"Investigative journalism." It’s a term that conjures imagery of committed, industrious newsrooms like those in the Oscar-winning films All the President’s Men or Spotlight, f...
2022-03-02 16:31:22 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, hope you are doing well. Below is this fortnight's newsletter. Look out for a new episode tomorrow! And, as always, thank you so much for supporting Citations Needed, a project we love dear...
2022-03-01 20:21:08 +0000 UTC View Post
“Among these central ranges of continental mountains and these great companion parks…lies the pleasure-ground and health-home of the nation,” wrote journalist Samuel Bowles in 1869. “Mounta...
2022-02-23 16:48:27 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, hope you are having a good winter. Here's this fortnight's newsletter. We can't thank you enough for making the show possible, we are eminently grateful.
- Julianne, Florence, Nima, A...
2022-02-15 17:07:45 +0000 UTC View Post
In this News Brief, we are joined by friend of the show Zachary A. Siegel to discuss the extremely effective, extremely racist rightwing outrage over drug kits and how the Democrats refusing to def...
2022-02-10 15:13:51 +0000 UTC View Post
"Why We Need Inclusive Nationalism," the journal Democracy declares. "Inclusion is patriotism of the highest order," cries The Washington Post. "Try patriotism," ...
2022-02-09 20:17:20 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon News Brief, we break down The New York Times' nonstop, tabloid, strange, "At what cost??," gotcha coverage of China's 'zero COVID' policy, how it cannot be analyzed outside the cont...
2022-02-08 15:53:23 +0000 UTC View Post
"Let’s get this guy off the streets before he targets another innocent person." "If you’ve seen any of these fugitives, call our hotline now." "Thanks to a courageous tipster w...
2022-02-02 15:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Live Interview from 1/11, we talk with Derecka Purnell, author of 'Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom' about her new book, her personal journey of embracin...
2022-01-26 15:36:53 +0000 UTC View Post
In this New Brief, we discuss the Winter of Labor Discipline and why holding the line against teachers unions is essential to establishing the "new normal" of working while sick with COVID for Amer...
2022-01-21 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In this bonus interview, a follow-up to our recent episode on schlocky Hallmark Christmas movies, we speak with a film industry insider about the anti-labor production practices of feel-good TV mov...
2022-01-19 17:47:52 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, hope you are well. Here is this fortnight's newsletter. We will be back next week with our new season and all new episodes! Thank you so much for you continued to support, it means the worl...
2022-01-18 19:08:25 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patron-only News Brief we breakdown a recent CNN segment on "extremism" that equated prejudice against ethnic minorities and gay people with contempt for the military and capitalists. Adam ...
2021-12-29 20:47:42 +0000 UTC View Post
In this patron-only News Brief, we break down the new, up-and-coming rhetorical cup and ball game––the evocation of "defensive weapons"––Democrats cooked up to justify continuing to support...
2021-12-17 16:11:14 +0000 UTC View Post
A blast from the past teaches a town to embrace tradition and believe in miracles we simply can’t explain. A cynical urban professional finds kindness and purpose while traveling through the hear...
2021-12-15 16:57:05 +0000 UTC View Post
"Deregulation will make the economy more efficient and stimulate GDP growth," insist think tanks like the Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute. "Fiscal hawks," claiming to be wor...
2021-12-08 17:47:57 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, hope you are well! Here's this fortnight's newsletter.
Be sure to look out for Part II of our two-parter episode that drops tomorrow. And sneak peak: next week episode is a Very...
2021-12-07 18:31:03 +0000 UTC View Post
“Supply and demand.” “It’s just Econ 101.” “Most economists agree...” “There’s always trade offs.”
Over and over, media and policymakers spew the same tired recitations me...
2021-12-01 16:15:22 +0000 UTC View Post
A character played by an actor in a fat suit shovels food in his face, unable to restrain himself in a fit of rage. Another falls, too lazy and out-of-shape t...
2021-11-24 16:50:19 +0000 UTC View Post
“The elites are out to get you and your hard-earned pay.” “We’re spending too much on protecting foreign nations and not enough defending our own borders against immigrant invaders.” “C...
2021-11-10 18:29:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“It’s not about right vs left, but the people vs the elites,” “Wall Street and the media are leaching off hard working Americans like you and me who play by the rules.” “Our elite have ...
2021-11-03 14:44:19 +0000 UTC View Post
In this News Brief, we recapped how, in the face of a once in a generation opportunity to relieve poverty and address curb climate change, US media largely gave us personality, Horse Race coverage,...
2021-11-01 14:35:46 +0000 UTC View Post
"Feed the world." "We are the world." "Be a light to the world." Every few years, it seems, a new celebrity benefit appears. Chock full of A-listers and inspirational tag lines, it promises to tack...
2021-10-27 15:21:57 +0000 UTC View PostHi Patreon supporters!
Thank you as always for your support making this show possible. We are extremely grateful.
We will be holding our next one-hour live audio and text AMA Wednesday...
In this News Brief, we recap the recap of Powell's life, from the handwringing over his Iraq War UN speech to the erasure of his role in covering up My Lai massacre to training rightwing death squa...
2021-10-20 18:18:19 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Hope you doing well. Thank you so much, as always, for your support. The show wouldn't be possible without it and we are eminently grateful for you.
- Florence, Marco, Ada...
2021-10-12 14:29:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon News Brief, we breakdown American media's habit of ignoring what's actually in anti-poverty bills and who they will impact––in favor of big, scary multi trilliondy dollars top l...
2021-10-08 13:49:25 +0000 UTC View Post
In this recording of a Live Interview for Patrons from 9/22, we speak with The Nation sports editor Dave Zirin about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect, and how a series of protests in youth sport...
2021-10-06 15:58:31 +0000 UTC View Post
“The eviction moratorium is killing small landlords,’ says one, as ban is extended another month,” CNBC cautions. “‘No safety net’ and little sympathy. Some small landlords struggle und...
2021-09-29 16:41:36 +0000 UTC View Post
“Write from experience.” “Show, don’t tell.” Self-knowledge. Self-discipline. Well-known conventions like these, whether delivered in classrooms, writing seminars or simply from one write...
2021-09-22 14:29:41 +0000 UTC View Post