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Gregory Shupak

Gregory Shupak teaches media studies at the University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto. He is the author of "The Wrong Story: Palestine, Israel and the Media," published by OR Books.

A U.S. Chinook military helicopter flies above the US embassy in Kabul on August 15, 2021. Several hundred employees of the US embassy in Kabul have been evacuated from Afghanistan, a US defense official said on August 15, 2021, as the Taliban entered the capital. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

After the fall of Kabul, mainstream media erases the real lessons

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Chinese police officers wearing masks stand in front of the Tiananmen Gate (Betsy Joles/Getty Images)

Do we really want a new Cold War with China? Mainstream media thinks so

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U.S. wages economic war on Iran during pandemic, as mainstream media looks away

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In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 file photo, U.S. soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) walks, as a U.S. Chinook helicopter is seen on the back ground near the place where the foundation of a hospital was laid in Shindand, Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)

Mainstream media: U.S. has the permanent right to use violence anytime, anywhere

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Thousands of people from the opposition celebrate after President of Bolivia Evo Morales announced his resignation in La Paz, Bolivia on November 10, 2019. Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned, shortly after the head of the countrys armed forces called on him to step down. (Marcelo Perez Del Carpio/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Media proclaims Bolivia’s election fraudulent, embraces coup — but where’s the evidence?

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Syrian Arab and Kurdish civilians arrive to Hassakeh city after fleeing following Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern towns along the Turkish border on October 10, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP aia Getty Images)

Media alarmed by U.S. pullout from Syria — which didn’t actually happen

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'Antifa' protesters link arms as they demonstrate at a rally (Getty/Natalie Behring)

Fascists and anti-fascists: Mainstream media strikes a false balance

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Opponents to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro stand behind makeshift shields as they face off with Bolivarian National Guards who are loyal to the president, during an attempted military uprising in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

Is the Venezuela opposition really “pro-democracy”? That’s worthy of Orwell

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A picture taken on December 30, 2018, shows a line of US military vehicles in Syria's northern city of Manbij. (Getty/Delil Souleiman)

Mainstream media is now worried the U.S. won’t occupy Syria indefinitely

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Nicolas Maduro (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

What is a “regime”? Apparently, it’s any government opposed to U.S. policy

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A leftist wins in Mexico and mainstream media is spooked: Will he be bad for capitalism?

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A mushroom cloud forms after the initial Atomic Bomb test explosion off the coast of Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, July 1946. (Getty Images)

Mainstream pundits worry: Threat of nuclear war may be reduced, and we can’t have that

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Palestinian protesters protest on the Gaza Strip's border with Israel. (AP/Khalil Hamra)

A just “one-state solution” is still possible in Israel/Palestine: But not if the media buries it

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