
Media Responded to Trump's Press Ban by Withholding the Attention He Craves

Media Responded to Trump's Press Ban by Withholding the Attention He Craves Gothamist (5/29/09) noted the widespread negative responses to Bloomberg's insult, including the New York Times (5/28/09) saying it "seemed to reach new heights of peevishness."

September 25, 2026 at 11:51 AM EDT
Raina Lipsitz on DSA Politics

Raina Lipsitz on DSA Politics https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260925.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode ("Save link as"").

September 24, 2026 at 4:23 PM EDT
CNN Cleared to Join CBS Under Trumpian Paramount Ownership

CNN Cleared to Join CBS Under Trumpian Paramount Ownership American Economic Liberties Project's Alvaro Bedoya (AP, 9/21/26): "Today, billionaires have yet again bribed, censored and bullied their way to the top."

September 24, 2026 at 1:50 PM EDT
'There's a History of Resistance to Corporate Crime': Russell Mokhiber on covering corporate crime

'There's a History of Resistance to Corporate Crime': Russell Mokhiber on covering corporate crime Janine Jackson interviewed Russell Mokhiber, of Capitol Hill Citizen and Corporate Crime Reporter, about covering corporate crime for the September 18, 2026, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.

September 23, 2026 at 4:58 PM EDT
Five Years Later, Media Blame Afghans for US-Engineered Disaster

Five Years Later, Media Blame Afghans for US-Engineered Disaster CNN (8/15/26) describes billions in Afghanistan assets seized by the US before the Taliban reestablished a government as "frozen by the US and its allies over the Taliban's rights record."

September 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM EDT
Hegseth Hoping His Media Minions Can Smooth His Way to the White House

Hegseth Hoping His Media Minions Can Smooth His Way to the White House Unable to change the realities on the ground, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking the next-best approach by trying to change the way the war is reported.Unable to change the realities on the ground, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking the next-best approach by trying to change the way the war is reported.

September 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM EDT
Russell Mokhiber on Covering Corporate Crime

Russell Mokhiber on Covering Corporate Crime Interrogating the role of profit-driven corporations in today's journalism is crucial, but it's part of questioning corporate power over our lives in general.Interrogating the role of profit-driven corporations in today's journalism is crucial, but it's part of questioning corporate power over our lives in general.

September 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM EDT
Boston Globe Praised Harvard for Suppressing Free Speech to Save It

Boston Globe Praised Harvard for Suppressing Free Speech to Save It How can speech restrictions by Harvard be hailed by the Boston Globe as "efforts to improve the climate for speech"? It comes from how it frames the problem.How can speech restrictions by Harvard be hailed by the Boston Globe as "efforts to improve the climate for speech"? It comes from how it frames the problem.

September 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM EDT
'This Counter-Terrorism Framework Situates People Outside of Rights': CounterSpin interview with Samer Araabi on dissent

'This Counter-Terrorism Framework Situates People Outside of Rights': CounterSpin interview with Samer Araabi on dissent as 'terrorism' "With every passing administration, it just grows and grows. And that's because, with this undefined threat, you can expand it however you want.""With every passing administration, it just grows and grows. And that's because, with this undefined threat, you can expand it however you want."

September 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM EDT
9/11 Violated Thomas Friedman's 'Cocoon'""and Made Him a Cheerleader for the 'War on Terror'

9/11 Violated Thomas Friedman's 'Cocoon'""and Made Him a Cheerleader for the 'War on Terror' Friedman's classification of Al Qaeda as "enemies of civilization" enables him to defend the selective curtailment of civil liberties in the United States.Friedman's classification of Al Qaeda as "enemies of civilization" enables him to defend the selective curtailment of civil liberties in the United States.

September 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM EDT
The Wall Street Journal's Socialism Reporting Is Better Than the New York Times'

The Wall Street Journal's Socialism Reporting Is Better Than the New York Times' Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal openly opposes socialists. The New York Times also opposes socialism, but prefers a more insidious approach.Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal openly opposes socialists. The New York Times also opposes socialism, but prefers a more insidious approach.