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Simple Dramas Packaged For Consumption
As far as the whole "the left vs. Obama" narrative goes, this passage from Greg Sargent is on the money (emphasis mine): The problem here is this bizarre need to decide one way or the other whether the entire left is or isn't irrevocably dismayed with the Obama presidency and whether it has or ...
The made-up dramas of the Wall Street Journal
lessig.org — I got off the plane from Boston to find my inbox filled with anger about an article... in the Wall Street Journal . To those who were angry, I hope you will direct any anger at the Wall Street Journal after you read what follows. The article is an ... (more) The made-up dramas of the Wall Street Journal
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Could it be if the press stopped sucking, their bottom line would improve?
Corrente — Call me crazy, but since they've tried everything else... Chris Bowers: Simple dramas packaged for consumption .... Read more…

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