Sunday, December 22, 2024

Who’s Driving Climate Denial? Big Companies and Conservative Media

Companies which signed the environmental pact and then gave political donations to climate deniers are PepsiCo, Dupont, Mondelez, Google, AT&T, Verizon and GE.

Fox Settles Sexual Harassment Suit For $20 Million

When asked if Ailes would be contributing a portion of the $20 million settlement, his lawyer, Susan Estrich, told The New York Times, “Mr. Ailes is not contributing anything.”

Fox News’ Presidential Debate Moderator: “It’s Not My Job to be a Truth Squad”

Wallace says he is “proud to be a representative of Fox” and believes his selection will help fight the belief that Fox is a “right-wing network” that “favors Republicans.”

The New York Times’ False Foreign Policy Narratives

Fortunately, there are those -- who receive very little high-profile media ink -- that challenge the purpose and priorities of our twinned economic and physical wars. But they deserve allies in media – who don’t just seek to promote the lesser evil – but a world worthy of our humanity and of our potential.

A New Economic Vision That Mixes Together Occupy, Amish Culture, and Startups

What subcultures offer us insight and principles for new ways of organizing?

Main Street Shopping and the Internet

Is the internet going to take it all when it comes to retail?

How Consumer Culture Is Killing Citizenship

We live in a society where market values spread without limit, in which we are branding and selling ourselves along with everything else, including public office. How do we stop it?

Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction

The civic, patriotic and political language we use to describe ourselves remains unchanged. But the America we celebrate is an illusion.

The Explosive New Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Bill O’Reilly, Detailed

After complaining, a former Fox News host was banned from his show.

Interrupting Trump’s Strut Is Only a Start

Can we now get serious, journalists, about what’s at stake in American politics?