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John McCain then and now
"On the transcendent issues, on the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush."
Glenn Greenwald Jun 11, 2008
NYT circulates fear-mongering claims on FISA debate
The White House and Congress prepare to tell Americans: If you want to stay safe, you must give the president the power to spy on you without warrants, and immunize telecoms from the consequences of lawbreaking.
Glenn Greenwald Jun 10, 2008
Comcast censors criticisms of itself and Rep. Carney
The telecom and cable operator rejects an ad, run by numerous other stations and newspapers, bringing to light its lawbreaking and the actions of a congressman who receives substantial donations from Comcast.
Glenn Greenwald Jun 9, 2008
David Broder: Embodiment of Beltway values
The press corps Dean who led the attempt to drive Bill Clinton from office dismisses the crimes of the Bush years as mere "policy disputes"
Glenn Greenwald Jun 7, 2008
NYT front page reports on McCain's reversal on spying, executive power
McCain's behavior on these vital issues completely negates the two attributes the media uses to define him -- his "moderate" ideology and principled independence.
Glenn Greenwald Jun 6, 2008
Events next week -- NYC and D.C.
Conferences and speeches examining the general election and post-Bush world now that the primary war is concluding.
Glenn Greenwald Jun 4, 2008
McCain, spying and executive power: A complete reversal in 6 months
Last December, the GOP nominee was giving answers that were the same as those of the ACLU and Russ Feingold. Now, he sounds like John Yoo and Dick Cheney.
Glenn Greenwald Jun 3, 2008
Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers"
McCain reaches into the most deceptive propaganda organ in America to staff the highest level of his communications apparatus.
Glenn Greenwald Jun 2, 2008
Interview with former "Donahue" producer and MSNBC pundit Jeff Cohen
Cohen describes the multiple pressures exerted by NBC executives to amplify pro-government views and suppress antiwar commentary.
Glenn Greenwald May 30, 2008
The right-wing Politico cesspool
Mike Allen, its national political correspondent, says that Bush opponents and critics are "left wing haters."
Glenn Greenwald May 30, 2008
CNN/MSNBC reporter: Corporate executives forced pro-Bush, pro-war narrative
"The higher the president's approval ratings, the more pressure I had from news executives ... to put on positive stories about the president."
Glenn Greenwald May 29, 2008
Network news anchors praise the job they did in the run-up to the war
Charlie Gibson says that it's not the job of the media to "debate" with political leaders, merely to pose questions.
Glenn Greenwald May 28, 2008
Scott McClellan on the "liberal media"
If Bush's own press secretary mocks the American media as excessively "deferential" disseminators of right-wing government propaganda, isn't it time to retire forever the myth of the "liberal media"?
Glenn Greenwald May 28, 2008
Playing soldier
What's patriotism got to do with fat men with ponytails on Harleys?
By Garrison Keillor May 28, 2008
Israel imposes a 10-year ban on American critic of Israeli policies
The denial of entrance to Norman Finkelstein is part of a broader trend of suppressing free debate when it comes to Israel.
Glenn Greenwald May 27, 2008
The Politico's John Harris admits now what he denied last year
"Important stories . . . disappear with barely a whisper. Trivial stories . . . can dominate the campaign narrative for days"
Glenn Greenwald May 26, 2008
How telecoms are attempting to buy amnesty from Congress
Lobbyist disclosure forms and campaign contribution records illuminate the sleazy process by which our key laws are written.
Glenn Greenwald May 24, 2008
The California marriage decision and basic civics
The attack on the California court decision by a Brookings "scholar" in the New Republic reveals a profound ignorance of how our system of government is designed to function.
Glenn Greenwald May 22, 2008
Michael O'Hanlon's defense of his pro-war record
The Brookings war cheerleader announces: "I believe Ken Pollack and I have been generally proven right by events."
Glenn Greenwald May 21, 2008
Various items
The ACLU hosts an online torture symposium. The GOP parodies itself with a new ad campaign featuring dancing San Francisco gays. Joe Lieberman previews the attack he'll launch at the RNC.
Glenn Greenwald May 21, 2008
Major new ad campaign -- aimed at Blue Dog Rep. Chris Carney -- begins
The tidal wave of TV, radio, newspaper and billboard ads in Carney's district arose out of his active support for warrantless eavesdropping and telecom amnesty.
Glenn Greenwald May 20, 2008
The NYT's latest Kristol embarrassment
Their newest Op-Ed writer makes yet another sloppy, factually false claim in service of his trite partisan agenda.
Glenn Greenwald May 19, 2008
High standards at the Washington Post Op-Ed page
A white pride advocate is invited to argue that Barack Obama and John Edwards are girly gays.
Glenn Greenwald May 17, 2008
Ronald Reagan: Chamberlainian appeaser of the 1980s
The same people who today accuse Obama of "appeasement" hurled the same trite insults at Ronald Reagan for wanting to negotiate with that era's Evil Empire.
Glenn Greenwald May 17, 2008
California's marriage ruling -- what it means and what it doesn't mean
One can easily anticipate the myths and falsehoods soon to be spouted about this landmark ruling.
Glenn Greenwald May 15, 2008
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