| Aug 1, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyThe news media didn’t even wait until summer had officially started this year to begin serving summer fare: fluffy and titillating stories, good for mindless beach readers and lazy reporters in vacation mode, but lacking the public-interest value we need from...
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| Jun 27, 2011 | Economy / BusinessIf you listen to the pundits and TV commentators, the federal budget problem has a simple solution: cuts, cuts, and more cuts. They cheer politicians for making “tough choices,” which usually entails taking money away from schools, stiffing public workers,...
| Apr 18, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyI’m a volunteer blogger for the Huffington Post. I have a job writing for other entities, but I submit my work to the popular website for free to push my writing further into the blogosphere. HuffPo relies on volunteers. It has a core staff of about 150 paid...
| Mar 14, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyOnce again, America’s public broadcasters face the real possibility that their federal funding will vanish. This time, opponents are using the results of a dubious sting operation and the federal deficit as rationales for scrapping spending. But during an...
