10/13/2007
The general malaise in the media over the latest torture revelations (in politics)
Greg Mitchell (pictured), one of my fave columnists over at Editor & Publisher, weighed in this week with an examination of the media's general lack of response to latest Bush war-crimes revelations. He points out that some bloggers (not l ... Read More
10/12/2007
You haven't read all about it because you haven't been told all about it (in politics)
Project Censored publishes an annual list of The Top 25 Censored Stories Of The Year, and by "censored" they mean ignored by the major media outlets. This year's list just came out, and there's a good overview of it in The Fort Worth Weekly. ... Read More
10/10/2007
Fox News - The Ultimate Story (in politics)
Here's a story Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes can be particularly proud of. Fox News picked up from the web, and immediately rebroadcast as fact - with no effort whatsoever to ascertain the truth or falsity of this "news" story - a parody of ... Read More
09/27/2007
Ben Stein's money may be good, but his word is worthless (UPDATED) (in politics)
Famous TV personality, columnist and pro-creationist Ben Stein has been busy duping many reputable members of the scientific comunity. The New York Times reported today that Stein lured scientists of such high repute as Richard Dawkins into ... Read More
09/25/2007
Republican push to steal 2008 elections moves to Supreme Court (in politics)
The Republican effort to disenfranchise Democratic voters (remember the "election" of 2000?) has moved into the Republican-dominated Supreme Court. In an effort to prevent non-existent "voter fraud" (code for "poor people voting Democratic"), ... Read More
09/20/2007
"Now They Tell Us", a book by Michael Massing (in politics)
I've been reading a lot of books lately (I have to do something with my time; I don't watch TV), and one that's made a huge impact is Now They Tell Us by Michael Massing . The book's subtitle is The American Press And Iraq. the preface of t ... Read More
09/15/2007
A documentary that will never air on US TV (in politics)
Is America ready for a black president? Good question, right? As my friend Eric points out regarding this pilot show for a prospective BBC series: "Too bad it will not air here in the USA because as you will see from his style and the whole ... Read More
Can we finally restore Habeas Corpus? (in politics)
Probably not, considering that the Democrats are actually Republican Lite, but it wouldn't hurt to take a moment to sign a petition to restore what's historically been viewed as the basic right of civilization. How grand to have our taxes go ... Read More
09/07/2007
Army of Dude (in politics)
One of the few remaining fighting-in-Iraq blogs left standing by Pentagon censors, Army Of Dude is worth more than every jerk in a suit soberly giving "commentary" on cable. Well written, detailed, and sad in every way. "A Sunni insurgent ... Read More
08/22/2007
How do you spell Goebbels? A-I-L-E-S (in politics)
Robert Greenwald and his crew have another analysis of FOX propaganda; this one regarding the parallels between coverage of the Iraq "threat" and now the Iran "threat." As a consequence of my not watching television for a long, long time, th ... Read More