Jan 20, 2020 | From Indy Media
The biggest loser from last night’s Democratic debate (1/14/20) was CNN’s journalistic credibility. CNN debates have been marked by a tendency to pit one candidate against another, American Gladiators-style (FAIR.org, 8/2/19), so it’s no surprise that the cable...
Jan 20, 2020 | From Indy Media
My grandmother Sarah would not have been surprised by the upsurge in anti-Semitism during the past few years. “Scratch a goy, you’ll find an anti-Semite,” she used to say, using the Yiddish word for non-Jew. I didn’t agree with her, but I understood where she was...
Jan 20, 2020 | From Indy Media
Forbes has followed Jeff Bezos on his pilgrimage to India this week. On January 15, the journal reported on Amazon’s declared ambition to help boost the Indian economy. The magazine reports: “Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday from New...
Jan 20, 2020 | From Indy Media
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that he had asked Manhattan’s district attorney to investigate discrepancies ProPublica and WNYC revealed last fall between what President Donald Trump’s company reported in filings to city tax officials and what it reported...
Jan 20, 2020 | From Indy Media
President Donald Trump’s White House broke the law by withholding aid from Ukraine last summer, the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office announced Thursday morning. The congressional auditing agency said the Office of Management and Budget’s actions...