All 78 articles by Tracy Van Slyke

• 11 Aug 06

• The ITT List

  Tucker Carlson on Dancing With The Stars

  This is not a joke. I'm not even sure what to say... Give me some help here. MORE »

• 30 Apr 06

• The ITT List

  Thoughts and thank you-Colbert skewers President and White House Press Corps

  Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" was amazing at the White House Correspondent Association Dinner Saturday... MORE »

• 05 Mar 06

• The ITT List

  Russert Watch: Forgetting the new evidence of Bush’s lies

  Yawn – I have to say this episode of "Meet the Press" seemed like a filler episode. Russert had... MORE »

• 24 Feb 06

• The ITT List

  Bill Moyers: Cheney, Medicare, Right-wing corruption and more

  The amazing Bill Moyers is traveling across California with the great group Public Campaign, where he has given... MORE »

• 01 Feb 06

• The ITT List

  Cindy Sheehan’s message after State of the Union arrest

  What Really Happened By Cindy Sheehan As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the... MORE »

• 17 Jan 06

• The ITT List

  Leaving women out of the progressive movement

  I was going to blog about this, but Garance Franke-Ruta from Tapped already did a great job... Please... MORE »

• 13 Dec 05

• The ITT List

  Knocking Out “The War on Xmas”

  In a one-two-three knock out punch, Air America's Sam Seder took down Bob Knight, the director of the... MORE »

• 29 Nov 05

• The ITT List

  Bill O’Reilly’s Evil Media List

  Bill O'Reilly has started a list of evil, lying media outlets... It's short now, but there are promises... MORE »

• 16 Nov 05

• The ITT List

  Viral Video on Iraq war and need for indy media

  I received this link to a great 2-3 minute video called "Catapult." It focuses on the "questionable 'marketing'... MORE »

• 26 Sep 05

• The ITT List

  Sheehan and dozens others arrested for civil disobedience

  Quick notes of the succesful civil disobediance efforts today by anti-war protestors outside the Pentagon and the White... MORE »

• 22 Sep 05

• The ITT List

  Palast swings and misses at British MP Galloway

  It seems that the passionate pro-war and anti-war debate has moved to within the anti-war movement itself. Or... MORE »

• 09 Sep 05

• The ITT List

  Why Bush needs to go…

  From the Baltimore Sun After Katrina Fiasco, Time For Bush To Go By Gordon Adams September 8, 2005 WASHINGTON -... MORE »

• 09 Sep 05

• The ITT List

  The best caption EVER

  I don't usually like to be petty, but I will be this time. Love this caption.... Check it... MORE »

• 09 Sep 05

• The ITT List

  GOP thanks God for Katrina

  From today's Wall Street Journal: Louisiana Lawmakers Aim To Cope With Political Fallout Rep. Baker of Baton Rouge... MORE »

• 07 Sep 05

• The ITT List

  New Bankruptcy bill hurts Katrina victims

  From Think Progress: Last spring, the conservative Congress passed harsh new bankruptcy laws which made it harder and... MORE »

• 06 Sep 05

• The ITT List

  Barbara Bush: Oh, those disaster victims are just so lucky

  Sometimes, I still get surprised by how out of touch and callous these people are... Read below.... Barbara... MORE »

• 12 Jul 05

• The ITT List

  Transcript: WH Press Secretary raked over the coals on Rove’s link to CIA leak

  Press Briefing by Scott McClellan James S. Brady Briefing Room Press Briefing view 1:06 P.M. EDT Q Does... MORE »

• 30 Jun 05

• The ITT List

  Report: US Blocked Release of CAFTA Reports

  The Associated Press just reported the U.S. Department of Labor has been trying to hide results of... MORE »

• 20 Jun 05

• The ITT List

  When you don’t like the facts - just change them

  From Think Progress: The White House's White-Out Problem The Bush administration has gotten into the nasty habit of... MORE »

• 02 Jun 05

• The ITT List

  You can be at Take Back America

  It's almost like you're here - C-SPAN/C-SPAN 2 is broadcasting the events and speeches at Take Back America. ... MORE »

• 02 Jun 05

• The ITT List

  Take Back America:  Putting the Soul Back into the Democratic Agenda

  Howard Dean opened the second day of the Take Back America conference with the point that the Democratic... MORE »

• 01 Jun 05

• The ITT List

  Take Back America: Progressives, Plenaries and Projects

  I arrived in DC today for the Campaign for America's Future "Take Back America" Conference. 2,000 people are expected... MORE »

• 28 Apr 05

• The ITT List

  Special Chicago Screening - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

  Magnolia Pictures is proud to announce an exclusive engagement of the riveting new documentary ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS... MORE »

• 11 Apr 05

• The ITT List

  Excellent cartoon on the Right Wing Media Machine

  I thought that this cartoon exemplifies many points in ITT's current media issue. A number of these stories... MORE »

• 21 Mar 05

• News

  The Fall of the 527

  New legislation aims to rein in groups that can collect unregulated documents MORE »

• 07 Mar 05

• The ITT List

  Bush nominates neocon John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to U.N.

  What a surprise. President Bush has nominated John Bolton, a neocon and U.N. hater to be its... MORE »

• 27 Jan 05

• The ITT List

  White House disses Powell and abandons efforts to relax media rules

  From the New York Times this afternoon: The Bush administration has decided to abandon the effort by Michael... MORE »

• 25 Jan 05

• The ITT List

  Complaint filed against Gonzales for helping Bush bury DUI

  Senate Democrats recently postponed the confirmation hearing of Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales because of "his evasive answeres,"... MORE »

• 13 Jan 05

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  All Hail King George

  Written by In These Times intern Christopher Burrows. The inauguration of President George W. Bush to his second... MORE »

• 11 Jan 05

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  Citizens for Ethics files FOIAs to find other “Armstrongers”

  Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) announced today that they have filed FOIAs with 23 federal agencies... MORE »

• 11 Jan 05

• The ITT List

  White House dodging questions on Armstrong Williams scandal

  From yesterday's White House press briefing... Q: How many journalists does the administration have on its -- under... MORE »

• 07 Jan 05

• The ITT List

  African-Am. commentator paid by Dept. of Ed to promote NCLB

  USA Today eduction reporter Greg Toppo, wrote this lovely story today about how the Bush Admin. has been... MORE »

• 07 Jan 05

• The ITT List

  Staples backing down from stand against Sinclair?

  On Wed., sinclairaction.org announced that Staples. Inc, the world's leading seller of office products, said that they... MORE »

• 04 Jan 05

• The ITT List

  10 Questions for Alberto Gonzales

  Brilliant questions dreamed up by the Center for American Progress. Send these to your friends, list serves, local... MORE »

• 16 Dec 04

• The ITT List

  Bush’s Economic Summit:  What a Joke

  Written by In These Times intern Kevin Friedl. The White House???s two-day economic summit concluded this afternoon... MORE »

• 09 Dec 04

• The ITT List

  Conservatives take control of civil rights commission

  In an under the radar shift, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is shifting from liberal/Democratic... MORE »

• 02 Dec 04

• The ITT List

  ACLU to FBI: Release “spy files”

  As part of a national campaign, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is asking the FBI to... MORE »

• 29 Nov 04

• The ITT List

  Pentagon Report:  “They hate our policies, not our freedom.”

  The Christian Science Monitor has summarized articles written from around the world that detail a report released the... MORE »

• 23 Nov 04

• The ITT List

  Action Alert:  Arab bashing on MSNBC morning program

  Well, MSNBC sure wants to become Fox News. Within seven days, MSNBC's "Imus in the Morning" has displayed... MORE »

• 17 Nov 04

• The ITT List

  Republicans changing House rules to protect DeLay

  With all attention focused on the presidential election, the actions by House Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX.),... MORE »

• 09 Nov 04

• The ITT List

  Media, Misinformation and how to strike back

  During the last week I've avoided the news. The first three days after the election I felt physically... MORE »

• 19 Oct 04

• The ITT List

  Clock ticking for Sinclair: Public pressure still needed

  Since its announcement on October 9 that it would force all 62 of its local stations to air the "documentary,"... MORE »

• 05 Oct 04

• The ITT List

  The debate that spawned 1,000 lies

  While we don't have time to record all the lies, misstatements or distortions that came from our esteemed... MORE »

• 30 Sep 04

• The ITT List

  The real story behind voter registration in Afghanistan

  While President Bush claims that there are 10 million, there's more to that story than he's willing to admit. ... MORE »

• 22 Sep 04

• The ITT List

  Kerry’s Letterman appearance a sign of good things to come?

  Sen. John Kerry was on David Letterman the other night after a promising speech at New York University... MORE »

• 09 Sep 04

• The ITT List

  Fallen soldier’s family “thanks” Bush

  In Geauga County, anger and frustration over the death of a young soldier inside Iraq has prompted one... MORE »

• 08 Sep 04

• The ITT List

  Don’t let the sun set on the federal assault ban

  In 5 days (Sep. 13), the ten-year ban on assault weapons will expire (or sunset) if the Republican-controlled Congress and... MORE »

• 07 Sep 04

• The ITT List

  Protestors break the bank

  A New York State Supreme Court Judge ordered NY officials to release almost 500 protestors last Thursday and charged... MORE »

• 02 Sep 04

• The ITT List

  Ted Koppel’s disturbing analysis

  "It is almost easier to explain what you are not getting here," said Ted Koppel, anchor and managing... MORE »

• 19 Aug 04

• The ITT List

  The Battle for NYC’s streets

  The RNC is more than a week away and the battle for New York City's streets has already... MORE »