Free Republic

Anatomy of a left-wing cause Last week a delegation of progressives met with the top opinion editors at the L.A. Times to complain about the axing of Robert Scheer's column and push for more anti-war voices on the op-ed page. In a report to their supporters, the delegation recounts details of the meeting, claims some success and describes an "inside/outside strategy" to pressure the paper that includes subscribing for three months as a "contingency subscriber" and pestering editors: Commit to writing at least one letter a month, affirming or challenging LA Times content, paying special attention to columnists such as...