Stories by Danny Schechter
Danny Schechter writes the News Dissector blog for MediaChannel.org. His latest book is PLUNDER: Investigating Our Economic Calamity (Cosimo Books).
We're dealing with a political elite that is more Clintonesque than Rooseveltesque. Will meaningful change be possible?
Posted on Jun 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet
There seems to be a lack of curiosity about the costly frauds that flushed our economy down the toilet.
Posted on May 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Will the U.S. Senate pass long-needed reforms of credit card abuses?
Posted on May 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet
What is happening there will make things worse for us here.
Posted on Mar 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Why haven't we seen punishment for those corporations that "recklessly sliced and diced all this debt into worthless gambling chips."
Posted on Feb 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet
At a time when we need hard-hitting investigations into our financial catastrophe, we are getting superficial reporting -- even on PBS.
Posted on Feb 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Sooner rather than later, we'll learn that "reformism" does not rise to the challenge of the current crisis.
Posted on Jan 31, 2009, Source: AlterNet
There is a complicated tension between civil rights leaders from MLK's era and President-elect Obama about how change can be made.
Posted on Jan 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet
To discover who will make change once Obama takes office, supporters need to look in the mirror.
Posted on Jan 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Outlaws used to rob banks; now banks rob us. Meet the new poster boy for Wall Street excess and larceny.
Posted on Dec 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The Democrats have always sung "happy days are here again," but it doesn't seem to be the right song for these hard times.
Posted on Nov 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Markets are volatile and trending down while banks are still not lending despite frequent projections of massive unemployment and stagflation.
Posted on Oct 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Missing in our media coverage is a sense of what's really behind this mess -- a debt we cannot manage or wish away.
Posted on Sep 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Congress and the press have to investigate this secretive "working group."
Posted on Sep 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet
While everyone's watching the housing meltdown, few are paying attention to the next bubble expected to burst: credit cards
Posted on Aug 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Even as foreclosures double, and the price of gas and food rises sharply, it's been business as usual in newspapers and in Washington.
Posted on Jul 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Instead of having a light at the end of the tunnel, we have another train. Brace yourselves for a wreck.
Posted on Jul 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet
With trillions already lost, is the FBI's action too little too late?
Posted on Jun 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet
In many ways, Mao was right: The occupant of the oval office is a paper tiger.
Posted on May 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Borrowers are being crushed under the credit crisis. Someone needs to pay.
Posted on May 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Suddenly, it's been discovered that the financial system is on the verge of collapse. Solution? Dump the problem in someone else's lap.
Posted on Mar 31, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Policy proposals are not enough to save the economy. Candidates, take note.
Posted on Feb 21, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Bank of America bought out Countrywide Home Loan to avoid harming its other ambitious and often avaricious strategies.
Posted on Jan 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet
So far, none of the debates are focusing on solutions for the growing economic squeeze.
Posted on Jan 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet
America's confidence is eroding because our brand of unregulated capitalism is increasingly not working for them.
Posted on Dec 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The media is complicit in "shop-apocalypse," as consumers go wild in a shaky economy.
Posted on Nov 24, 2007, Source: AlterNet
How will Fox's new business channel's vigorous pro-business attitude fare during a time when pessimism about the U.S. economy is so high?
Posted on Oct 17, 2007, Source: Huffington Post
The debt crisis is more significant than most people think, and is causing panic in high places.
Posted on Sep 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The "subprime" credit crunch is really a sub-crime ponzi scheme in which millions of people are losing their homes because of criminal tactics by financial institutions.
Posted on Aug 10, 2007, Source: MediaChannel.org
Sources inside Al Jazeera confirm that there is an internal struggle underway that may dilute Al Jazeera's independence and steer it in a more pro-western, pro-US direction.
Posted on Jun 8, 2007, Source: MediaChannel.org
Just as a scandal in the Justice Department has the Bush Administration reeling, al Qaeda's #3 operative has admitted to killing U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl. So, what can we believe?
Posted on Mar 20, 2007, Source: MediaChannel.org
Self-satisfied movie moguls keep dissing documentaries at the Oscar ceremonies, doing a great disservice to our political culture and democracy.
Posted on Mar 5, 2007, Source: AlterNet
China may be violating trade agreements, but the savings-poor U.S. lacks the power to do anything about it.
Posted on Dec 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The media's acceptance of the Haditha 'mistake' makes it an accessory to the crime.
Posted on Jun 1, 2006, Source: MediaChannel.org
No wonder some studies find that news viewers rapidly forget what they have just seen -- that's the intention.
Posted on May 27, 2006, Source: MediaChannel.org
The attempt by Big Telco to control the internet makes the spy scandal a mere misdemeanor.
Posted on May 16, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Concealed ads posing as news is bad; even worse is the daily drivel that passes for 'real' news.
Posted on Apr 12, 2006, Source: MediaChannel.org
As the three-year milestone passes in Iraq, poor media coverage marches on.
Posted on Mar 22, 2006, Source: MediaChannel.org
Yes, moviemaking is as much about marketing as messages. But Sunday's Oscars confirmed that even celebrities (sometimes) care about causes.
Posted on Mar 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet
If we had better media, we would not be facing Bush's takeover of the Supreme Court.
Posted on Jan 16, 2006, Source: AlterNet
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