Normalizing Trump doesn't just fail readers — it jeopardizes our future
If voters aren’t sufficiently alarmed, they may not recognize the need for emergency action once he is gone. I have some suggestions.
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DHS domestic spying based on nutty conspiracy theories demands way more attention
It's a major scandal -- a milestone in our descent into a police state. But where's the outrage?
Calling for a moratorium on ‘Trump says’ headlines
I found 18 New York Times “Trump says” headlines in a recent 3-month period that spread misinformation.
The Reflecting Pool story is about Trump's grip on reality, but the press corps won’t go there
Journalists are treating his ‘vandalism’ claim as if it were a normal, disputable argument. But it’s completely delusional.
The world’s most vocal racist will be the Republican Party’s biggest donor again. But don’t mention it.
Our top news organizations are covering up Elon Musk’s white supremacist propaganda
What you need to know (and didn’t read) about Trump’s new tariffs
Starting with how they’re based on a bald-faced lie
When fact-checking is not enough
News organizations need to expose Trump’s nefarious motives
The headlines should have been: 'Trump makes crackpot Iran announcement'
Even before Trump reversed himself, there was no chance his 20% toll on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would ever take effect, and reporters knew it.
Say it: We’re back where we were before the ceasefire. It’s called war.
News organizations won’t acknowledge the obvious
Trump’s crazed lies about ‘communists’ demand media debunking
But our major news outlets apparently aren’t up to the job.
Are we bothsidesing racism now?
Were Trump’s comments about Haitians racist? This is not a tough one.