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Reformist DAs spark Murdoch empire freakout
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who took office January 1, wasted no time getting in the headlines, telling his prosecutors (New York Times, 1/6/22) that they should seek “jail or prison time only for the most serious offenses—including murder, sexual assault and economic crimes involving vast sums of money.”
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Media’s anti-‘woke’ mania moves social justice to the fringe
“Woke” is the label the aggrieved conservative suburbanite puts on the indignity of having to call their Starbucks barista “they” and finding Ibram X. Kendi on their child’s school reading list.
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Politico’s Staff must toe new owner’s line—including endorsing Israel
It’s been a rough time for German media giant Axel Springer. The company ousted the top editor at Bild, one of its most influential right-wing newspapers, over sexual harassment charges (New York Times, 10/18/21).
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Outrage at ProPublica tax leaks underscores their importance
The report doesn’t show illegal activity; that’s what makes it so damning.
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WSJ rage at ‘woke’ China foreshadows new redbaiting of social justice activists
The Wall Street Journal editorial board has accused a major Chinese newspaper, and by extension the People’s Republic of China, of exploiting progressive rhetoric around racial justice to create division in the United States.