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WaPo Curates the Memory of George Shultz

  Condoleezza Rice (Washington Post, 2/7/21) on George Shultz: “His integrity was unquestioned by friend and foe alike.” George Shultz, a prominent cabinet member of both the Nixon and Reagan...

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Limbaugh Helped Create the Conservative Movement—and Paved the Road for Trump

  Extra! (7–8/94) Rush Limbaugh died on February 17, leaving behind a legacy of lies, bigotry, science denial and conspiracy mongering—as well as a media and political system significantly transformed...

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Limbaugh Leaves Behind a Nation Transformed by His Resentment and Deception

Rush Limbaugh died on February 17, 2021, leaving behind a legacy of lies, bigotry, science denial and conspiracy mongering—as well as a media and political system significantly transformed by his...

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Rumsfeld Remembered as ‘Complex,’‘Energetic’—Not as Killer of Multitudes

  The New York Times (6/30/21) wrote that Donald Rumsfeld “seemed like an All-American who had stepped off the Wheaties box.” One thing you won’t find in corporate media obituaries of Donald Rumsfeld...

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James Loewen on Lies Historians Tell Us

Image: Charles C.J. Hoffbauer Anyone born before last week can see US news media lying about history as it’s happening. But fast forward to 10, 20 years from now, and those media stories will have...

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The Media’s Lies About Colin Powell’s Lies

  USA Today‘s front-page obituary for Colin Powell (10/19/21) called him “a Warrior, Diplomat and ‘Great American.” Accompanying stories called him “A Man Trusted by Presidents and the Public Alike,”...

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Tutu Obits Underplay His Advocacy for Palestine

  AP (12/26/21) noted that Desmond Tutu “campaigned internationally for human rights”—but didn’t mention Israel/Palestine. Obituaries in the corporate and establishment press for South African...

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Obits for a South Korean Dictator Gloss Over US’s Anti-Democratic Role

  When former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan passed away on November 23, Western media were forthcoming about his brutality, including his direction of the 1980 Gwangju Massacre, in which at least...

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Elite Media Remember Lani Guinier as ‘Embattled’—and Forget How They Battled Her

  The Boston Globe (1/8/22) framed its obituary for Lani Guinier around her teaching career and civil rights advocacy. “Harvard Law Professor Guinier Dies at 71; Known for Civil Rights Work, Public...

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Selling Albright as a ‘Feminist Icon’: Was the Price Worth It?

When Clinton-era Secretary of State Madeleine Albright died of cancer last month, a stream of fawning obituaries hailed her as a hero of NATO, a feminist icon and a “champion of human rights and...

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