James North
@jamesnorth7
Covering the Global South for 51 years. Wrote “Freedom Rising,” about apartheid South Africa. Bylines @thenation.com, @newrepublic.com, @truthdig.com. Editor @Mondoweiss.net. Reporting about Trump's assault on #immigrants.
#Haitians in the U.S. are terrified of being deported to a nation torn by violence. But disastrous U.S. policies under both Democrats and Republicans helped cause the crisis there. I outline the recent history @newrepublic.com. #Haiti @jakobjohnston.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2138...
The U.S. media misses a big angle of the #Haiti story. Our State Department, under both parties, contributed to the crisis there -- which raises our moral obligation to stop deporting #Haitians to terrible danger. My report @newrepublic.com. @garrettepps.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2138...
Astonishing, and another sign of mainstream media malpractice. Why is Donald Trump more critical about the huge profits that #Chevron (and #Exxon and the others) are making off the #Iran war -- instead of reporters at #CNN and the #NYTimes? @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social @sdonziger.bsky.social
Another headline you'll never see in the #NYTimes -- some high-ranking #Israeli officials actually WANT a violent explosion in the occupied #Palestine West Bank, to help #Netanyahu in the upcoming election. (From @haaretzcom.bsky.social, #Israel's newspaper of record.) @mondoweiss.net
#Haaretz is #Israel's newspaper of record. Here is its lead article today. Will you ever see a similar report at the #NYTimes? The Washington Post? Will Jake Tapper at #CNN ever do such a report? #Gaza #Palestine @mondoweiss.net @haaretzcom.bsky.social
Look at this liar -- warning that "Senate Democrats" plan to "mobilize millions of non-citizens to vote for them in the midterms." Is there anyone in this entire nation who truly believes this lie? (And watch the #NTimes politely only call it "baseless.")
Trump is causing the death of my fellow citizens -- so he can pretend that his war against #Iran was not a crime and a terrible mistake.
This #NYTimes report is euphemistic, Orwellian trash. Here's the real news: "Trump Orders the U.S. Military to Kill Iranians to Hide the Truth -- That He (and Israel) Started and Lost a War"
Ahem, #NYTimes. What about, instead: "Trump Risks Peace Talks With Iran to Maintain Illusion That He Won the War" @froomkin.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social @fairmediawatch.bsky.social
More dishonesty in the #NYTimes. "Israel Continues to Provocatively Attack Hezbollah, Aiming to Sabotage the Trump/Iran Peace Agreement" @mondoweiss.net
This is hilarious. In Trump's (and my) era, high school football was a rite of passage if you were taller than, say, 5'6". It didn't matter how good you were; you had to play. He was clearly too much of a coward. But now he watches gladiators in front of our White House.
Too bad. #Israel will surely try and sabotage the peace deal. Both Democrats and Republicans must unite and cut all aid immediately. @Mondoweiss.net
These days, real Americans are watching baseball, basketball and the World Soccer Cup. Weak men like Trump prefer watching gladiators in front of our White House.
The #NYTimes is lying. "The U.S. and #Israel ATTACKED #Iran in late February." The war didn't start by some sort of spontaneous combustion. @froomkin.bsky.social @fairmediawatch.bsky.social
Why won't you name this "hospital director from #Gaza" who #Israel has been jailed without charges for a year and a half? His name is Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, and Amnesty International and others have called him a political prisoner. @mondoweiss.net
Why won't the #NYTimes and the @washingtonpost.com ever run an article like this, from #Israel's flagship paper @haaretzcom.bsky.social, instead of their usual timid, cowardly articles? @mondoweiss.net
This is not new. #Israel has spied on the U.S. for many decades. (Look up Jonathan Pollard.) @mondoweiss.net
Has anyone noticed that Trump is building a modern Roman Colosseum for #gladiators right in front of our White House? @garrettepps.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social
Trump insisted he is slowing drug smuggling by sinking small boats and killing all aboard. In fact, Trump is *increasing* cocaine traffic through #Honduras, by recreating the Narco State. I explain @truthdig.com @bilbow.bsky.social @incompleteness.bsky.social www.truthdig.com/articles/tru...
Trump is recreating a Narco State in #Honduras, and so even more cocaine is flowing northward toward the U.S. I explain @truthdig.com. @garrettepps.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social @hondurasnow.bsky.social www.truthdig.com/articles/tru...
I made a glossary of how the Trump administration, and much of the mainstream U.S. media, use Orwellian euphemism to hide the fact that the U.S./Israel war on Iran is actually killing people. One example: "high-value targets." @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/15/t...
Ever wonder where the Orwellian euphemism "taking them out" when you actually mean "killing" or "assassinating" came from? I offered an explanation @truthdig.com. @pabloreports.bsky.social @kthalps.bsky.social #IranWar washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/15/t...
The Trump administration, along with much of the mainstream U.S. media, are deploying euphemism -- "take them out" -- to sanitize "killing" in the U.S./Israeli war against #Iran. George Orwell would like a word. My piece @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/15/t...
Trump and Hegseth are covering up how successful #Iran's airstrikes have been in "damaging and destroying" U.S. military sites since the beginning of the war. Kudos to the @washingtonpost.com for the report. @mondoweiss.net
These murderous attacks in #Lebanon have nothing to do with #Israel's so-called "security" -- and everything to do with #Netanyahu's re-election campaign. Because if he loses, he could go to prison in Israel for corruption. @mondoweiss.net @dropsitenews.com
Dishonesty in the #NYTimes. Amal Khalil "remained trapped under rubble for hours?" Why don't you tell the truth: "Israel's military prevented rescuers from reaching her, and she died in agony." @mondoweiss.net
The #NYTimes better follow up this story up at length -- or once again reveal its shameful pro-#Israel bias. Amal Khalil was a fellow reporter, who died in agony under rubble while Israel blocked rescuers. @mondoweiss.net