Since the manhunt for former police officer turned cop-killer Chris Dorner started, the establishment media has expressed shock and confusion at the level of animosity directed at the Los Angeles Police Department. Some have even equated this animosity with support for Dorner’s killing spree. In a piece titled “Fugitive’s Rant Puts Focus on Evolving LAPD […]
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The repeated rape of an unconscious 16-year-old girl in the small football-loving town of Steubenville, Ohio, in August is making national headlines thanks to the diligence of Alexandria Goddard, a crime blogger, and the internet vigilanteism of the hacktivist group Anonymous. Yet, in spite of all the new attention focused on this horrific act, the media is […]
The public gang rape of a college student in India has rightly sparked global outrage about violence against women, forcing rape to become a topic of discussion for even US media outlets. For the first time that I can recall, mainstream publications are using the phrase “rape culture” to describe the environment that fosters and […]
Remember the nonstop, 24/7 coverage of the coordinated disruption at town hall meetings by tea-partiers in the Summer of 2009 during healthcare reform? Of course you do, since the media gave it wall to wall coverage for months. Now fast forward to this month, when angry constituents are loudly protesting Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) proposal to privatize […]
Each week, it’s like deja vu. The media continues to promote the false narrative that the spectrum of the budget debate consists of Obama’s proposal on the left, with Paul Ryan’s plan on the right. They are using this narrow vision to suggest that the practical answer lies somewhere in the middle. The new line is […]
A search for articles in the New York Times that reference the “People’s Budget” resulted in nothing but readers’ comments. Perhaps it’s a positive sign that a few Times readers are familiar with the progressive budget plan, even if the newspaper has neglected to cover it. Although, it’s rather puzzling that the “newspaper of record” […]
Friday night, my eyes were glued to to the news, as I awaited any and all emerging details about the possible government shutdown. As outlets began reporting that republicans and democrats had finally reached a deal, I immediately felt a sense of relief. Thank goodness, I thought, so much unnecessary suffering averted. But the relief […]
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