Roger Ebert on how the press reports mass killings

I meant to blog about this yesterday, but got sidetracked. Sorry. Anyway, here’s one of those stories that you never hear about in the everyday media because it’s too complicated to sum up in a soundbite  [more...]

I've said this for decades now, and it's so obvious that I don't think I ever wrote about it -- but it's getting so prevalent now that I wonder why I don't hear more people talking about it. Divide and conquer. 'Cos  [more...]

In another new Orwellian twist — there seems to be a new one every week with the Bush administration — the Pentagon is launching a propaganda campaign, creating a “news” outlet that will provide  [more...]