The Column

Coverage of My Book Being Banned Proves the Thesis of the Book

A library in Australia “removed” How to Sell A Genocide from its shelves, and the media’s coverage of it committed at least three of the tropes I…

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July 2026

Upcoming Bay Area + Chicago book tour dates for How to Sell A Genocide

Book update.

Jul 22 • Adam Johnson

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ABC, NBC, CBS Nightly News Report on “Toxic Wildfire Smoke,” “Catastrophic Flooding”—Without Once Mentioning Climate Change’s Role

A media that refuses to connect the dots.

Jul 20 • Adam Johnson

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June 2026

We Really Don’t Have to Attack Trump’s “Iran Deal” From the Right

On Cue, top Democrats do tedious gotcha posts while reinforcing every premise of the war. Who is this for?

Jun 17 • Adam Johnson

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April 2026

May Book Tour Dates for 'How to Sell a Genocide'

Come to these events if you can.

Apr 28 • Adam Johnson

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An excerpt from my upcoming book

The first 12 pages of 'How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza'.

Apr 13 • Adam Johnson

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March 2026

Western Media Rushes to Judgement on “Iranian Diego Garcia Attack”

With big, scary maps showing London and Paris as potential targets, panic is sown with zero skepticism or critical reporting.

Mar 24 • Adam Johnson

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Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack

No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par…

Mar 4 • Adam Johnson

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January 2026

Senate Democrats’ DHS "Reforms" Shaping Up To Be Another Kneeling Kente Cloth Moment

“Body cams,” vague demands of “accountability,” but no attempt to cut DHS's obscene budget is a recipe for status quo maintenance.

Jan 28 • Adam Johnson

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How Much Nazi Propaganda Does Elon Musk Have to Post Before the ADL Condemns Him?

This isn’t a rhetorical question. I’m trying to assess what, if anything, the ADL believes in other than doing PR for Israel.

Jan 13 • Adam Johnson

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December 2025

US Media Rushes to Manufacture Legal Legitimacy for Trump’s Venezuela Oil Tanker Piracy

Venezuela oil exports are not “black market” and US sanctions are not “international sanctions.” Why does our media keep saying otherwise?

Dec 12, 2025 • Adam Johnson

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November 2025

You can pre-order my new book, "How To Sell A Genocide" now

100% of royalties go to The Middle East Children's Alliance for Peace

Nov 24, 2025 • Adam Johnson

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