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When Journalists Choose to Speculate Rather Than Report
“I'm not against all political reporting: it has to be done and colorful anecdotes are part of what motivates people to read newspapers. But substance should always come first.”
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When a University Hospital Backs a Surgical Robot, Controversy Ensues
Flipping through the New York Times magazine a few Sundays ago, former hospital executive Paul Levy was taken aback by a full-page ad for the da Vinci robot.
The Chicago Tribune’s War on Dissent
On February 10, the influential Chicago Tribune published a lengthy and extraordinary editorial demanding that the judge in the NATO 3 case impose harsh sentences on defendants.
Why Cupid Seems to Be Missing More Often
Those arrows aren't hitting their lovelorn targets the way they once did. The reason? New research points to our growing economic divide.
Outta Sight, Outta Mind: What Producers Don’t Want You to Know About How Your Clothes Are Made
The most important resource for garment manufacture is a pool of cheap and often desperate labor. A corrupt government is also helpful.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More than 80,000 people Marched Against Right-Wing Policies in North Carolina, and More
Once again, the corporate media virtually ignored a massive protest over the weekend, and more.
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The Beatles on Sullivan: You Say You Want a Revolution?
In the sixties, the Beatles' lives and careers paralleled what was happening to baby boomers like me across the country.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Four Thousand Organizations Are Fighting Back Against Internet Surveillance, and More
These programs and rulings are violating our civil rights, but they're also waking the sleeping giant of progressive activists.
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In the Name of Love
“Do what you love” is the mantra for today's worker. Why should we assert our class interests if, according to DWYL elites like Steve Jobs, there's no such thing …
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Regarding Three-Piece Suits, Breakfast Meetings and Overwork
“If you were at all ambitious, you wore a three-piece suit every day. In Washington, DC, in July, that's completely crazy, but that was the point.”