Whining Pundits
Quelle surprise! Some pundits are trying to distance themselves from their pre-election calls.
Read more...Category Archives: Media watch
Americans Didn’t Vote for Change. For Many, It Wasn’t on the Ballot
Yves here. There will be many articles trying to explain what happened to the Democrats’ blue wave. This one is close on the heels of the result, which means it reflects beliefs at or shortly after the vote, as opposed to later lines of thought. And the writers made an effort to speak to Trump […]
Read more...How Twitter Affected the 2016 Presidential Election
Quelle surprise! Twitter helped Clinton in 2016. So why the hysterical censorship in 2020?
Read more...Glenn Greenwald Resigns from the Intercept Over Censorship of Article on Hunter and Joe Biden
Glenn Greenwald has resigned from the Intercept over an effort to gut a piece on the Bidens, in an apparent violation of his contract.
Read more...Notes on a World Without Trump
So what might Trump do if he loses?
Read more...Hannah Arendt and the Politics of Truth
We can shout truth to power and it will never be heard, because truth and politics don’t stand on common ground.
Read more...Daniel Ellsberg on the Assange Extradition and Growing Fascism
Daniel Ellsberg, in an interview with Paul Jay, describes the threat the Assange show trial poses for journalists around the world.
Read more...The Minimal Effects of TV Debates Between Candidates
Despite the hype surrounding the US presidential debates, they do little to shift voter views.
Read more...News from the Archives: A Tale of Two Presidents, Letters Between Nixon and Trump
New exhibition of letters between Trump and Nixon reveals some common and persistent themes, including distrust of the media.
Read more...What Rent Drop? Listed Prices Aren’t Budging Where COVID-19 Hit Hardest
New York City disproves popular beliefs about flight from cities and rent declines.
Read more...COVID: Where Science Goes To Die
A forceful critique of Covid-19 research.
Read more...CalPERS Misappropriates Funds, a Violation of the Criminal Code, By Laundering $40,000 Speaker Fee Through Randle Communications, a Nearly $500,000 a Year Advisor to Marcie Frost
CalPERS is not only hiring overpriced motivational speakers it can’t afford, but it is also cooking its records to do so.
Read more...Columbia Journalism Review Publishes Detailed Expose on Gates Foundation Buys Influence With Journalists
Why you should not trust the Gates Foundation.
Read more...Koch Influence Taints New Tufts-Based Think Thank: The Tentacles of the Mercatus Center
A timely reminder that despite the raging pandemic, Koch interests keep up their efforts to influence politics and academia.
Read more...Has CalPERS Come Clean With Its Board Over Pending $500 Million Carlyle Deal, Tainted by Ownership of Carlyle Shares by Departed CIO Ben Meng?
CalPERS needs to come clean about its Ben Meng mess. A pending Carlyle transaction shows it’s still in cover-up mode.
Read more...