In this News Brief, we discuss the Drop The Genocide 20 campaign, efforts to water down progressive demands around Israel and whether or not progressive electeds are following through on the implicati

On “cutting off aid to Israel,” as with everything, read the fine print.

In Part 2 of our 3-part series on the uses and misuses of "authenticity," we examine the media obsession with "political mavericks" who "buck party orthodoxy"—almost aways with either trivial interven

In part 1 of our 3-part series on the uses and misuses of "authenticity," we examine the Real America "listening tour," its propaganda utility, and how it uses cultural performance to sell class-flatt

The Ellisons openly fund and support Israel’s military. Pointing this out is not a form of hatred, and it’s getting more and more absurd to suggest it is.

A library in Australia “removed” How to Sell A Genocide from its shelves, and the media’s coverage of it committed at least three of the tropes I document. Let us review them.

A library in Australia “removed” How to Sell A Genocide from its shelves, and the media’s coverage of it committed at least three of the tropes I document. Let us review them.

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In this episode, we discuss how circular "inevitability" arguments have been used for centuries to justify war, expansionism and perpetual hostility — most recently with China. Our guest is organiz

The media is propping up “centrist” analysts warning voters that the progressive and democratic socialist candidates winning elections are “unelectable.” But they’re not disclosing that those analysts...

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In this News Brief, we are joined by Kaleem Hawa to discuss David K Kirkpatrick's 10,000 word PR job that feigns criticism of Biden officials, but ultimately serves to distance them from the carnage i

Except this time it’s in support of genocide, rather than trying to stop one.

A media that refuses to connect the dots.

A media that refuses to connect the dots.

A media that refuses to connect the dots.

The third book in The Occasional Learner’s Book Club is Adam Johnson’s ‘How to Sell a Genocide’.

In this News Brief, we dissect the Orwellian phrase "right to exist," why it exclusively applies to Israel, what purpose it serves, and why Palestinians are never said to have such a right.

Adam Johnson is a media analyst and co-host of the podcast Citations Needed. His writing has been featured in the Nation, In These Times, the Intercept, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle....

In this episode, we discuss the ideological work done by our media's default frame of immigrants, poor seniors, homeless people, and those with disabilities as "burdens" and "strains" on our limited r

In this news brief, we catch up with Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project, to discuss Abundance's PR problems, why this latest neoliberalism rebrand isn't catching on an

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No mention of pro-Israel and corporate funding, no mention of capitalist ideology—just ‘good-faith’ worry over what will play in Purple America.

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On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...

In this episode, we detail the long history of generic "affordability" discourse and how, post-Mamdani it's become the go-to establishment buzzword justifying tax breaks for developers, deregulation,

A gripping exposé of how the corporate media fuelled genocide in Gaza

In this Patreon-only News Brief, we break down the popular media trope that Democrats are "divided" over Israel when, in reality, its now a

From the New York Times to Jake Tapper, legacy media played a critical role in manufacturing the conditions for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Adam Johnson has the receipts to prove it. Now, we need accou...

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