On AlterNet: scandal

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "scandal"

The Big Lie At The Heart Of Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire

Jay Rosen, Comment Is Free. July 22, 2011.

News Corp isn't a news corporation at all. It's the lobbying arm of Rupert Murdoch's global conglomerate, in the business of wielding influence.

How Rupert Murdoch Could Get His Hands On Your Kid's Information--And It's Legal

Erica Hellerstein, AlterNet. July 20, 2011.

Rupert Murdoch hired former NYC schools chancellor Joel Klein to help him profit off of "school reform"--but progressive groups are raising the alarm.

Will Further Revelations from the Murdoch Scandal Lead to Justice Dept. Investigations?

Timothy Karr, Free Press. July 14, 2011.

Fortunes are turning, and Rupert Murdoch must now answer for all that has happened under his watch.

"The Penis Was Their God": What Aliens Would Think of Our Juvenile Obsessions

JoAnn Wypijewski, The Nation. June 17, 2011.

When it comes to the Internet fantasyland, people are way ahead of politicians and the press in sorting out the relationship between individual secrets and social honesty.

Russian Spies, the Religious Right, Casinos, Mob-Style Killing: Jack Abramoff and the GOP's Unbridled, Shameless Greed

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. May 30, 2010.

Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney tells the sordid story of super lobbyist Jack Abramoff from Beverly Hills High to federal prison.

Dissident Catholic Bishop Calls for Pope to Resign over Sex Abuse Scandal

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 31, 2010.

Prominent Catholics say the Pope must be ready to answer questions about “the largest institutional crisis in centuries, possibly in church history."

Is Your Favorite Politician a Sociopath?

Tony Schwartz, AlterNet. March 4, 2010.

So many politicians are caught lying or breaking laws, yet none of them seem to believe they did anything wrong.

Glenn Beck Is Still Smearing Van Jones, Even After Jones Takes High Road Preaching 'Love' for Fox Host

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. March 4, 2010.

Six months after Gateway Pundit forced Jones' White House resignation over a 9/11 petition, Beck revives ridiculous red-baiting act.

Enough of the Tiger Sex Obsession: When Will We Care About Things That Truly Matter?

Harriet Fraad, Tikkun. February 24, 2010.

It is tragic that we, as a nation are reduced to holding our leaders to sexual standards while giving up on holding them to their promises for social justice.

Everything You Think About Tiger Woods is Wrong, So Shut the F*** Up!

Michael Bader, AlterNet. December 17, 2009.

The hundreds of media theories that have grown up around the Woods scandal have nothing to do with him and everything to do with us.

The 10 Most Notorious Sex Scandals in Hollywood History

Phil Nugent, Nerve.com. October 17, 2009.

We can learn a lot about shifting mores by charting the careers of those caught in the spotlight with their zippers down.

What Porn Is Really For

Clive James, BBC. April 7, 2009.

A political scandal rocking the UK over porn films charged to a govt. expense account raises the question: why do people enjoy skin flicks, anyway?

Was Eliot Spitzer Taken Out Because He Was Going to Bust AIG?

Melina Ripcoco, Brilliant at Breakfast. March 19, 2009.

America is known for its great second acts, and we may be witnessing the curtain rising on Spitzer's.

Franken-Coleman Update: FBI Investigating Coleman? Race Decided By Friday?

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. December 10, 2008.

A Twin Cities paper reports that a probe has been launched into Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman's ties to businessman Nasser Kazeminy.

John McCain's Keating Five Problem in 97 Seconds

Brave New Films, Huffington Post. September 24, 2008.

Two decades after his role in the savings and loan crisis, McCain is still bent on deregulation.

The Biggest Scandal of McCain's Career is Relevant Today

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. September 16, 2008.

It is time to talk about the Keating Five scandal.

Nice Work if You Can Get it: Palin Paid Herself to Live at Home

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. September 9, 2008.

I'm pretty sure these state funds could have been used in better ways.

Spitzer Did Nothing Wrong

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 19, 2008.

Eliot Spitzer's decision to pay money for sex was personal. It's not like he issued a policy of mandatory hookers for everybody.

Spitzer's Shame Is Wall Street's Gain

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. March 12, 2008.

Wall Street crooks cheer the downfall of the man who tried to check their criminal greed.

The Scandal That Nearly Destroyed John McCain

Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. February 25, 2008.

Long before the Iseman controversy, John McCain's role in the Keating Five scandal nearly ruined his Senate career.

The Right's UN Witch-Hunters Claim Another Victim

Ian Williams, Comment Is Free. October 22, 2007.

The UN scandal pimps and an overzealous investigative office are going after another target.