Robert Parry
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Sorry, Rove, Bush Did Lie About Iraq
George W. Bush’s political adviser Karl Rove claims “one of the biggest mistakes” of that presidency was not aggressively… more
web only george w. bush, intelligence, media, war in iraq, war on terror
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Lessons from America’s Lost Decade
As the United States takes the measure of Barack Obama’s first year in the White House and looks beyond… more
web only economy, media
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What the New Year Demands
The U.S. political battle lines for 2010 are already clear. Despite having caused many of the severe problems the… more
web only media, obama, politics
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The Ugly Truth about Jobs
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke has given Americans a glimpse of the ugly truth about their future job… more
web only economy, media, social justice
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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
web only media
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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
web only national security, technology
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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
web only africa, international
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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
web only george w. bush, obama, politics
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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 more
vol. 30, iss. 12 administration, congress, corruption, government
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Sinking in Deeper
Like many of his U.S. press colleagues, New York Times foreign policy columnist Thomas L. Friedman has pronounced himself… more
vol. 29, iss. 08
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Freedom from Reality
A compliant press allows Bush to spin an inaugural yarn of abstract nonsense more
vol. 29, iss. 07
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Bush’s Death Squads
Refusing to admit personal misjudgments on Iraq, George W. Bush instead is pushing the United States toward becoming what… more
vol. 29, iss. 05
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Too Little, Too Late
George W. Bush’s electoral victory is chilling proof that conservatives have achieved dominance over the flow of information to… more
web only administration, elections, media, politics
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Running a Media Deficit
The joint rise of the conservative media and creeping authoritarianism is no coincidence. more
vol. 28, iss. 25 administration, media, politics
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Iraq: Quicksand & Blood
George W. Bush and his top advisers learned little from the Vietnam debacle of the ‘60s, since most avoided… more
vol. 28, iss. 04
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Missing U.S.-Iraq History
With all the hoopla surrounding the capture of Saddam Hussein—“caught like a rat,” read the Chicago Tribune headline—it is… more
vol. 28, iss. 03
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