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Best Summary of a 2,300 Page Financial Regulatory Bill

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…]

Win or Lose in Court, You Cannot Erase the News

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Sometimes the meaning of the 45 words of the First Amendment seems to escape even those trained in the law. In Pennsylvania last week, two judges in Centre County — home to Penn State University —[Read More…]

‘Real Food’ Advocate Limbaugh Falsely Claims ‘Leftist Kooks … Want To Ban Chinese Food’

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…]

The Greatest Science ‘Scandal’ ‘In The History Of Man’ Predictably Falls Apart

Commentary By Ben Dimiero Media Matters for America In their never-ending quest to prove that they understand the intricacies of climate science better than actual climate scientists, conservative media figures routinely promote any ridiculous "evidence" they think undermines the scientific consensus about climate change. This is a group that repeatedly[Read More…]

Conservatives Rehash Debunked Myths and Caricatures For Kagan Hearings

Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America Spoiler alert: Barring unforeseen circumstances, Elena Kagan will be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Even Fox News admits as much. Reporter Carl Cameron called her confirmation "likely"; Fox News Sunday‘s Chris Wallace said she’ll "sail through"; Fox political analyst Charles Krauthammer[Read More…]

Meet the Conservative U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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…]

Clean Energy, Progressive Groups Urge Media to Revisit Bogus ‘Climategate’ Reports

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…]

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