Episode 28: The Asymptotic 'Two State Solution' (Part I)
The idea that there exists an ongoing effort to achieve a "two-state solution" in Israel and Palestine - often referred to as The Middle East Peace Process™ - is uniformly taken for granted by America...
28 Feb 20181h 13min
News Brief: How to Respond to Knee-Jerk Bigotry on Live TV
Citations Needed is off this week, but we do have a fascinating interview with Hoda Katebi on her now-infamous WGN television segment. In this News Brief, we explore what it means to "sound American,"...
21 Feb 201826min
Episode 27: How the Media Mainstreamed Racist Pseudoscience
If one were to approach New York Times-reading liberals circa 1990 and tell them about a crime-fighting policy that arbitrarily harassed black and Latino youths who had committed no crime and threw th...
14 Feb 20181h
Episode 25: The Banality of CIA-Curated Definitions of 'Democracy'
Few words elicit such warm feelings as the term "Democracy." Wars are supposedly fought for it, foreign policies are built around it, protecting and advancing it is considered the United States' highe...
31 Jan 201853min
Episode 24: Highlighting Alternative Media - The Moral Limits of Dunking on Thomas Friedman
Here at Citations Needed we enjoy nothing more than ragging on corporate media - indeed, it's our primary job. But can constant snark and negativity breed cynicism? Recent feedback from some of our li...
24 Jan 201858min
News Brief: Why the Media Should Stop Calling it a "Government Shutdown"
It's not a "government shutdown", it's a liberal government shutdown––or, more precisely, a backdoor rightwing coup. Our words should reflect that. Relevant article: It's Not a Government Shutdown. It...
24 Jan 201812min
Episode 23: The Media's Grim Addiction to Perseverance Porn
We've all seen these feel good segments on the local news. The adorable and resourceful seven-year-old in California who's been recycling cans since he was three and now has $10,000 saved up for colle...
17 Jan 201850min
