An Open Letter to NYT Staffers: Leave the Plantation and Join Us
January 11, 2012
A response to the recent wave of NYT insurrection.
Russ Baker
Iowa: Watch!… Watch!… Watch!… Why are you Watching?
January 3, 2012
Deconstructing conventional media and the 2012 horserace.
Justifying War With Iran
December 27, 2011
Is the U.S. preparing the public for war with Iran? You bet.
The Saudi Arab Spring Nobody Noticed
December 9, 2011
Why Saudi Arabia can't count on the handy boost the West gave to revolutions in nearby countries.
Corporate Media Stumped on How to Cover the Occupy Movement
November 7, 2011
Does conventional journalism fail to do Occupy Wall Street justice?
Now That We’re Celebrating Qaddafi’s End, Can We Get A Little Truth?
September 1, 2011
As the dust settles in Libya, it’s starting to look suspiciously like an invasion for spoils.
Who—And What—Are Behind The “Official History” Of The Bin Laden Raid?
August 18, 2011
When you look closely, nothing seems right about what will surely become the accepted account of the raid that nailed America’s enemy number one. And then things get even weirder…
The New York Times’ Ostrich Act On JFK Assassination Getting Old
July 29, 2011
| If journalism can’t be trusted, democracy is on a slippery slope. |
What Rupert Murdoch Means For You Personally
July 26, 2011
| Twelve points where Murdoch has impacted our world and our lives, even if they are obscured in the daily rush of revelations. |
What Panetta Saw—And What We Got
July 14, 2011
| How Leon Panetta’s recent trip to Afghanistan and Iran reveal nothing more than what a microphone in Washington would have. |
Two Million Dead—Now What’s That South Sudan Independence About?
July 12, 2011
| We all like pageantry (Kate and William and all), but the South Sudan independence story shouldn’t bury the strategic angle. |
Fact Wrestling: Ashton Kutcher v. Village Voice
July 11, 2011
| When we count on celebrities to provide us with guidance on politics and news, we can easily be led astray. Here, we review a battle between Ashton Kutcher and a newspaper, and find Kutcher coming up short. |
Libya Update…Featuring Media and Congress as Daffy Duck
June 30, 2011
| The why of the massive bombing of Libya continues to grow more nonsensical. Congress is baffled into paralysis, and our major media stick to the most honorable interpretation—despite evidence to the contrary. |