Glenn Greenwald | A Crucial Realization About Journalism Is Learned by Being Its Subject
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "I've long been rationally aware of how frequently deceitful and inaccurate claims are passed off by the most respected media outlets as fact, using highly authoritative tones. By itself, the Iraq War should have taught all of us that."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "I've long been rationally aware of how frequently deceitful and inaccurate claims are passed off by the most respected media outlets as fact, using highly authoritative tones. By itself, the Iraq War should have taught all of us that."
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Juan Cole | Turkey's New "War on Terror" Mainly Targeting Kurds
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "What was at first announced as a new Turkish turn toward attacks on Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) on Friday has quickly become largely a campaign against Kurds instead."
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Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "What was at first announced as a new Turkish turn toward attacks on Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) on Friday has quickly become largely a campaign against Kurds instead."
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Sandra Bland: Suspicion and Mistrust Flourish Amid Official Inconsistencies
Tom Dart and Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "'The family is fairly troubled by the piecemeal trickling out of information that seems to only serve the purpose of negatively characterising Sandy,' Cannon Lambert, the family's attorney, told the Guardian."
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Tom Dart and Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "'The family is fairly troubled by the piecemeal trickling out of information that seems to only serve the purpose of negatively characterising Sandy,' Cannon Lambert, the family's attorney, told the Guardian."
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Senator McConnell to Fast-Track Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
Jordain Carney, The Hill
Carney writes: "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell started a fast-track process Friday on legislation to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding in the wake of two controversial videos showing officials discussing delivery of fetal parts."
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Jordain Carney, The Hill
Carney writes: "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell started a fast-track process Friday on legislation to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding in the wake of two controversial videos showing officials discussing delivery of fetal parts."
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The Legal Erasure of Black Families
Peggy Cooper Davis, Al Jazeera America
Cooper Davis writes: "'I could have you arrested!' can be a stunning statement for a black person to hear. It can inflame an ever-present fear in a world in which black men, women and children know that we must always be prepared to modulate every word and gesture to address persistent risks of arrest or shooting."
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Peggy Cooper Davis, Al Jazeera America
Cooper Davis writes: "'I could have you arrested!' can be a stunning statement for a black person to hear. It can inflame an ever-present fear in a world in which black men, women and children know that we must always be prepared to modulate every word and gesture to address persistent risks of arrest or shooting."
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After Arab Spring, Journalism Briefly Flowered and Then Withered
Dana Priest, Deidre McPhillips and Katy June-Friesen, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The Arab Spring was supposed to usher in an era of greater political inclusion and freedom, including press freedom. Instead, in every country but Tunisia, it has led to the opposite: the near-disappearance of independent news and opinion, especially about governments and their security forces."
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Dana Priest, Deidre McPhillips and Katy June-Friesen, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The Arab Spring was supposed to usher in an era of greater political inclusion and freedom, including press freedom. Instead, in every country but Tunisia, it has led to the opposite: the near-disappearance of independent news and opinion, especially about governments and their security forces."
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Harvey Wasserman | Will Ohio Governor Kasich's Anti-Green Resume Kill His Presidential Hopes?
Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News
Wasserman writes: "Ohio Gov. John Kasich has established a national reputation as a leading enemy of renewable energy and enhanced energy efficiency."
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Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News
Wasserman writes: "Ohio Gov. John Kasich has established a national reputation as a leading enemy of renewable energy and enhanced energy efficiency."
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