Monthly Archives: November 2011

And, We Have Gotten Used to It

By Dan Rather, Reader Supported News 28 November 11 Reader Supported News | Perspective On November 22, Dan Rather received the Committee to Protect Journalists’ Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for 2011 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. What follows … Continue reading

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The Politics of Economics in the Age of Shouting

November 27, 2011 By BILL KELLER I share a virtual neighborhood with a legion of Times reporters, editors and columnists who know more than I will ever know about business and economics. (Look! Right over there: a Nobel-prize-winning economist!) In … Continue reading

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The Slow Death of Accountability

John McQuaid 11/10/2011 This is the way accountability is supposed to work: wrongdoing comes to light in an organization. The perpetrator is disciplined, fired and/or charged. And the organization moves on, weakened in the short term but, one hopes, strengthened … Continue reading

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Finding Freedom in Handcuffs

Posted on Nov 7, 2011 By Chris Hedges Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, an activist, an author and a member of a reporting team that won a 2002 Pulitzer Prize, wrote this article after he was released from custody following his … Continue reading

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Bill Moyers Likens Washington to the Mob

Americans have learned the hard way that when rich organizations and wealthy individuals shower Washington with millions in campaign contributions, they get what they want. November 2, 2011  |  I am honored to share this occasion with you. No one … Continue reading

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