Ari Paul

6 days ago | fair.org | Ari Paul

The world doesn’t know yet what caused the dramatic power outage on the Iberian Peninsula (BBC, 4/28/25). Nevertheless, the right-wing press both in the US and Britain quickly exploited it to dubiously suggest that the blame rested with Spain’s push for more renewable energy sources. The insinuation that clean energy is at fault has even infected outlets like the New York Times and AP.

1 week ago | alternet.org | Ari Paul

The death of former 1960s radical turned right-wing provocateur David Horowitz brought to mind the time he called me “stupid” (Michigan Daily, 9/8/03) because he disliked a column (Michigan Daily, 9/2/03) I wrote about neoconservatism. I was reminded of that again just days later when Matt Taibbi (Racket News, 5/4/25), a journalist who left Occupy Wall Street populism for ruling class sycophancy, attacked my recent article, “Cuts to PBS, NPR Part of Authoritarian Playbook” (FAIR.org, 4/25/25).

1 week ago | fair.org | Ari Paul

The death of former 1960s radical turned right-wing provocateur David Horowitz brought to mind the time he called me “stupid” (Michigan Daily, 9/8/03) because he disliked a column (Michigan Daily, 9/2/03) I wrote about neoconservatism. I was reminded of that again just days later when Matt Taibbi (Racket News, 5/4/25), a journalist who left Occupy Wall Street populism for ruling class sycophancy, attacked my recent article, “Cuts to PBS, NPR Part of Authoritarian Playbook” (FAIR.org, 4/25/25).

1 week ago | thebattleground.eu | Ari Paul

Young men are seen taunting and harassing her while a police officer escorts her. Shot on the evening of 24 April, the recording only tells part of the story. The woman, who spoke with me on the condition that she remain anonymous, has lived in the neighbourhood for a decade. She is neither Arab nor Jewish and was not participating in the protests against a nearby talk by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s far-right national security minister.

1 week ago | mronline.org | Ari Paul

The Trump administration is very upset with Wikipedia, the collaboratively edited online encyclopedia.