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Jeff Bezos Eager to Experiment at Washington Post

Jeff Bezos Eager to Experiment at Washington Post

Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post’s future owner, says he is eager to try new things in search of an exciting future for the venerable but struggling daily. In his first interview with the Post since the $250 million dollar acquisition

Cairo Court Takes Al Jazeera Egypt, Brotherhood TV Off Air

Cairo Court Takes Al Jazeera Egypt, Brotherhood TV Off Air

A Cairo court Tuesday ordered the closure of four television channels, including Al-Jazeera Egypt and Ahrar 25, a network belonging to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.  The Associated Press reports the court claims the stations had been operating illegally and were

Cultural Jihad: Hollywood Documentary to Mock 'Islamophobes'

Cultural Jihad: Hollywood Documentary to Mock 'Islamophobes'

Politico reported Monday that “two comedians are tackling the sensitive topic of Islamophobia in the way they know best: laughter.” The article, entitled “Film tackles Islamophobia with humor,” puffs up Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah, “the co-directors of ‘The Muslims

Snowden: NSA Spied on Al-Jazeera

Snowden: NSA Spied on Al-Jazeera

Der Spiegel is reporting that they have seen documents from NSA leaker Edward Snowden showing that the agency hacked into Al Jazeera’s communications system. Al Jazeera has broadcast messages and propaganda from Al Qaeda for more than a decade. One

Ezra Klein Tries, Fails to Defend Enroll America

Ezra Klein Tries, Fails to Defend Enroll America

In a post today at his Washington Post blog, Ezra Klein attempts to defend Enroll America’s targeting of ten states–nine of which have GOP governors–as something other than a political ploy to use Obamacare exchanges to build Democratic political organizations

The Hypocrisy of US Media Regarding Syria

The Hypocrisy of US Media Regarding Syria

In the years since the United States first went to war in Iraq, liberal groups and commentators have accused many media outlets of not asking the right or critical questions of the Bush administration.  This is something our gatekeepers of

MSNBC Panel: Rush, O'Reilly 'Jim Crow's Grandson'

MSNBC Panel: Rush, O'Reilly 'Jim Crow's Grandson'

On MSNBC’s Politics Nation on Thursday, liberal talk radio host Joe Madison referred to conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh and Fox News host Bill O’Reilly as “Jim Crow’s grandson” and “Jim Crow Esquire” during a discussion about race with

NYT Public Editor Admits Glowing Pro-Obama Syria Coverage

NYT Public Editor Admits Glowing Pro-Obama Syria Coverage

Top editors at the supposedly objective New York Times admitted on Friday that its coverage of Syria differs substantially from its coverage of Iraq thanks to the newspaper’s warm feelings toward President Obama. Margaret Sullivan, public editor of the newspaper,

Talk Radio Host Shot Dead In Philippines

Talk Radio Host Shot Dead In Philippines

A controversial talk radio host has been murdered by hooded gunmen in southern Philippines, police said Friday.  Fernando Solijon, 47, host of a weekday show on DXLS station in Iligan City, had frequently criticized local officials on his radio show

Guardian Strikes Deal With Brits on Greenwald's Partner

Guardian Strikes Deal With Brits on Greenwald's Partner

The AP is reporting that the Guardian Newspaper has struck a deal with the British Government to allow authorities to examine documents they seized after detaining reporter Glenn Greenwald’s partner for questioning on August 18th as he changed planes on his

Schultz Hammers 'Neocons,' Not Obama for Syria War Drums

Schultz Hammers 'Neocons,' Not Obama for Syria War Drums

Ed Schultz is back in prime time on MSNBC and his convoluted, blustery, incoherent, illogical analysis is back too. He took to the peacock network’s cable outlet Thursday night to hammer conservatives (specifically using the veiled quasi-anti-semitic term ‘neocons’) for

Activists Call on Obama to Use Immigration 'Nuclear Option'

Activists Call on Obama to Use Immigration 'Nuclear Option'

Concerned that immigration reform could fall off Obama’s agenda with international crises and economic woes looming, the influential liberal magazine The Atlantic is now floating what they refer to as ‘the nuclear option’; the idea that President Obama could unilaterally