Disaster Capitalism: State of Extortion
commondreams.org — Once oil passed $140 a barrel, even the most rabidly right-wing media hosts had to prove their populist cred by devoting a portion of every show to bashing Big Oil. Some have gone so far as to invite me on for a friendly chat about an insidious new phenom
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Corporations and the Conventions view story
8 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 2 days ago
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At the Democratic convention last week, I kept bumping into two different kinds of corporate professionals. Most have headed over to the Republican convention this week. One type says its job is "public affairs;" the other, "government affairs." They soun
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Sarah Palin and Mark Halperin's Complaints of 'Liberal Media' view story
6 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
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The very notion of the "Liberal Media" is one of the most inane myths in American politics -- something spat out and repeated in the lowest right-wing sewers for so long that it has become conventional wisdom -- but Halperin's frequent vouching for that m
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Why We Were Falsely Arrested! Amy Goodman view story
7 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
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Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. As the Republican National Convention meets in St. Paul, Minn., this week, police are systematically targeting journalists. I was arrested with my two colleagues, "Democracy Now!" produc
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Taxpayers Off The Hook For GOP Convention Lawsuits view story
5 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
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Critics say the agreement has only encouraged police to use aggressive tactics knowing they won't have to pay damages.
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Cheney Colleague Admits Bribery in Halliburton Oil Deals view story
6 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
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A former colleague of the US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has pleaded guilty to funnelling millions of dollars in bribes to win lucrative contracts in Nigeria for Halliburton, during the period in the Nineties when Mr Cheney ran the giant oil and gas
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Bush Pushes for More Police Power view story
7 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 3 days ago
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In his last months, President Bush is working to ensure that his successor will have the greatly expanded power of the executive branch - unprecedented in American history - that Bush instituted after 9/11. His chief enabler in this ever-increasing survei
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Three Student journalists Arrested at RNC view story
4 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 3 days ago
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hree people connected with the University of Kentucky's student newspaper were arrested Monday on charges of rioting outside the Republican National Convention. [Brad Luttrell, editor-in-chief of the University of Kentucky student newspaper the Kentucky
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RNC Convention: St. Paul Mayor and Media Mum on Journalism Crackdown view story
5 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 3 days ago
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In St. Paul this week, a new generation of media makers is under assault by the city's mayor and law enforcement officers. These local officials think freedom of the press is a privilege that extends only to their closest allies in mainstream media.
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Right Wing Praises McCain’s Obedience view story
4 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
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In 2000, John McCain solidified his "maverick" reputation by lambasting the Religious Right. He labeled Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell "agents of intolerance" and decried the Right's role [3] within the Republican Party: They are corrupting influences
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When Fairness Became a Four-Letter Word view story
2 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 3 days ago
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Over the 28 years I have been in television, I have interviewed a lot of people that seemed to be having "issues" with the truth. Killers, rapists, hookers, scam artists, even O. J. Simpson. And in all that time I have only had one person walk out of an i
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