Guest post by Greta Gaard
Ok, in the interests of Truth and Accuracy in Reporting, let’s think of a new word.
In daily news coverage since April 20, when BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig began gushing uncontrollably into the Gulf of Mexico, the media have persisted in calling this phenomenon a “spill.” Huh? When your child [...]
Condoleeza Rice announced strict economic sanctions against Iran today, arguing that the state sponsors terrorism and is a nuclear menace. For all of you who use the word “ironic” when what you mean is “odd” or “striking,” this is actual irony. The only state currently engaged in both overt terrorism (attacks on civilians in two [...]
Here in the USA, where “liberation” means occupation and a judge can’t hope to be named Attorney General unless he proclaims support for torture and disregard for the rule of law, Orwell’s Doublethink and Newspeak are alive and well in chicken country.
The fabulous Karen Dawn of the always useful DawnWatch service has alerted us to [...]
