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Will Americans Turn on Murdoch the Way the Brits Have? UPDATE: Murdoch Reverses Refusal to Testify in U.K.

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 14, 2011.

In Britain, Murdoch was the biggest cheese of all, until his readers turned on him. Amid allegations of phone-hacking of 9/11 victims, with the American people do the same?

4 Ways the Murdoch Scandal Points To Rot at the Top

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 11, 2011.

Gag money, lies, political warfare and conflicts of interest are all in a day's work at Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.

Murdoch Named PATRIOT Act Architect to Mop Up Paper's Eavesdropping Scandal; 'News of the World' to Close

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 7, 2011.

One of Murdoch's UK papers is in trouble over hacking private cell phones, including one belonging to a murder victim--and some familiar US faces may be part of the coverup.

Obama Hits Up Wall Street 'Fat Cats' For Reelection Funds, But What About Jobs?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. June 13, 2011.

As Barack Obama gears up for his reelection fight, Wall Street donors are leery of handing over the cash--and former advisers warn about jobs.

The GOP's CIA Playbook: Destabilize Country to Sweep Back Into Power

Robert Parry, Consortium News. June 9, 2011.

Modern Republicans have a simple approach to politics when they are not in the White House: Make America as ungovernable as possible by using almost any means available.

Wall Street Journal Honcho Shills for Secret Worker 'Education' Program Linked to Koch Group

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. June 3, 2011.

During the 2010 election campaign, WSJ editorial board member Stephen Moore carried the Koch agenda to Wisconsin workers -- in workplace seminars called by their bosses.

Former Goldman Sachs Banker Revving Up Smear Campaign Against Elizabeth Warren

Zach Carter, Huffington Post. March 18, 2011.

Is a former Goldman banker using the Wall Street Journal to defame the consumer watchdog?

Rupert Murdoch and David Koch Collude Against Wisconsin Workers

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 25, 2011.

While Fox News feeds its rabble the anti-union line, Murdoch's Wall Street Journal columnists front for Koch's Americans for Prosperity and coddle elite investors.

Steve Jobs and Apple Cut Deal with Murdoch, Showing Contempt for Core Users' Liberal Orientation

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 24, 2010.

Did Steve Jobs screw over progressives -- and America -- for the right to sell Fox programs on iTunes?

Wall Street Journal Editorial Revives the Sport of Precaution Bashing

Amy Sinden, Center for Progressive Reform. June 21, 2010.

Shockingly, the newspaper's editorial page is arguing against the precautionary approach to environmental policy that undergirds our system of environmental laws.

Zombie Lies Don't Die ... WSJ Spins Discredited Claim that Programs for the Poor Caused Housing Crisis

Zombie Lies Don't Die ... WSJ Spins Discredited Claim that Programs for the Poor Caused Housing Crisis

Staff, Media Matters for America. November 14, 2009.

The idea that affordable housing initiatives were responsible for the crash is a widely discredited myth.

The National Review Is Screwing Over Brave Iranian Protesters...For a Second Time

The National Review Is Screwing Over Brave Iranian Protesters...For a Second Time

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. October 12, 2009.

Attempts at supporting Iranians will fall flat as long as the Right's paternalistic foreign policy mindset endures.

Greenwald Film on Afghanistan Destroys the Logic of the War, Leading the New York Times to Whine

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. October 5, 2009.

The "paper of record" also complains that Robert Greenwald's film has no 'sympathy' for pro-war views.

How Long Can We Afford to Botch Afghanistan?

How Long Can We Afford to Botch Afghanistan?

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. October 5, 2009.

There's no consensus, no clear strategy. Where will we end up?

Why We Shouldn't Pay Attention to Palin's Boring WSJ Op-Ed

Why We Shouldn't Pay Attention to Palin's Boring WSJ Op-Ed

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. September 9, 2009.

Cable news networks should steer clear of framing the issue in "Palin v. Obama" terms. That's what the GOP wants.

Obama Readies Afghan Escalation

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. September 8, 2009.

In the heat of health care week, don't expect the President to push for radical change on two fronts.

News Corp to Charge For Online Newspapers

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.

Rupert Murdoch broke the news after the global media giant reported that it ended its business year with a net loss of 3.4 billion dollars due to hefty charges of 9.2 billion dollars.

John Yoo Responds to IG Report -- Without Really Responding

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. July 16, 2009.

In a Wall Street Journal Op-ed, Yoo accuses inspectors general of engaging in the "politics of recrimination." But he doesn't deny their accusations.

Wall Street Journal Cheers on Obama's Drone War on Pakistan: "Unmanned Bombs Away"

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. July 14, 2009.

WSJ editors attack journalists who report on civilian deaths. Instead, they say, we should all just shut up and listen to U.S. intelligence agencies.

Apologists for the Rich Are Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Apologists for the Rich Are Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. July 1, 2009.

In a down economy, apologists for the awesomely affluent are having to dig deep for inspiration. In the process, they're looking dopey.

Let's Get It Straight, Hank Paulsen Is a Prick Who Took Down the Economy

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. June 9, 2009.

The Wall Street Journal lets a former Goldman Sachs employee write a power-worshipping ode to Bush's disastrous Treasury Secretary.

Karl Rove Launches Gender-Loaded 'Emotion' Attack on Sotomayor

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. May 28, 2009.

Karl Rove implies that Sotomayor's judicial decisions are led by "emotion."

White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'

AlterNetMay 14, 2009.

In his first interview since being confirmed, Gil Kerlikowske called the bellicose language a barrier to dealing with the nation's drug issues.

The Bank 'Stress Tests' Were Neither Stressful Nor Tests

David Sirota, Open Left. May 12, 2009.

What's amazing is that the media and the administration even called these "stress tests" tests at all.

How Is it that the Wall Street Journal Editors Have Absolutely No Memory of the Last 8 Years?

Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. May 7, 2009.

They are blaming Obama for spending, after Bush's accomplishments: a crippled economy, two failed wars and environmental crisis?

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