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October 11, 2007
It’s ironic when the “CBS Evening News” takes up for a business that openly breaks the law, but such was the case on the October 10 broadcast.
“Jim Zappala says the federal crackdown is killing his business right in the middle of harvest,”…
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October 4, 2007
Blackwater USA, now one of the media’s favorite targets, can’t seem to get any credit even when something goes right.
The company, once described as “an entirely new type of war profiteer” by CNBC contributor Jon Markman, saved Polish…
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September 26, 2007
Leave it to CNN’s “American Morning” to just not get it when it comes to curbing the growth of government.
“[T]he House last night voted to authorize this new children’s health insurance program – $35 billion additional funding over five…
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September 17, 2007
It’s easy to talk about universal health care. It’s not as easy to pay for it.
“Her [Hillary Clinton’s] goal is still universal coverage through a combination of private and public insurance,” ABC reporter Liz Marlantes said on the…
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September 13, 2007
Looking for a way to absolve yourself of environmental guilt and turn over a new leaf? Want to reduce your carbon footprint significantly? Well, Time magazine has found a place for you.
Imagine a place where all the houses feature “…
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September 12, 2007
If you can’t afford to live in the place you are living in, the logical thing to do would be to take a downgrade and find something more affordable, right? That’s not an option reporters Noelle Knox and Barbara Hansen explored in the September…
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September 5, 2007
The AFL-CIO reports that only 12 percent of the work force belonged to unions last year and the hosts of “Your $$$$$” are not happy.
Hosts Ali Velshi and Christine Romans told viewers why labor unions are good -- and business was not --…
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September 1, 2007
Despite President Bush’s major proposal to aid homeowners who took out risky subprime mortgages, some in the media already don’t think that’s enough.
“[I] don’t know how big of a helping hand it was when you’re talking about two million…
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August 28, 2007
For the second straight night in a row, the CBS “Evening News” evaluated what falling home prices mean and it wasn’t good.
“The prices of homes are falling and there is more evidence tonight that those counting on their houses as their…
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August 27, 2007
Meet the media’s newest coal industry expert Jeff Goodell.
Goodell is consistently cited as a coal expert by the media, although he has no formal expertise or academic credentials in the coal business. Goodell is a contributing editor at…