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
There seems to be a lack of curiosity about the costly frauds that flushed our economy down the toilet.
Posted on May 26, 2009
Will the U.S. Senate pass long-needed reforms of credit card abuses?
Posted on May 11, 2009
What is happening there will make things worse for us here.
Posted on Mar 12, 2009
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
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
Sooner rather than later, we'll learn that "reformism" does not rise to the challenge of the current crisis.
Posted on Jan 31, 2009
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
To discover who will make change once Obama takes office, supporters need to look in the mirror.
Posted on Jan 17, 2009
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
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
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
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
Congress and the press have to investigate this secretive "working group."
Posted on Sep 15, 2008
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
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
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
With trillions already lost, is the FBI's action too little too late?
Posted on Jun 24, 2008
In many ways, Mao was right: The occupant of the oval office is a paper tiger.
Posted on May 14, 2008
Borrowers are being crushed under the credit crisis. Someone needs to pay.
Posted on May 9, 2008
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
Policy proposals are not enough to save the economy. Candidates, take note.
Posted on Feb 21, 2008
Bank of America bought out Countrywide Home Loan to avoid harming its other ambitious and often avaricious strategies.
Posted on Jan 15, 2008
So far, none of the debates are focusing on solutions for the growing economic squeeze.
Posted on Jan 11, 2008
America's confidence is eroding because our brand of unregulated capitalism is increasingly not working for them.
Posted on Dec 3, 2007
The media is complicit in "shop-apocalypse," as consumers go wild in a shaky economy.
Posted on Nov 24, 2007
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
The debt crisis is more significant than most people think, and is causing panic in high places.
Posted on Sep 26, 2007
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
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
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
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
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
The media's acceptance of the Haditha 'mistake' makes it an accessory to the crime.
Posted on Jun 1, 2006
No wonder some studies find that news viewers rapidly forget what they have just seen -- that's the intention.
Posted on May 27, 2006
The attempt by Big Telco to control the internet makes the spy scandal a mere misdemeanor.
Posted on May 16, 2006
Concealed ads posing as news is bad; even worse is the daily drivel that passes for 'real' news.
Posted on Apr 12, 2006
As the three-year milestone passes in Iraq, poor media coverage marches on.
Posted on Mar 22, 2006
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
If we had better media, we would not be facing Bush's takeover of the Supreme Court.
Posted on Jan 16, 2006
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