The Press Will Learn Nothing From the Russiagate Fiasco
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The inability to face the enormity of the last few years of errors will cost the news media its credibility, even with blue-state audiences
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Bernie Sanders and the Science of Smears
Posted in: Politics FeaturesThe media's focus on personality is designed to shift attention away from dangerous ideas
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Why the Assange Arrest Should Scare Reporters
Posted in: Politics FeaturesThe WikiLeaks founder will be tried in a real court for one thing, but for something else in the court of public opinion
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The Pentagon Wins Again
Posted in: Politics NewsIn an effort to prevent non-defense cuts, House Democrats grant the DOD exactly the raise it wanted
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Taibbi: On Russiagate and Our Refusal to Face Why Trump Won
Posted in: Politics FeaturesFaulty coverage of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign later made foreign espionage a more plausible explanation for his ascent to power
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Taibbi: As the Mueller Probe Ends, New Russiagate Myths Begin
Posted in: Politics FeaturesDonald Trump couldn’t have asked for a juicier 2020 campaign issue
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16 Years Later, How the Press That Sold the Iraq War Got Away With It
Posted in: Politics FeaturesIn an excerpt from his new book Hate Inc., Matt Taibbi looks back at how the media built new lies to cover their early ones
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How to Blow $700 Billion
Posted in: Politics NewsIt's easier than you think
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Trump Wants More War Money Than Last Year and Democrats Don’t Seem to Mind
Posted in: Politics NewsThe Trump administration is asking for a $750 billion defense budget for next year. You might be shocked by the Democrats’ counter-offer
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Turns Out That Trillion-Dollar Bailout Was, in Fact, Real
Posted in: Politics FeaturesA new Washington Post piece fudges the history of the 2008 financial crash
