23 March 2006
Newspaper suicide
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- I don't so much mind that newspapers are dying -- it's watching them commit suicide that pisses me off.

Let's use this as a handy exercise in journalism. What is the unexamined assumption here? That...
23 March 2006
The definition of insanity
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Robert Koehler
"We have a responsibility to promote human freedom. Yet freedom cannot be imposed; it must be chosen."

The more I ponder these words, the deeper my confusion grows - at the consciousness that confabulated them, at the futility...
20 March 2006
Americans call Bush "Incompetent, Idiot, Liar"
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Andy Ostoy
America has spoken, and for George W. Bush, it's not pretty. Asked to use one-word answers to describe how they felt about the president, an astounding 48%--virtually half the country--said "incompetent," "idiot," and "liar." The Pew...
19 March 2006
Domestic lying: The question that journalists don’t ask Bush
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Norman Solomon
With great fanfare the other day, Oprah Winfrey asked James Frey a question that mainstream journalists refuse to ask George W. Bush: “Why would you lie?”

Many pundits and news outlets have chortled at the televised...
17 March 2006
Homeland dreamland
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David Swanson
If you have not yet seen the film "Occupation Dreamland," I highly recommend it.  Co-Director Garrett Scott died on March 2, but he truly accomplished something before he left. http://www....
17 March 2006
Harman vs. Winograd, tough choice?
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David Swanson
For the past 10 months I've worked on a project at www.afterdowningstreet.org to urge Congress Members to hold the Bush Administration accountable for crimes and abuses of power.  Some...

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