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What Liberals are Still Missing About Inequality: Decades of Outsourcing and Union-Busting by the 1%

Roger Bybee, In These Times. January 31, 2012.

Many of America’s most liberal mainstream pundits have narrowed the debate over inequality, perhaps out of a desire to shield Obama from pressure coming from his left.

Why Are the Pundits Ignoring the Influence of Violent Right-Wing Rhetoric in Tuscon's Tragedy?

Lynn Parramore, NewDeal 2.0. January 20, 2011.

There's a witch hunt going on for those who dare to question the spin masters' claim that there's no connection between language of violence and acts of violence.

Totally Corrupt TV: Corporate Lobbyists Pose as Disinterested Experts on Cable News

Sebastian Jones, The Nation. February 18, 2010.

Covert corporate influence-peddling is taking over cable news.

The Talking Heads of Cable News Are Leading Double Lives as Paid Lobbyists for Corporations

Sebastian Jones, The Nation. February 15, 2010.

Since 2007 at least 75 registered lobbyists, public relations reps and corporate officials have appeared on cable news without disclosing the corporations that paid them.

Is Glenn Beck Finished?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. August 24, 2009.

A Color of Change campaign has cost Beck's show 36 advertisers so far. Will Fox decide he isn't worth it?

D.C. Reporters Just Make Sh*t Up, Part 1,489,890,992,384

David Sirota, Open Left. April 19, 2009.

When creating D.C. myths, Washington reporters aren't interested in actual data.

Right-Wingers Are Desperately Trying to Destroy Obama, and the Cowardly Corporate Media Are Helping

Robert Parry, Consortium News. April 16, 2009.

The right-wing media still pull the reins in DC, where they could sink the Obama presidency and even stymie a Democratic Congress.

America is Now 'Post Racial?' Don't Be Ridiculous

Dom Apollon, ColorLines RaceWire. November 12, 2008.

To all the conservatives saying that racism is now dead: please stop. Please ... stop. Seriously, what you're doing is embarrassing.

Why Did John McCain Lose the Latino Vote?

Patrick Young, Long Island Wins. November 10, 2008.

The massive movement of Latino voters to Obama has baffled some pundits and intrigued others.

Rachel Maddow: Political Game Changer

Sam Boyd, The American Prospect. October 4, 2008.

For years, liberals thought they could catch up in the media by playing by conservatives' rules. Maddow proves it's better to just change the game.

Ignore the Pundits: A Guide to Figuring Out Who Won the Debate

Judd Legum, Huffington Post. September 26, 2008.

Don't pay attention to the talking heads, here's how to decide who won the debate for yourself.

How to Crack the Pentagon Pundits' Code

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. August 12, 2008.

You can help plough through the 8,000 pages of internal documents on the Pentagon's covert pundit-propaganda program.

The Framing of the Political "Center"

David Sirota, Open Left. July 18, 2008.

Whoever controls the definition of "the center" controls a huge amount of political power.

House Votes to Ban Pentagon Propaganda: Networks Still Silent

Josh Silver, Huffington Post. May 26, 2008.

You probably didn't hear about the House voting to ban Pentagon propaganda -- since the networks have failed to cover the story.

FOX EXPOSED: The Pentagon is Alright!

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. April 29, 2008.

Tell Congress to investigate the propaganda pundits.

The Established Pundit Class Is Worthless

Thers, Whiskey Fire. April 21, 2008.

More grousing about the media's unwillingness to talk about anything substantive.

The Kristol Whose Crystal Ball Never Works

Tom Engelhardt, The Nation. February 22, 2008.

The New York Times' right-wing columnist isn't just wrong in his ideology -- he is simply wrong.

Why Washington's Pundits Are Scared of You

David Sirota, July 5, 2007.

David Sirota: Men like David Broder, Joe Klein and George Will are afraid the politicians in D.C. are going to start listening to the people instead of them.

David Brooks: The Sloppy Hamiltonian

Amy Traub, June 8, 2007.

Amy Traub: In another dysfunctional column David Brooks gets economics, philosophy and plain old reality wrong.

...your huddled masses yearning to maximize earnings during each two-year window

Elana Levin, May 23, 2007.

No one seems to like the Senate immigration bill in its current form-- except President Bush and New York Times columnist David Brooks.

Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2006

Norman Solomon, Jeff Cohen, AlterNet. December 26, 2006.

Many can plausibly lay claim to stinky media performances, but only a few can win a P.U.-litzer.

And They're Not Off

Will Durst, AlterNet. December 6, 2006.

With another two years to go before the '08 election, pundits and presidential hopefuls are jumping the gun.