Fox News Is Poisoning America. Rupert Murdoch and His Heirs Should Be Shunned.
The Murdoch family is warmly received in the hallways of power and money. But they should be ostracized in the same way that Steve Bannon has.
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After Last Week, There’s No Hope That the Media Will Ever Abandon False Equivalencies With the Far Right
“You guys do it, too,” NBC’s Chuck Todd told a Democratic representative, referring to anti-Semitic incitement — personifying a media false equivalence.
Never Trust a Reporter Who Bounces in His Chair With Glee
Axios’s gleeful use of Donald Trump’s latest xenophobic policy announcement as a PR tool for its new HBO show is grotesque.
Is Donald Trump an Anti-Semite?
What responsibility should Trump take for the current toxic climate? And what does the evidence say: Is the president an anti-Semite?
Trump Is Blaming the Media for One of the Worst Weeks in Modern American History — but His Own Support for Violent Bigotry Is to Blame
The Pittsburgh attacker blamed Jews for bringing migrants into the U.S. There’s a direct connection to Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.
The Lessons for Western Democracies From the Stunning Victory of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro
Some of the dynamics of Bolsonaro's victory are unique to Brazil. But many are similar to prevailing political currents throughout Europe and North America.
Here Is a List of Far-Right Attackers Trump Inspired. Cesar Sayoc Wasn’t the First — and Won’t Be the Last.
Trump sympathizers have beaten, shot, stabbed, run over, or bombed innocent people. The president is radicalizing a generation of angry men.
Staggering Voter Suppression in Georgia Could Keep Democrats Out of Power
Stacey Abrams could become Georgia's first black governor, but her opponent Brian Kemp is also overseeing the election — where voter suppression is rampant.
Killing Journalists Is Wrong When the Saudis Do It — and When the United States Does It, Too
There should be accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, and also for the 2003 U.S. bombing raid that killed Al Jazeera’s Tareq Ayoub in Iraq.
Louisville Shooter Made Racist Remark Right After Killing Two Black People, but Police Won't Call it a Hate Crime
The Kroger shooter reportedly told an armed white witness, “Don’t shoot me. I won't shoot you. Whites don’t shoot whites.”