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Saturday, April 5, 2008 12:00 AM

The U.S. establishment media in a nutshell

The U.S. government suspended the Fourth Amendment and expressly authorized torture. The attorney general lied about how the 9/11 attack happened. Barack Obama can't bowl well. Which revelations did the media cover?
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Sunday, April 6, 2008 02:30 PM

    The Media Is Matt Drudge

    Exactly. But what can we do? Just not tuning in doesn't seem to be the answer. I have given up watching MSNBC but evidently all the self-reverential hosts still babble on.

    So what's our plan for better news coverage?

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