Janine Jackson

Janine Jackson: With FIFA, the governing body of association football, concocting a FIFA Peace Prize —described as “recognizing individuals for exceptional contributions to peace and unity”—in order to award it to Donald Trump; along with revelations of corruption , collusion, bribery, involving official bodies and executives; and now ticket prices for this year's World Cup being called not just excessive, but “ extortionate ,” you might say more folks are following football (or soccer) these days, but not so much as fans. Though, certainly, there are still plenty of fans, a great number of whom will be arriving here in my area in a few weeks time.

"Conservative politicians and their ultra-rich donors are infusing money into universities to create, essentially, conservative think tanks."

"You have so many media outlets in the US that just don't provide the basic context of what US/Cuba policy has been for decades."

Janine Jackson: “Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.” That is, of course, Donald Trump talking about Cuba in March.

"It's not just local ecosystems that these data centers are affecting, but it's also driving death and destruction across the globe."

"The narrative has become about immigration being a public safety issue or a national security issue, when in fact immigration is about family relationships.... And it's about seeking refuge."

"To provide the critical information that's necessary to keep people safe, organizers and citizen journalists have assumed the role of journalists."

Caution in reporting is valuable, but when it’s mainly deployed to protect the inflicters of state violence, you have to ask if it’s really a principle at all.

A one-year-old baby was shot dead by police, but the press reaches for passive language to shield the police and their barbaric actions.

"These are all based on future bets that are, at best, very, very shaky, if not altogether absurd. But in the present, it gives them enormous power."