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Counterspin is FAIR's weekly radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. It's heard on more than 125 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada. Counterspin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.
Counterspin is FAIR’s weekly radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. It’s heard on more than 125 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada. Counterspin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.
Combining lively discussion and a thoughtful media critique, Counterspin is unlike any other show on the dial. Counterspin exposes and highlights biased and inaccurate news; censored stories; sexism, racism and homophobia in the news; the power of corporate influence; gaffes and goofs by leading TV pundits; TV news’ narrow political spectrum; attacks on free speech; and more.
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September 17, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Counterspin • Sept. 17, 2019
Counterspin is FAIR's weekly radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. It's heard on more than 125 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada. Counterspin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Counterspin • Aug. 6, 2019
Counterspin is FAIR's weekly radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. It's heard on more than 125 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada. Counterspin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Counterspin • July 30, 2019
The Brazilian anti-corruption crusade, called Car Wash or Lava Jato, that put popular ex-president Lula da Silva in prison and paved the way for fascist president Jair Bolsanaro—all while being celebrated in the US corporate press—was actually, as critics contended, less interested in corruption than in keeping Lula’s Workers Party out of power.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Counterspin • July 23, 2019
The Brazilian anti-corruption crusade, called Car Wash or Lava Jato, that put popular ex-president Lula da Silva in prison and paved the way for fascist president Jair Bolsanaro—all while being celebrated in the US corporate press—was actually, as critics contended, less interested in corruption than in keeping Lula’s Workers Party out of power.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Arun Gupta on No More Camps!, Zoe Carpenter on Oregon Power Grab
The US is facing humanitarian and political crises, and media will be judged on how they choose to respond.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Steven Rosenfeld on Gerrymander Ruling, Nathan Schneider on Alternative Economic Visions
The distance between the democracy media talk about and the system we have is wrenching — and a recent Supreme Court ruling highlights right-wing efforts to increase that gap and set it in stone.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Kevin Kumashiro on Student Debt Cancellation
CounterSpin talks with Kevin Kumashiro about student-loan debt cancellation as just the beginning of a conversation about the role of education in an aspiring democracy.
Read MoreJune 25, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Brian Mier on Brazilian Political Scandal
The Brazilian anti-corruption crusade, called Car Wash or Lava Jato, that put popular ex-president Lula da Silva in prison and paved the way for fascist president Jair Bolsanaro—all while being celebrated in the US corporate press—was actually, as critics contended, less interested in corruption than in keeping Lula’s Workers Party out of power.
Read MoreJune 18, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Sandy Cioffi on Nigerian Oil, Riki Ott Looking Back at Exxon Valdez Spill
Two deep conversations, about oil and much more.
Read MoreJune 11, 2019 National, News & Public Affairs
Netfa Freeman on Cuba Sanctions, Reynard Loki on Indigenous Oil Victory
A former US diplomat to Cuba, Wayne Smith, wrote once that Cuba “seems to have the same effect on American administrations that the full moon once had on werewolves.”
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