Obama Defends Summers, Franken Plans NSA Transparency Bill, and More
Aug 1, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Anthony Weiner's wife is reportedly taking a break from her job as Hillary Clinton's top aide and North Carolina's governor makes an insulting offer to protesters demonstrating against the state's recently signed-into-law abortion bill.
Child’s Death in Drone Strike Tests Obama’s Transparency Pledge
Jul 2, 2013 Despite Obama's pledge in May “to facilitate transparency and debate” about the U.S. war on al-Qaida-linked militants beyond Afghanistan, the administration won't respond to the first prominent allegation of a civilian death since the president delivered his major speech.
Warren Asks White House for Transparency, Christie Slow Jams the News, and More
Jun 14, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Sen. Marco Rubio's immigration reform bill threat and the circumstances in which Ann Coulter thinks the Republican Party "deserves to die."
A ‘Sea Change’ in the Media’s View of Obama?
May 15, 2013 Upon finding itself a target of the administration's spying program, the establishment press suddenly disapproves of the president's record on "civil liberties, transparency, press freedoms, and a whole variety of other issues on which he based his first campaign," Glenn Greenwald writes in The Guardian.
Obama Open Government
Mar 10, 2013
Why the Western Media Hate Julian Assange
Aug 24, 2012 Professional jealousy; dogmatic institutionalism; craven loyalty to power. Glenn Greenwald fires a devastating salvo at the British and American press for their dogged campaign of “disgusting slander” against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.Glenn Greenwald fires a devastating salvo at the British and American press for their dogged campaign of “disgusting slander” against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Meet the Media Companies Lobbying Against Transparency
Apr 20, 2012 Many of the country’s biggest media companies--which own dozens of newspapers and TV news operations--are flexing their muscle in Washington in a fight against a government initiative to increase transparency of political spending.
OWS Organizer Questions Intentions of Secretive Affinity Group
Nov 22, 2011 Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that a secret faction has developed within New York City’s Occupy movement, made up of big-name celebrities and would-be leaders, some of whom look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that big-name celebrities and would-be leaders look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.The Fed Makes a Show of Transparency
Apr 28, 2011 When you sit back and ponder all the ways in which our government's functionality might be improved, you immediately seize upon the notion that if Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke held news conferences, we'd be that much closer to a true democracy, right?
