CounterPunch

CounterPunch is a left-wing[1][2][3] magazine.[4] It is bi-weekly[5] meaning that it posts twice a week. The website says that its funds (money) comes from their readers.[4]

History

CounterPunch was made in 1994 by Ken Silverstein. It was first a newsletter.

Reception

Christopher Reed said that CounterPunch is "one of the most popular political sources in America, with a keen following in Washington". He said this in The Guardian.

CounterPunch has also been described as left-wing.[2][3]

Michael Moynihan said in the libertarian magazine Reason that CounterPunch is far-left.[6]

The pro-Israel lobby group Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) stated that CounterPunch is "an extremist, anti-Israel website".[7]

Adam Levick in Algemeiner criticised CounterPunch for allowing anti-semites and neo-Nazis to publish content on their website.[8]

References

  1. Blumenthal, Ralph (2006-05-12). "Army Acts to Curb Abuses of Injured Recruits" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/12/us/12training.html. Retrieved 2021-09-16. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Foer, Franklin (2002-04-15). "The Devil You Know". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583 . https://newrepublic.com/article/60975/the-devil-you-know. Retrieved 2021-09-16. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Enter the Grayzone: fringe leftists deny the scale of China's Uyghur oppression (in en-US). Coda Story (2020-07-30). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. 4.0 4.1 About (in en-US). CounterPunch.org. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  5. Welcome to CounterPunch (2011-04-25). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  6. Olbermann, Assange, and the Holocaust Denier (in en-US). Reason.com (2010-12-07). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. Norman Finkelstein, Benny Morris and Peace not Apartheid (in en-US). CAMERA. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  8. Algemeiner, The. Guardian Praises Anti-Semitic Site "CounterPunch" as Progressive (in en-US). Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.