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John Zogby's Creative Polls

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:46:31 -0400

Is John Zogby the most unbiased name in socio-political polling, or is he merely selling his services to promote his clients' agendas?

Phantom Flight From Florida

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:26:04 -0400

The private Saudi flight that George W. Bush doesn't admit existed.

9/11 Live: The NORAD Tapes

Wed, 16 May 2007 17:09:25 -0400

Reconstructing the chaotic morning of 9/11 from NORAD's control room audio tapes -- and the Pentagon's apparent attempt to cover it up.

By Michael Bronner, Vanity Fair, August 2006

Cover Story: A Tenth Grader's History of the World

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:37:18 -0400

How school textbooks go from the publisher to your child's classroom.

American Stuff

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:46:16 -0400

At what point does providing comforts to soldiers turn into excessive materialism -- and what effect does that have on "winning hearts and minds"?

The Terrorism Article the NYT Doesn't Want You to Read

Wed, 16 May 2007 16:39:43 -0400

The New York Times published an article on Al Qaeda's threats against the United States on September 9, 2001 -- then removed all traces of it from their archives after September 11. Read it here.

The Mugging of the American Dream

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:50:47 -0400

The following is the prepared text of the speech Bill Moyers gave June 3, 2005 at the Take Back America conference in Washington, D.C.

Coming Home -- Disillusioned

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:34:44 -0400

Three years ago, I was a Marine Corps captain on the Iraqi/Kuwaiti border, participating in the invasion of Iraq. Awestruck, I heard our howitzers thunder and watched artillery rockets rise into the night sky and streak toward Iraq -- their light bathing the desert moonscape like giant arc welders.

Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 04:24:22 -0400

(Includes The 8 Traits of A Disinformationalist)

by H. Michael Sweeney

Built upon Thirteen Techniques for Truth Suppression by David Martin, the following may be useful to the initiate in the world of dealing with veiled and half-truth, lies, and suppression of truth when serious crimes are studied in public forums.

The Media Bias Myth

Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:58:19 -0400

Liberal? Conservative? It's not about ideology. The real battle is over the proper role of journalism.

My Beef With Big Media

Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:42:50 -0400

How government protects big media -- and shuts out upstarts like me

by Ted Turner

The Downing Street Memo

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:45:29 -0400

A top-secret British government document with meeting minutes transcribed during the British Prime Minister's meeting on July 23, 2002, summarizing the Bush Administration's desire for war with Iraq and the British government wondering how to justify it.

Communist Quiz

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 04:05:22 -0400

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Trojan Horse Warning

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 04:00:45 -0400

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!

IF YOU RECEIVE A GIFT IN THE SHAPE OF A LARGE WOODEN HORSE DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT!!!! It is EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE and will overwrite your ENTIRE CITY!

King Pong

Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:37:55 -0400

Curt Vendel is a normal guy. Mostly. By day, he works as a computer engineering consultant for Manhattan investment banks. He has a wife. He has a dog named Gizmo. Then there's his other life. He estimates he spends about $15,000 a year on Atari, and when he starts talking about the company his dark brown eyes can wander a bit, as if fixed on a higher purpose. His calling -- preserving Atari's history -- might sound odd, or funny, or just a tad obsessive. Who cares about Atari anymore anyway?