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Pentagon Pundit Scandal Broke the Law
PR Watch - By Diane Farsetta, Sheldon Rampton - May 11 (News Analysis)
The Pentagon military analyst program unveiled in last week's expose' by David Barstow in the New York Times was not just unethical but illegal... More » -
How the military analyst program controlled news coverage: in the Pentagon's own words
Salon - By Glenn Greenwald - May 10 (Special Report)
On the question of whether the Pentagon maintained an illegal covert domestic propaganda program -- and on the broader question of whether the American media's political coverage is largely shaped... More » -
Why You Should Be Optimistic About November
Huffington Post - May 12 (Blog Post)
After having lost the last two presidential elections and with Hillary Clinton still on the stump arguing that the near presumptive nominee is simply unelectable, it's no wonder that Democrats are... More » -
The Bipartisanship Scam
Huffington Post - By Arianna Huffington - May 13 (Blog Post)
I recently wrote about how, despite a seismic shift that has brought about the mainstreaming of positions and policies formerly considered "left wing," the traditional media continue to... More » -
Bush Compares Obama To Nazi Appeasers
Huffington Post - May 15 (Blog Post)
President Bush has said repeatedly that he would not insert himself into the presidential race, but that stance changed dramatically today during his trip to Israel... More » -
Race (and West Virginia) Makes the Democrat's Obama Gamble Riskier than Ever
Huffington Post - By Earl Ofari Hutchinson - May 15 (Blog Post)
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has moved heaven and earth to keep race out of his campaign. He had no choice... More » -
Anti-Feminist Backlash Out in Full Force - Reproductive Justice and Gender
AlterNet - By Katha Pollitt - May 14 (News Report)
Republican hegemony, conservative Christianity and misogynist media are taking their toll. More » -
Childers victory gives Dems a third straight takeover
The Hill - By Aaron Blake - May 14 (News Report)
Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's Mississippi special election runoff for Sen. Roger Wicker's (R) former House seat, handing Democrats the biggest of their three special election takeovers this... More » -
Israel: Iranian Grad Missiles Hit Ashkelon Mall
Global Voices - By Gilad Lotan - May 15 (Blog Post)
Hours after President George W Bush arrived in Israel, Iranian Grad missiles penetrated the roof of an Ashkelon mall. Four people, including a mother and her toddler, were seriously wounded... More » -
Hillary Holds Private Conference Call With Her Super-Dels: 'I Know This Is Not Easy'
Talking Points Memo - By Greg Sargent - May 11 (News Report)
Hillary held a private rally-the-troops conference call with her super-delegate supporters this afternoon, urging them to believe that "this race is not over," vowing to them she'd promote... More »
