Robert Parry
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On Public Option, MSM Gets It Wrong
The American mainstream media is in another snit, having misjudged the prospects for the public option on health care… more
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Robert Novak Was a Liar
Washington's punditocracy is in mourning over the death of right-wing columnist Robert Novak, with many warm remembrances about his… more
web only criminal justice, media
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Republicans: A Threat to the Republic?
Sarah Palin's abrupt decision to resign as Alaska's governor--and her rambling explanation--underscore again how the Republican Party over the… more
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Colin Powell Skates Free on Torture
There is no one, it seems, that the U.S. mainstream news media loves more than Colin Powell, a "moderate"… more
web only media, national security, television
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One More Bubble!
When I took an editing job at Bloomberg News in March 2000, my arrival coincided with the bursting of… more
web only economy
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Another Bush Intelligence Failure
Add to the list of President George W. Bush's failures his inability to straighten out what he regarded as… more
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War Crimes and Double Standards
New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof--like many of his American colleagues--is applauding the International Criminal Court's arrest order… more
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The Ultra-Radical Republicans
Sixteen years ago, when another new Democratic President was trying to enact an economic package, the Republicans were entrenched… more
web only congress, obama, politics
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George W. Bush’s Sci-Fi Disaster
In retrospect, George W. Bush's presidency could be viewed as a science-fiction disaster movie in which an alien force… more
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Two Dangerous Bush-Cheney Myths
As George W. Bush and Dick Cheney make their case for some positive legacy from the past eight years,… more
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The Real McCain Revealed
Once Barack Obama emerged as a viable candidate for President – given the nation's grim history of violence toward… more
web only elections, extremism, race
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A Post-Rational Society?
The Republican Party, which has defined modern-day negative politics, was back at it again this week, bashing Barack Obama… more
web only elections, politics
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Big Media Hectors Obama on ‘Surge’
For six years, with few exceptions, the Washington press corps has been cheerleading for the Iraq War – and… more
web only elections, media, war in iraq
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Is Congress Gates Keeper?
Robert Gates, Bush's choice for defense secretary, has faced accusations and senate committees before