Body of Evidence: Osama bin Laden, Stratfor, WikiLeaks, and Journalism That Isn’t

When it comes to the truth, it turns out you can’t trust the government. But you can’t trust those who tell you you can’t trust the government, either. See the Osama bin Laden burial story, for example.

WHOFACTCHECK: New Bill a Protest Clampdown?

HR 347 is either a reasonable effort to protect the president or it’s an effort to sack the constitution. Or maybe it’s neither. Whatever it is, it deserves further study.

Media’s Belated “Acknowledgment” of Saudi 9/11 Story

Did you hear? The corporate media has finally found a safe way into the 9/11 investigation story, one where they have long feared to delve. The process is extremely telling about the deficiencies of our media establishment—and about the ways most of us get our information.

The Jeb Scenario: Can You Say “President Bush” again?

Could we see a third Bush in the White House? You betcha—and soon. This is not just of casual interest—there’s a lot more than meets the eye. And it explains a lot about the death of democracy.

Politicians’ Religious Beliefs Are Generally Fair Game

Rick Santorum took the appeal for Christian votes to a new level, assailing the separation of Church and State. New York Times op-ed writer Charles Blow got in hot water for a reference to one of the more unusual tenets of Mitt Romney’s faith. Are religious beliefs of would-be presidents off limits? Or can we discuss—and even ridicule—those ideas?

Documentaries We Like: “On Beauty”

Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. This film-in-production gives us a whole new appreciation of diversity in our society, and of what we ourselves are made of.

The JFK Factor: Bill O’Reilly on the Assassination, Then and Now

Everyone’s talking about Bill O’Reilly’s upcoming book about the JFK assassination. Will it tell all? Don’t bet on it. O’Reilly took that approach, years ago. But his career ambitions dictated another trajectory.

Subprime (Editorial) Real Estate: Why greed stories are for everyone

What happened to the guys who ruined our economy, making a huge profit by betting mortgages would tank? They’re making another huge profit, betting mortgages soar. But only other investors are supposed to be interested in this little non-morality play?

Silent Spring

Most news coverage focuses exclusively on uprisings backed by the West, by corporate interests and by the Saudi royal dictatorship. We thought we’d update you on one that is deliberately ignored.

Which Is More Likely? (A conspiracy of millions, or oil companies doing what they do?)

More and more people angrily declare Climate Change a fraudulent concept. Apparently, all environmental groups and scientists are in cahoots….