Category Archives: Media watch

Wall Street Journal Trolls CalPERS After Getting It to Correct Expense Misrepresentation

The Wall Street Journal forced CalPERS to retreat on its misleading private equity expense reporting.

4 Lies in 25 Seconds: CalPERS’ Wylie Tollette, PR Staff, Keep Cooking Cost Numbers Despite Being Called Out

Another example of institutionalized lying is deeply rooted at CalPERS, even though they aren’t very good at it.

Why Did the FBI Leak the Comey Memo?

Putting the Comey leak in the context of US-Russia relations and the domestic factions that are keen to maintain hostilities.

Gaius Publius: Trump – A Nation in Crisis, Again

Trump’s opponents are using the Comey scandal to up their efforts to force Trump out. Is this likely to succeed?

Ilargi: Comey and the End of Conversation

Political and media reactions to the Comey firing show that American democracy is becoming dangerously factionalized.

Andrew Bacevich: What Obsessing About Trump Causes Us To Miss

Why fixating on Trump has the convenient effect of shifting attention away from other important topics. Cui bono?

NY Times Lets a Charter School Propagandist Distort the Facts on Its Op-Ed Page

Quelle surprise! Card carrying neoliberal David Leonhardt of the New York Times twists facts to try to make a case for charter schools.

Facebook Hews To Democratic Party Line on 2016 Election Manipulation

Facebook amplifies Team Blue’s message in announcing measures to deal with “information operations” that seek to manipulate public opinion.

Wall Street Journal Reports on Appearance of Private Equity Self-Dealing at Blackstone and Other Firms Nearly Four Years After We Broke the Story

So why is the Wall Street Journal years late in reporting on private equity self-dealng, and underplays its seriousness to boot?

Mark Ames: Credit Suisse Decries Russian Inequality After Playing Leading Role in Creating It

Credit Suisse criticizes Russian inequality after having profited handsomely from playing a big role in creating it.

Democrat Disunity: Hypocritical Media Attacks on Sanders

The Democrats so can’t stand Sanders’ refusal to change his policies that they are undermining their own “Unity Tour” with press attacks.

Fintech Puts Payday Lending Old Wine in New Bottles

“Fintech” provider Lyric Financial is out to take advantage of financially unsophisticated musicians. Hipness is part of the ruse.

Health Care “Reform” by Insiders Who Benefit from the Status Quo: Media Fails to Report Conflicts of Interest

Quelle surprise! The press regularly presents highly paid, well-connected health care insiders as independent voices on “reform”.

Gaius Publius: New Evidence that Syrian Gas Story Was Fabricated by the White House

The Obama White House blamed Assad for a 2013 sarin attack in advance of evidence. The claim fell apart. The Trump White House is making a rerun.