http://pubrecord.org Intrepid New Journalism Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:12:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are sitting in class taking a test, and you’ve chosen to sit amongst your bone-headed, slacker friends, don’t turn to them for help when you can’t figure out of any of the answers. They may all tell you the same thing, but they’ll all be wrong. That’s the ... http://pubrecord.org/commentary/6109/obama-treasury/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obama-treasury SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW. Goldman Sachs has been getting some bad press for dragging us into a recession, being a part of it, taking taxpayer money, and then giving it to employees. I mean, outlandish bonuses. So now they‘re trying to buy their way back ... http://pubrecord.org/multimedia/6105/liberal-democrat-calls-geithners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liberal-democrat-calls-geithners [caption id="attachment_5612" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="This image of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was taken in July 2009 under an agreement with Guantanamo prison camp staff that lets Red Cross delegates photograph detainees and send photos to family members."][/caption] Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the corporate "mainstream" media make quite a pair. We're hearing ... http://pubrecord.org/commentary/6092/ksm-and-msm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ksm-and-msm Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sharply rejected a call to resign from his job Thursday and told Congressman Kevin Brady, the ranking Republican on the House Joint Economic Committee, during heated testimony, "You gave this President an economy falling off the cliff." "Again, it's just a basic fact: A year ago, ... http://pubrecord.org/multimedia/6090/geithner-rejects-calls-resign-heated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geithner-rejects-calls-resign-heated Report Contents: ———————I: U.S. Societal Breakdown ———————II: Environmental Crisis ———————III: The Obama Myth ———————IV: Economic Coup - Theft of Trillions ———————V: National Emergency Download Full Report in PDF format The economic elite have launched an attack on the U.S. public and society is unraveling at an increased rate. I: U.S. Societal Breakdown You may have missed it in ... http://pubrecord.org/commentary/6084/critical-unraveling-society/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=critical-unraveling-society Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden released the following statement regarding the announcement today by the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue (IRS) regarding the results arising from previous settlements of civil and criminal cases against Swiss banking giant UBS AG. The Justice Department and IRS announced that over 14,700 ... http://pubrecord.org/law/6080/nearly-15000-citizens-enter-settlement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nearly-15000-citizens-enter-settlement [caption id="attachment_6077" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A campaign poster for incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karza. Photo/Radio Free Europe"][/caption] The last time I was on Laura Flanders's GRIT TV I argued that the American public opposed the occupation of Afghanistan, but another guest -- some Washington, D.C., "progressive" -- argued that this had no ... http://pubrecord.org/commentary/6076/ludicrous-propaganda-driving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ludicrous-propaganda-driving [caption id="attachment_6073" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo: Flickr/Secretly Ironic"][/caption] Every time the young stick-up man tugged at my companion’s purse with his left hand, she would pull back, causing the muzzle of the pistol he held in his right hand to swing back and forth. Its line of fire each time was directed ... http://pubrecord.org/nation/6072/violence-shows-signs-abating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=violence-shows-signs-abating It wasn't unusual that Rush Limbaugh went ballistic on his show, Nov. 13. He does that several times a day. It wasn't unusual that he mixed a few facts with opinion and outright lies in his three-hour daily show. Fact checking for the man who calls himself "America's Truth Detector" is ... http://pubrecord.org/commentary/6066/judgment-radios-truth-detector/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judgment-radios-truth-detector [caption id="attachment_6062" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In an unprecedented town hall in Shanghai, the President takes questions on the most pivotal issues in U.S.-China relations directly from students and via the internet. Photo: White House photographer Pete Souza"][/caption] President Obama, in his visit to China, held a “town meeting” with Chinese students in ... http://pubrecord.org/commentary/6061/president-obama-dont-lecture-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=president-obama-dont-lecture-china