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Feds Wanted Private Data on All Visitors to Liberal News Site

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

A Justice Department subpoena requesting information on visitors to an independent news site is raising serious privacy concerns.

Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh Stoking GOP Civil War

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

The right-wing media are trying to play "king-maker." But they are incapable of picking winners and stand poised to rip the Republican Party apart.

Study Claims Even the Most Sophisticated News Readers Can Be Manipulated

Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:01 PST

Revelations from a european study effort reveal that biased news can have a "time bomb" effect.

Focusing on Fort Hood Killer's Beliefs Is an Easy Out to Avoid the Deeper Reasons for the Massacre

Mark Ames, AlterNet — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

That alleged killer Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is a Muslim is not enough to explain the attacks.

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:01 PST

Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed.

Fort Hood Shootings: 12 Dead, 31 Injured On Texas Military Base (VIDEO)

AlterNet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST

Army psychiatrist suspected of massacre survived return fire from authorities and is in custody and hospitalized in stable condition.

NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough?

James E. Johnson, Jr., Imagine 2050 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST

Who gets to choose who is American or American enough? And how will they choose?

Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:01 PST

Researchers looking at beliefs about al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein have made some surprising discoveries about why peopl

Why Can't the Corporate Media Just Tell the Truth About Iraq & Afghanistan?

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

One NY Times reporter finally 'fesses up that the invasion of Iraq wasn't presented truthfully by the big media outlets. It's still not too late to tell the truth.

A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash's Political Roots

Sarah Jaffe, Global Comment — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:01 PST

Antonino D'Ambrosio, the author of "A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of "Bitter Tears," " talks about the intersections of politics and pop.

Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys

Brad Reed, Commonweal Institute — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The Fox News shock jock weaves a tale of wealthy elites who are victims of tyrannical government hell-bent on taking their hard-earned money.

Washed-Up Actor Leads Cause to Distribute Christianized Version of Darwin's Evolution Theory

Randy Olson, Island Press — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Attempting to subvert the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking 'Origin of the Species,' 50,000 copies will be handed out.

New Online Computer Game Exploits Right-Wing Paranoia

David Corn, Mother Jones — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Glenn Beck mysteriously killed. The GOP driven out of Congress. Obama proclaims himself the "Lost Imam." And more.

How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Information?

Charles Mostoller, AlterNet — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

An activist shared on Twitter what he heard on his police scanner, and now faces serious federal investigation.

Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:01 PDT

Cheap gas and cheap chuck remain American birthrights to loopy libertarians like Beck.

30 Reasons Fox News Is Not Legit

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Fox News routinely, and blatantly, breaks the code to which ethical journalists are supposed to aspire.

The Yes Men: Pranksters Out to Fix the World

Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:00:01 PDT

The Yes Men pose as spokespeople for major companies or bodies like the World Trade Organization, and give presentations that highlight the logic of corporate greed.

Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann Slam Fox News Propaganda About Their Meeting with Obama

AlterNet — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The commentators point out that liberals could not get an invitation to meet with President Bush to save their lives, while Obama meets with liberals and conservatives.

8 Reasons Fox Is Not a News Organization

Adele Stan, AlterNet — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

PR for the GOP? Yes. Platform for right-wing hatemongers? Definitely. But a news organization? Definitely not.

Rachel Maddow Mocks the Idea of Bush as a Motivational Speaker

AlterNet — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Bush will be speaking along with Dr. Earl Mindell, whom the tour calls the ultimate authority on vitamins, fitness and nutrition. Career reinvention can be humiliating.