Wall Street Journal - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/wall_street_journal/?source=rss&aim=wall_street_journal en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT I'm a doctor. So sue me. No, really By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/27/malpractice_reform/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/27/malpractice_reform/index.html?source=rss The doctors' lobby says capping malpractice suits will make healthcare cheaper. I'm an M.D. and I don't believe it The plot against Google By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/the_plot_against_google/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/24/the_plot_against_google/index.html?source=rss Microsoft and Rupert Murdoch scheme to roll back history, reduce consumer choice, and tame the wild Internet Who needs newspapers when you have Twitter? By Frank Hornig Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/28/wired/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/28/wired/index.html?source=rss Chris Anderson, Wired's editor in chief, discusses the Internet's challenge to the traditional press WSJ to Bush: Pardon Libby By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/23/wsj_libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/23/wsj_libby/index.html?source=rss The paper's editorial board says the president can improve his legacy by "by undoing a measure of the injustice inflicted on" Scooter Libby. On the runway, still needing a sandwich By Carol Lloyd Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/29/skinny_models/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/29/skinny_models/index.html?source=rss Remember the fashion industry's encouraging efforts to find normal-size models? Yeah, that didn't last. Citigroup whines about federal interference By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/25/citigroup_whining/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/25/citigroup_whining/index.html?source=rss Life at the big bank, with regulators watching every move, just doesn't seem that fun anymore. Blaming Obama for the stock market crash By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/23/obama_and_the_stock_market/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/23/obama_and_the_stock_market/index.html?source=rss A Wall Street Journal columnist says the shell-shocked Dow is Obama's fault, and then tells him how to fix it. First: More Ronald Reagan, less Jimmy Carter. It gets worse from there. Mark Penn explains the zeitgeist By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/11/mark_penn_has_a_new_gig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/11/mark_penn_has_a_new_gig/index.html?source=rss In a new column for the Wall Street Journal, the Clinton pollster shares a stunning insight: The down economy is scaring baby boomers. Economic illiteracy from the WSJ By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/13/wsj/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/13/wsj/index.html?source=rss The paper's latest editorial tries to debunk Barack Obama's claims about his tax plans, but makes a laughable assertion in doing so. WSJ editorial board takes on McCain By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/19/wsj_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/19/wsj_mccain/index.html?source=rss The paper's famously conservative editorial page has some harsh words for John McCain's recent rhetoric on the economy. The bane of San Francisco cycling By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/20/the_cyclist_s_nemesis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/20/the_cyclist_s_nemesis/index.html?source=rss Two years ago, high oil prices made Rob Anderson's crusade against bike lanes look dumb. Today, words fail. Quote of the day By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/25/qotd/index.html?source=rss An Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal argues that the new Batman movie is a paean to George W. Bush. The Wall Street Peak Oil Journal By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/22/wall_street_journal_peak_oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/22/wall_street_journal_peak_oil/index.html?source=rss As crude prices set another record, the Journal publishes its gloomiest assessment yet of the oil market The great pantsuit debate By Carol Lloyd Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/17/pantsuit_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/17/pantsuit_debate/index.html?source=rss It's 2008, and the Wall Street Journal has a pressing dilemma for us to ponder: Skirts or pants? Mike Huckabee, leftist By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/04/huckabee_liberal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/04/huckabee_liberal/index.html?source=rss Establishment Republicans are uniformly opposed to the former governor of Arkansas; it hasn't taken them long to resume attacking him. FCC commissioner Michael Copps vs. "Big Media" By Louise Witt Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/03/media_consolidation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/03/media_consolidation/index.html?source=rss FCC chairman Kevin Martin wants to relax rules on how many media outlets one company can own in one market. Democratic commissioner Copps wants to rally the public to stop media consolidation. Free to be, the Wall Street Journal By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/13/free_wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/13/free_wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss It's time to tear down the paid-content wall, says Rupert Murdoch. Score another victory for the all-conquering Internet. Torture may have led to Pearl murder suspect's death By Alex Koppelman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/12/memon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/12/memon/index.html?source=rss Saud Memon was reportedly a shell of a man after being detained by the CIA and Pakistani authorities. Potheads on Wall Street By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/01/cayne_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/01/cayne_marijuana/index.html?source=rss Bear-Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne is accused of enjoying a joint, now and again. Bully for him! Forecast says: Chances of recession growing By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/12/recession_forecast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/12/recession_forecast/index.html?source=rss Glum news from the Wall Street Journal's monthly survey of economists. But should we be pleased or terrified at how wrong these prognosticators have been in the past? Is the Wall Street Journal carrying Ben Bernanke's water? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/30/greg_ip/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/30/greg_ip/index.html?source=rss Kremlinology, 21st century style; the blogosphere watches the Fed watchers. Yeah, well, other than winning the White House and all By Tim Grieve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/15/wsj/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/15/wsj/index.html?source=rss The Wall Street Journal on women in politics. Learning from Genghis Khan and the Qianlong Emperor By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/13/foxconn_wsj/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/13/foxconn_wsj/index.html?source=rss The Wall Street Journal's profile of Foxconn, Taiwan's manufacturing goliath, leaves out just one thing: The company's attitude toward the press. The Murdoch Street Journal By Andrew Leonard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/01/wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/01/wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss Enough with the wailing and moaning. Do your worst, Rupert! Financial journalism will survive. Don't sell my company to Rupert Murdoch By Steven Yount Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/22/wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/22/wall_street_journal/index.html?source=rss It's not just bad journalism, it's bad business to let Murdoch take control of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal.