Pepsi and IBM are Now More Creditworthy than the U.S. Government

" Agora Financial’s Rude Awakening notes that the U.S. Government is now considered less credit-worthy than Pepsi or IBM by the credit default swap market: "As the nearby chart indicates, the price of insuring Treasury debt against default now costs more than the price of...

America Confusing Swat

Swat is exactly what the demonization of Afghan Taliban and the creation of a fake ‘Pakistani Taliban’ is all about. Pakistan has supported Afghan Taliban, so create these monsters inside Pakistan, call them ‘Taliban’, make them kill ordinary Pakistanis mercilessly,...

WeeklyRadioSpin: Never Mind the Military-Industrial-Media Complex

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, giving the OK to domestic propaganda, waiving your own ethics...

Weekly Radio Spin: Sex, Ads and Rocky Roads

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at an off-key gift, education that doesn't teach and...

Weekly Radio Spin: Dogged Marketing During the Meltdown

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at China's online censors, Wyeth's busy ghosts and how...

Weekly Radio Spin: Like Ads, Only More So

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at the cost of secrecy, "eco-driving" and greasing the...

Weekly Radio Spin: It's Not Easy, Defining "Green"

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at not-so-endangered species, burying media access,...

Weekly Radio Spin: You May Now Spin the Bride

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at the spin around same-sex marriage, Christine Todd...

Weekly Radio Spin: Better Living Through Chemical Warfare?

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at radio shows on drugs, when U.S. think tanks meddle...

Partial Passing of Housing Rescue Bill

The United States House of Representatives passed a bill today by a vote of 239 – 188 to send $15 billion dollars to states for the purchase and renovation of properties in foreclosure. The Democrats are...

Weekly Radio Spin: The Pentagon Pundits' Progenitor

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at the Pentagon's pundits, a stealth campaign on...

Weekly Radio Spin: Civil Wrongs on the Ballot

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at Al Gore's not-so-green PR firm, who cares about the...

Weekly Radio Spin: Who's America's Next PR Czar?

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we cover the reality behind oil companies' green rhetoric, who...

Weekly Radio Spin: Intravenous Government Propaganda

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we cover "green" marketing, the cynical uses of corporate...

What's Wrong with African Americans?

No all encompassing study has ever been commissioned, in the United States or elsewhere, to fully explore the psychological and societal consequences of an entire group of individuals, kidnapped and stripped of...

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