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British Panel Wants to Hear From Three Men Who Dispute Murdochs’ Testimony
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, USA and Co-Chair, Annual Meeting 2009. (Photo: World Economic Forum) The chairman of the British parliamentary panel that …
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“Orwell Rolls in His Grave“
(Image: Sag Harbor-Basement Pictures) As a member in good standing of the media, I watched “Orwell Rolls in His Grave” with a wince and a feeling of …
From Benetton to Murdoch: The Culture of Money, Shock and Schlock
The aestheticization of shock, difference and glamour misappropriates social consciousness.
How the DoD Allows Contractors to Grade Themselves and Write Their Own Contract Terms, Part II
(Image: JR / Truthout) In last week's Solutions column, Dina Rasor focused on the findings of a DoD Inspector General (IG) report that described Organizational Conflicts of …
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Ten Questions the Media Are Not Asking About Norway
The law enforcement entities dealing with the appalling massacre in and around Oslo last Friday have been understandably preoccupied with the question, did the perpetrator, Anders Behring Breivik, act …
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Norway: The Enemy Within
Scandinavians have a dual reputation for tolerance and homogeneity: a population of pale, polite people who speak English perfectly. But that's your grandfather's Scandinavia. Over the last several decades, …
Don’t Accuse Obama of “Caving“
In a campaign almost as frenzied as the effort to get Barack Obama into the White House, liberal groups are now mobilizing against the White House and reported deals …
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Seeing “Islamic Terror” in Norway: Learning No lessons From Oklahoma City Mistakes
Right-wing terror suspect Anders Behring Breivik reportedly killed 76 people in Norway on Friday, by all accounts driven by far-right anti-immigrant politics and fervent Islamophobia. But many early media …
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A Prognosis for Greece
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Someday, one way or another, Greece will exit from its current state of indentured servitude. But what will …
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Fundamentalism Kills
Outside the sealed government district on Sunday, flowers and candles are left in memorial to those killed and injured in an explosive attack in Oslo, Norway. (Photo: Johan Spanner …