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Krugman Raises Obamacare Expectations, Promises 'Unexpected Success'

Krugman Raises Obamacare Expectations, Promises 'Unexpected Success'

In a surprising departure from Democrats’ strategy of intentionally lowering expectations for Obamacare’s January 2014 grand opening, New York Times progressive columnist Paul Krugman has declared that “the real Obamacare shock will be one of unexpected success” wherein “millions of

NYTimes Weeps for the Obamacare Lobbyists

NYTimes Weeps for the Obamacare Lobbyists

The New York Times is exasperated with the lack of progress in Congress of “fixes” to the massive and far-reaching Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. This exasperation has evinced itself in an odd way as

Progressive Newspaper Village Voice Circling the Drain

Progressive Newspaper Village Voice Circling the Drain

Troubles are growing for New York City’s venerable “alternative” weekly newspaper, The Village Voice. With multiple layoffs, ad revenue at an all-time low, and resignations by key staffers over the paper’s management, the 58-year-old publication is coming to what one

MSNBC Host Compares Gitmo Detainees to American Slaves

MSNBC Host Compares Gitmo Detainees to American Slaves

Sunday on MSNBC, host Melissa Harris-Perry compared Guantanamo Bay detainees to American slaves during the 19th century. “This is the time to reaffirm our Americanness,” she said in response to a hunger strike by the terror suspects. She continued: “I

Distorting NIAC's Court Defeat

Distorting NIAC's Court Defeat

Last September, Seid Hassan Daioleslam, an American of Iranian origins, won a major court victory against the informal Iranian U.S. lobby in Washington. The decision legitimated Mr. Daioleslam’s investigative research that exposed the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) and its president, Trita

Journalist, Author Haynes Johnson Dies at 81

Journalist, Author Haynes Johnson Dies at 81

By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONWhen Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he’d found “no discernible change in the racial climate of

Tavis Smiley Marks 10th Year on PBS

Tavis Smiley Marks 10th Year on PBS

By LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESTavis Smiley has stood out in 20 years in broadcasting, and he has no intention of changing his style or substance. He’s the rare black host with national TV and radio platforms, one who sees

AP Reporter: DOJ Harrassing, Intimidating Journalists

AP Reporter: DOJ Harrassing, Intimidating Journalists

After State Department Deputy Spokesman Patrick Ventrell praised the agency’s support of a “free press” on Thursday, Associated Press reporter Matt Lee engaged Ventrell over the release of Department records and the Department of Justice’s investigation into James Rosen’s activies. 

Weekly Ratings: Fox News 3rd, CNN 29th, MSNBC 33rd

Weekly Ratings: Fox News 3rd, CNN 29th, MSNBC 33rd

The Fox News Channel continues to obliterate the competition, not just among its cable news competitors, but in all cable. Out of the 94 cable channels measured by Nielsen, Fox News was ranked third in what is known as “total