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Canada is seeking new global neighbours – no wonder, as Trump rolls out stupidities at scale | David Moscrop
As the White House doles out threats and insults, it would be easy to hold out for better times. Mark Carney is right to court the EU instead The absurdities of the Trump administration and its hangers-on could be written off as a distraction if the stakes weren’t so high. People might be used to
admin · September 21, 2026
Trump denies ‘assault’ on free press as three outlets plan to sue over White House ban – live
Three news outlets to sue to protect First Amendment rights; Trump claims to ‘cherish’ free press but also attacks ‘fake news’ media Sign up for US Breaking News emails Hours after the three news outlets he summarily barred from the White House announced their intentions to file a lawsuit, T
admin · September 21, 2026
"War on the Press": Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW & Politico from White House over Critical Coverage
News organizations CNN , MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration over the banning of their reporters from the White House on Friday. Their credentials were confiscated or deactivated when they attempted to enter White House grounds over the weekend. Trump’s decision is “se
Block Auditor · September 21, 2026
Hegseth Hoping His Media Minions Can Smooth His Way to the White House
Unable to change the realities on the ground, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking the next-best approach by trying to change the way the war is reported.
Block Auditor · September 18, 2026
Russell Mokhiber on Covering Corporate Crime
Interrogating the role of profit-driven corporations in today’s journalism is crucial, but it’s part of questioning corporate power over our lives in general.
Block Auditor · September 18, 2026
Boston Globe Praised Harvard for Suppressing Free Speech to Save It
How can speech restrictions by Harvard be hailed by the Boston Globe as "efforts to improve the climate for speech"? It comes from how it frames the problem.
Block Auditor · September 16, 2026
‘This Counter-Terrorism Framework Situates People Outside of Rights’: CounterSpin interview with Samer Araabi on dissent as 'terrorism'
"With every passing administration, it just grows and grows. And that's because, with this undefined threat, you can expand it however you want."
Block Auditor · September 11, 2026
9/11 Violated Thomas Friedman’s ‘Cocoon’—and Made Him a Cheerleader for the ‘War on Terror’
Friedman’s classification of Al Qaeda as “enemies of civilization” enables him to defend the selective curtailment of civil liberties in the United States.
Block Auditor · September 11, 2026