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The Media Depression that Wasn't (Even Close)

9/16/2009 2:34 PM ET
How the networks conjured 'Hoovervilles' and breadlines to sell Obama's spending.

Times Editor, Short Version: Yes, We Have a Liberal Bias

9/16/2009 1:37 PM ET
Craig Whitney tackles the issue of liberally biased reporters in less than concise fashion: "All this is to say that many people in modern American journalism - not all, but many - share a general ...

Times Bureau Chief Sniffs at ACORN, Glenn Beck

9/16/2009 12:04 PM ET
Washington bureau chief Dean Baquet sniffs at ACORN and Glenn Beck, and suggests Obama-related scandals aren't big news: "For Glenn Beck to devote 45 minutes of his show to ACORN and Van Jones ...

CBS and NBC Finally Catch Up to ACORN Scandal; Express Sympathy for the Left-Wing Group

9/16/2009 12:00 PM ET
CBS and NBC finally covered the ACORN scandal, but depicted the left-wing group as a victim. Evening News anchor Katie Couric lamented: "ACORN helps low-income Americans find affordable ...

Finally: An ACORN Story Sprouts in Print!

9/16/2009 11:32 AM ET
Scott Shane overplays the ideological angle, showing "the right" as "gleeful" in claiming its "latest scalp," as opposed to outrage over a tax-funded leftist organization encouraging tax evasion ...

Michael Moore Calls Capitalism 'Legalized Greed'; Serenades Leno Audience

9/16/2009 10:27 AM ET
Liberal documentary filmmaker equates democracy with equality and fairness to justify criticism of the wealthy having more.

Dear Financial Times: Free Trade Doesn't Require Perfect Competition

9/16/2009 7:57 AM ET
Case for tariffs is built on strawman argument.

Networks Ignore Push for Repeal of DOMA

9/16/2009 12:00 AM ET
ABC, CBS and NBC continue pattern of whitewashing gay issues.

ABC: Obama Critics 'Driven By Refusal to Accept Black President'; NBC Trumpets Carter's Racism Charges

9/15/2009 8:42 PM ET
Tuesday night ABC and NBC joined efforts to undermine the tea parties by smearing them as racists. ABC framed a story around "Obama supporters are now saying" the opposition to him is "driven, in ...

Matthews: Was Joe Wilson Outburst 'A Race Thing?'

9/15/2009 6:28 PM ET
Chris Matthews, on Tuesday's Hardball, insinuated racism may have been behind Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst against President Obama, at last week's health care speech, as he repeatedly asked his ...