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December 12, 2011
For two
weeks since hurricane Katrina made landfall, Americas media have
been presenting startling images of an impoverished New Orleans.
Unfortunately, many journalists have been as inaccurate with their…
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November 3, 2015
The media love a good scare and a sensational headline, but new research indicates the fear they spread about the dangers of sitting too much may be overblown.
In recent years, media outlets compared sitting to health risks like smoking, and even…
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November 5, 2015
House Republicans concerned about the politicization of climate science recently subpoenaed emails from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
According to the Wall Street Journal, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, Chairman of the…
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December 21, 2005
Ever
since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in late August sending oil
prices to $70 per barrel and gasoline above $3 a gallon, the media
have been in a panic over a return of 70s-style inflation. Such…
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November 10, 2005
CBS wasnt alone. Headlines like The Dollars Decline Does Matter,
Consumers Could Get Caught Under Falling Dollar, and The
Dangerous Dollar were all the rage as Americas currency was…
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October 31, 2005
According to Lou Dobbs Tonight, America is a nation in trouble, and the blame can be placed squarely on the shoulders of policy makers.
CNNs Christine Romans began her October 28 report: Lou, while…
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October 21, 2005
It seems to come earlier and earlier every year, doesnt it? No, not
Christmas ads on TV, but the annual media festival of gloom and doom
surrounding holiday-related retail sales.
This…
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August 31, 2005
The U.S.
Census Bureau released poverty figures for 2004 on August 30, and if
you were to take the mainstream media reports on the subject at face
value, you would have to conclude that things…
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August 28, 2015
The Huffington Post wrote about claims the Koch brothers “exacerbated the impact of Hurricane Katrina and stalled the Gulf Coast’s recovery.”
The Aug. 27, article was based off of a new report by the Bridge Project. Bridge…
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September 10, 2015
You know there’s a problem when a former CEO of a major American company says American CEOs are probably closer to the Chinese premier than they are to President Obama.
This morning on CNBC’s Squawk Box, the hosts and guest were…