Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I’d like to highlight this Twitter/X post by Lee Camp and his take on improving NPR’s BS headline: Lee Camp: Ummm, NPR, I believe you meant to say “Nearly 300 peaceful unarmed people brutally attacked by...
It’s Morning Again in America
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Took a jaunt over to NBC News online for my fair share of abuse, and I wasn’t disappointed. Here are the top headlines there: “Biden administration faces pressure to step up its response to antisemitic...
Breathing New Life Into Mass Death
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Who knew mass death was such a growth industry? And by “death” I mean not only of humans but of any organism in a war zone. We humans are a self-absorbed lot. We blast the earth and obliterate life without a...
Earth Day and Nukes
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Today is Earth Day: a good day to commit ourselves to saving the earth from the ravages of nuclear war. Global warming may get us in the long term, but nothing will kill the planet quicker than a nuclear war....
The ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ Is Merely an Arsenal
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Surprise! The House has approved $95 billion in more weapons and war for Ukraine and Israel, along with a few billion tossed in for Taiwan. Ukraine gets the lion’s share of the aid, roughly $61 billion, while...
In Praise of TomDispatch
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Today’s post has a simple goal: to praise TomDispatch, a regular, reliable, and highly effective “antidote to the mainstream media.” Its creator, editor, and chief author, Tom Engelhardt, founded the site soon...
Iran’s Response to Israel’s Unprecedented Attack
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission. Iran has responded with drones and missiles to Israel’s previous attack on its consular building in Syria, which killed senior officers in the Iranian military. The Iranian response seems to have done little...
The Morally Bankrupt Biden Administration
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. The Biden reelection campaign tells me to fear MAGA and Donald Trump. I fear the Biden administration and its moral bankruptcy. It’s been a grim 48 hours in the Middle East, as summarized here by Caitlin...
The Pentagon Ate Our Government
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Courtesy of Stephen Semler, let’s take a look at the federal budget recently signed into law by President Biden: The biggest boost in spending from 2023 to 2024 went to the Pentagon. Of course! Even though the...
If You’re a US Reporter, Anything but Rabidly Pro-Israel Coverage Is Dangerous to Your Career
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Early in 2003, Ashleigh Banfield was a star in the making. A rising journalist at MSNBC, she covered the opening stages of the Iraq War. Before that, she’d made a name for herself covering the 9/11 attacks and...
