Analysis By Simon Maloy Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The summer months are typically when the quality of political discourse in this country reaches its yearly nadir. Washington tends to slow down from June to August, and people who hold moderate interest in the political process instead turn to barbecues and baseball games.[Read More…]

Analysis First from John Quiggin: I’ve been too absorbed by my book projects and by Australian politics (of which more soon) to pay a lot of attention to the forthcoming US elections, but it seems to be widely projected that the Republicans could regain control of the House of Representatives.[Read More…]

Steven Davidoff writes as The Deal Professor at the New York Times, a commentator for DealBook on the legal aspects of mergers, private equity and corporate governance. He is a former corporate lawyer at Shearman & Sterling, he is a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He[Read More…]

Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)– Rush Limbaugh attacked the Center for Science in the Public Interest as a "wacko bunch of leftist kooks" who "want to ban Chinese food." In fact, CSPI, which advocates for nutrition, health, and food safety, has lauded Chinese restaurants and labeled most Chinese dishes "healthy." Limbaugh: CSPI "want[s][Read More…]

Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)– Media figures have emphasized the fact that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is technically "bipartisan" to hype its investigation of the Justice Department’s actions in the New Black Panther Party case. In reality, the commission’s chair has acknowledged that conservatives "gam[ed] the system" and packed the panel[Read More…]

Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters for America joined 12 clean energy and progressive organizations in strongly urging news outlets that reported on the original "Climategate" controversy over stolen emails and the reliability of climate science to set the record straight. These outlets are urged to highlight recent developments that completely disprove[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters for America has compiled an updated list of 38 myths and falsehoods about Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination. Myth: Kagan banned military recruiters from Harvard Myth: Kagan is "anti-military" Myth: Kagan is "radical" Myth: Kagan’s praise for an Israeli Supreme Court justice shows she’s[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2010.  In a speech at American University today, President Obama emphasized the need for federal immigration reform that respects the civil rights of those in this country. The American Civil Liberties Union strongly supports responsible reforms to U.S. immigration policy and calls on political leaders to ensure that[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From Greg Hinz at Crain’s Chicago Business: The Democratic and Republican nominees for the U.S. Senate, Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk, gave their views on planning and environmental issues at a Metropolitan Planning Council lunch on Monday. But the news was what happened afterward: Mr. Kirk literally ran[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Appearing on Fox & Friends, purported business expert Stuart Varney made extensive revisions to U.S. economic history, among them: the false suggestion that President Obama has not cut taxes; the false suggestion that President Bush presided over strong job growth; and the false claim that after President Clinton[Read More…]