Opinion: Yup, that’s racist.
I was in a class this week when my professor used the word “blacks”. It is an informal class at a liberal college and she is a left-leaning, informed teacher who is usually pretty cool. So I didn’t think it […]
Intra-Jewish Discrimination in Israel: A Mizrahi Feminism Cut and Paste Primer
Jews are the most privileged group of citizens in Israel. Jews of European descent, called Ashkenazim, form the top of a class hierarchy while Mizrahim—Jews of African or Asian descent and Jewish immigrants from Muslim countries—are often marginalized socially, economically and politically. This […]
Honest Iranian Journalist Uses Hans Blix to Criticize America
Imagine reading an interview with former international weapons inspector Hans Blix (of Iraqi WMD and IAEA fame) by a white American reporter whose goal was to get Blix to bad-mouth Iran’s government and foreign policy. There wouldn’t be much value […]
How Western Media Hijacked Somali Pirates
Last year, Belgian undercover agents posing as a film crew contacted Mohamed Abdi Hassan, leader of a successful Somali pirate gang. The agents spent months convincing a skeptical Hassan to be in a documentary, then arrested him as soon as he landed […]
With Increasing Numbers of Children in Need, Where’s the Syria Coverage?
About a month ago, both Syrian government and opposition forces agreed to help enforce a UN resolution to allow humanitarian aid to reach the Syrian population, previously unreachable because of escalating violence between the government and opposing forces. Some sources […]
Russia Today is Biased toward Russia, proven again by its coverage of Russia
At 9:27pm on Tuesday March 11, the home page of Russia Today, rt.com, highlighted the following stories * US to violate own laws by financially aiding Ukraine’s coup-installed govt – Moscow * CBS journalist reportedly resigns over network’s pro-Obama bias […]