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With Friends Like These: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Progressive Policies
John Townsend: The liberal media are anything but. They and most other “left-leaning” news sources are not reporting. They are spinning.
Hacking Dirty Government Secrets Is Not a Crime
Ted Rall: Corporate media’s instant reversal on Assange—from rapist scum to First Amendment hero within minutes—elevates self-serving hypocrisy to high art.
I Think It Rained Today
James Preston Allen: We have abandoned the crafting of things with our hands to become voyeurs on little screens that provide us with instantaneous gratification and feed our addictions.
Unequal Justice: Julian Assange Is an Enemy in Trump’s War on the First Amendment
Unless and until Assange’s prosecution is dismissed, no publication will be safe from the Administration’s vengeance and overreach. he prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act represents a dangerous turn in President Donald Trump’s war on the First Amendment. Whether you love Assange or loathe him, it is vital to understand the […]
Fake News about Energy, Clean and Dirty
Tom Hastings: Using a massive nuclear reaction to make steam, noted someone years ago, is like using a chainsaw to cut butter. Let’s match the least destructive means to the desired ends.
Media Censors the Opinions of 37% of Americans. And Now They’re Gloating About It.
Ted Rall: To be a Leftist in America today is analogous to how black people felt until recently while watching TV: you don’t see anyone like you.
Long Form Long Form Long Form! Is the Future of Print Journalism
Ted Rall: The New Yorker and The Economist are prospering because they doubled down on their commitment to detailed long-form journalism about ongoing issues.
What’s Really Up with These Facebook Bans?
Tom Hall: Facebook’s expulsion of Alex Jones provides an opportunity for a wholly self-serving and essentially dishonest pretense that Facebook has some moral compass.
So You Want to Start a Progressive Podcast—Here Are 10 Tips to Create a Successful Show
Thom Hartman: Your podcast must be relentlessly entertaining. It must conform to the rules of broadcasting, from voice modulation to clean transitions to resets of topic if a single podcast covers more than one. Keep things popping.
Why at Least One Progressive Likes David Brooks
Walter G. Moss: Various liberal and progressive publications have found fault with some of the details of Brooks’ reparations article, but come on! He’s a conservative and yet willing to recognize that reparations to African Americans might be a good idea.
For Journalists, Self-Censorship Is Credibility Suicide
Ted Rall: You know journalists have lost their way when they cheer the arrest and potential extradition to the U.S. of WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange.
To Ola Bini, a Political Prisoner Caught Up in the Assange Debacle
Vijay Prashad: Is the Ecuadorian government acting for the U.S. government, asking you to say things about Assange, things that you would obviously not know?
