The Media’s Complicity: Analysis of ACORN Coverage

Oct 21, 2009 - The Media’s Complicity: Analysis of ACORN Coverage by Billy Hallowell The mainstream media were complicit in their coverage of the ACORN scandal. Their behavior was and continues to be an insult to democracy and journalistic responsibility as the Fourth Estate has ignored facts, engaged in one-sided sourcing, and avoided basic and inherently important journalistic questioning. bertha lewis press club First, there was avoidance. - 2 Comments

Obama’s Moral-Leadership Balloon Crashes

Oct 20, 2009 - Obama’s Moral-Leadership Balloon Crashes Realpolitik and misplaced faith in diplomacy keeps trumping human rights. By Mona Charen The world thinks better of the United States, we are told, because Barack Obama is in the White House. Maybe the world is wrong. - 0 Comments

Commentary: Why primary care doctors are fed up (CNN)

Aug 28, 2009 - Commentary: Why primary care doctors are fed up By Vance HarrisSpecial to CNN Editor's note: Dr. Vance Harris is a primary care physician in Redding, California. An earlier version of this commentary was posted on SERMO.com, a private, physicians-only online community. - 6 Comments

"He's Running Late"

Feb 06, 2009 - WASHINGTON -- There's a new time zone in the nation's capital: Obama Time. Barely two weeks into his presidency, Barack Obama has made a clean break from George W. Bush in several high-profile moves, including reversing a number of the 43rd president's policies. - 18 Comments

Israel's Dirty Secrets in Gaza: It Was Pure Murder

Mar 21, 2009 - By Donald Macintyre, The Independent Posted on March 21, 2009, Printed on March 21, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/132738/ Israel onfronted a major challenge on Thursday night over the conduct of its 22-day military offensive in Gaza after testimonies by its own soldiers revealed that troops were allowed and, in some cases, even ordered to shoot unarmed Palestinian civilians. The testimonies – the first of their kind to emerge from inside the military – are at marked variance with official claims that the military made strenuous efforts to avoid civilian casualties and tend to corroborate Palestinian accusations that troops used indiscriminate and disproportionate firepower in civilian areas during the operation. In one of the testimonies shedding harsh new light on what the soldiers say were the permissive rules of engagement for Operation Cast Lead, one soldier describes how an officer ordered the shooting of an elderly woman 100 metres from a house commandeered by troops. - 0 Comments

TO CATCH A (TAX) THIEF

Mar 05, 2009 - TO CATCH A (TAX) THIEF March 5, 2009 (NY Post) There was Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, boldly testifying Tuesday before Rep. Charlie Rangel's Ways & Means Committee - promising that the Obama administration intends to propose "a series of legislative and enforcement measures to reduce . . - 5 Comments