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McCain and Hillary’s unvarnished ploy for votes — the supposed “tax holiday” on gas sales across the country — is under an intense barrage of criticism.
Signs of the surveillance state
In Detroit, a mail carrier ‘illegally’ tipped off a resident that he was under postal surveillance, meaning all mail [...]
I’ve seen a lot of scientists complaining about how the media reports on science. For the most part, I’m pretty indifferent because I don’t read science stories and because I don’t know a lot about science. However, I do know a little something about space and common sense.
So today when I was reading an ABC [...]
Tonight Fronline begins its devastating 2 part, 4 ½ hour look into the origins of the Iraq war. It airs at 9 on your local PBS station — watch it on TV or online.
Obama’s speech was one of the best — and most frank — political speeches in recent memory. It was deep in many respects: race, class, and religion being the most noticeable. I was particularly struck by one passage on our political discourse though:
For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics [...]
The Pew Research Center released its annual “State of the Media” report yesterday. For a cable news hater such as myself it’s a treasure trove of ammunition. I’ve compiled the study’s core findings for cable news (CNN, MSNBC, and FOX) below.
Wedge Issues
When it came to specific stories, cable news showed a tendency to take the [...]
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