Part 2: Who Dictates the News? Conservatives and Corporations

This is part two of a three-part series on media bias in the news. Click here to go to parts 1 and 3 of the series. When it comes to bias in the news, Steve Rendall, a senior analyst at Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), says that because of the extreme reporting by right-wing news organizations, […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

This is part two of a three-part series on media bias in the news. Click here to go to parts 1 and 3 of the series. When it comes to bias in the news, Steve Rendall, a senior analyst at Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), says that because of the extreme reporting by right-wing news organizations, moderates often are forced to defend the

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Serial Killer Heads CIA

Chalmers Johnson called the CIA the president’s private army. Imperial Rome had its praetorian guard. It served and protected emperors. CIA rogues work the same way. They do lots more than that. Extrajudicial killing is prioritized. Much that goes on is secret. Unaccountability keeps Congress and ordinary people uninformed. Johnson said U.S. presidents have “untrammeled control […]

Stephen Lendman
By Stephen Lendman

Chalmers Johnson called the CIA the president's private army. Imperial Rome had its praetorian guard. It served and protected emperors. CIA rogues work the same way. They do lots more than that. Extrajudicial killing is prioritized. Much that goes on is secret. Unaccountability keeps Congress and ordinary people uninformed. Johnson said U.S.

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General Foresees End To Grim Rise In Army Suicides

Army suicides are still increasing, but the four-star general who has been at the forefront of seeking solutions, Lloyd J. Austin III, says he thinks a turnaround is in sight. “The trends are not going in the direction that we want them to go — they haven’t been for some time,” Austin told The Associated […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Army suicides are still increasing, but the four-star general who has been at the forefront of seeking solutions, Lloyd J. Austin III, says he thinks a turnaround is in sight. "The trends are not going in the direction that we want them to go — they haven't been for some time," Austin told The Associated Press in his last interview as the Army's

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Too Much US Money Spent In Iraq, Too Few Results

Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost. In his final report to Congress, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen’s conclusion was all too clear: Since the […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost. In his final report to Congress, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen's conclusion was all too clear: Since the invasion

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Senate Committee Set To Vote On Obama’s CIA Choice

The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote on President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the CIA after weeks of wrangling with the White House over access to top-secret information about the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects and the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The committee’s chairwoman, Sen. […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after weeks of wrangling with the White House over access to top-secret information about the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects and the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The committee's chairwoman,

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Hagel Sworn In, Now The Hard Part

Early Wednesday morning, Chuck Hagel was sworn in as defense secretary, in a small private ceremony at the Pentagon. It may be the last fun he has for quite a while. In short order he will be confronted with a host of intractable foreign policy challenges: orchestrating an honorable and dignified end to the war […]

Jean MacKenzie
By Jean MacKenzie

Early Wednesday morning, Chuck Hagel was sworn in as defense secretary, in a small private ceremony at the Pentagon. It may be the last fun he has for quite a while. In short order he will be confronted with a host of intractable foreign policy challenges: orchestrating an honorable and dignified end to the war in Afghanistan; dealing with

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