http://www.consortiumnews.com/ Independent Investigative Journalism Since 1995 EN http://consortiumnews.com/images/consort.jpg http://www.consortiumnews.com 312 37 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020810.html The neocon Washington Post slams "condescending" liberals while Sarah Palin mocks them condescendingly, says Robert Parry. February 8, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020710a.html The mainstream U.S. media ignores or denigrates progressive viewpoints, like those of Howard Zinn, notes William Blum. February 7, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020510a.html Big business lobbyists lurked on the sidelines of "retreats" by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, writes Michael Winship. February 5, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020410a.html In recent years, politicians, including President Obama, have shied away from tough criticism of the CIA, says Melvin A. Goodman. February 4, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020410b.html Mel Gibson's first on-screen performance in years mixes a murder mystery with layers of government secrecy, writes Lisa Pease. February 4, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020210.html For years, the Right's media infrastructure had only one weak spot, the Internet, but now that is changing, says Robert Parry. February 3, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020210a.html By exempting the Pentagon from a "freeze," President Obama tries to shield Democrats from GOP attacks, says Ivan Eland. February 2, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020110a.html A new plan for bribing Afghan Taliban fighters to defect has a dark precedent in the Vietnam War, recalls Douglas Valentine. February 1, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/013110d.html Over the past two decades, the U.S. Right has helped sabotage Haiti's experiment with democracy, writes Lisa Pease. February 1, 2010 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020110b.html President Obama says he is open to any health-care idea that works, except for "Medicare for All," notes Kevin Zeese. February 1, 2010