13 December 2001
Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2001
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Norman Solomon
The P.U.-litzer Prizes were established a decade ago to give recognition to the stinkiest media performances of the year.

As each winter arrives, I confer with Jeff Cohen of the media watch group FAIR to sift through...
11 December 2001
John Ashcroft and Terrorism
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- By George, we need honest, reasoned debate around here and not fear-mongering, so anyone out there who suspects Attorney General John Ashcroft of being a nincompoop is clearly aiding terrorists and giving ammunition to...
09 December 2001
Freep Heroes - Autumn 2001
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Free Press Staff
FREEP HERO

Representative Barbara Lee

Representative Barbara Lee of Oakland, California, the lone dissenter in the U.S. House of Representatives in a 480-1 vote in favor of President Bush’s use of...
06 December 2001
Enron: What took so long?
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN -- Hail and farewell, o Enron! What a flameout. The Establishment media, sucking its collective thumb with unwonted solemnity, is treating us to meditations on two themes: "How the mighty have fallen," and, "Who would have thunk...
06 December 2001
Noam Chomsky -- Saying What Media Don't Want Us to Hear
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Norman Solomon
"If liberty means anything at all," George Orwell wrote, "it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

From all indications, the gatekeepers for big media in the United States don't want to hear...
04 December 2001
Sieg Heil, Ashcroft!
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN -- With all due respect, of course, and God Bless America too, has anyone considered the possibility that the attorney general is becoming unhinged?

Poor John Ashcroft is under a lot of strain here. Is it...

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