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New Clinton Foundation emails reveal that Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky wanted to get a plane down to Haiti with alternative doctors suggested by Donna Karan to help with disaster relief in the wake of the 2010 earthquake that killed over 100,00 people. In an email sent to Mezvinsky on January 14, 2010, Jimmy Buffet's wife Jane writes: 'I got a call from donna karen's [sic] organization and they asked if my plane could fly some alternative care physician's down there. They want it quick.' Jane goes on to write that it would cost 'about $25,000' while asking...

On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people jammed the busy downtown streets of Hong Kong to protest against the local government’s proposed bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland. The mass demonstration could well be the largest in Hong Kong’s history but the mainland’s official media has largely remained silent, except for a few outlets including the Global Times which accused the local opposition camp of colluding with “foreign forces” to fan chaos in Hong Kong to hurt the mainland. Blaming “foreign forces” for causing havoc in Hong Kong has always been the official mainland media’s default position...

If you think, “They must be working for the Democrats,” check this list because you’re probably right. “Surrogates” list, including Stephanie Cutter and Maria Cardona Exposed as “Progressive Helpers”: David Brock, Correct The Record, Mo Ellithee, Judd Lugum Dan Balz, Wolf Blitzer, Gloria Borger, Miki Brezinski, David Brooks, Gail Collins, John Dirkson, EJ Dionne, Maureen Dowd, Ronan Farrow, Howard Fineman, Mark Halpern, Chris Hayes, John Heilmann, Jon Karl, John King, Mara Liasson, Rachel Maddow, Ruth Marcus, Chris Matthews, Dana Milbank, Andrea Mitchell, Norah O’Donnell, Robin Roberts, Eugene Robinson, Charlie Rose, April Ryan, George Stephanopoulos, Robin Sproul, Karen Tumlty, Maggie Haberman,...

Soros, a Hungarian-born Jew who has spent a large part of his fortune funding pro-democracy and human rights groups, has repeatedly been targeted by Hungary’s right-wing government, in particular over his support for more open immigration.In the latest case, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has backed a campaign in which Soros is singled out as an enemy of the state. “Let’s not allow Soros to have the last laugh” say billboards next to a picture of the 86-year-old investor, a campaign that Jewish groups and others say foments anti-Semitism. The Israeli Ambassador said: “In no way was the statement (by the...

The model girlfriend of a United Kingdom Independent Party leader was suspended from the political party after she reportedly made “racist” remarks about Meghan Markle, saying the duchess-to-be has a “tiny brain” and will “taint” the Royal family with “her seed.” Henry Bolton’s girlfriend, Jo Marney, apologized on Sunday for her “shocking language” in a series of text messages she sent to a friend, the Associated Press reported. The 25-year-old, who describes herself as a “presenter, music journalist, model, actor [and] Brexiteer,” said her words were “taken out of context.” In the text messages, published by The Mail on Sunday,...

He deemed BuzzFeed News “a failing pile of garbage,” mocked an inquiry about his tax returns — “Gee, I’ve never heard that one before” — and, in an unheard-of moment for a presidential news conference, shouted down questions from a CNN reporter, declaring, with some menace, “Not you.” “Your organization is terrible,” said President-elect Donald J. Trump, his voice rising as Jim Acosta of CNN tried to interject. “No, I’m not going to give you a question. I’m not going to give you a question.” “You,” the president-elect said, as Mr. Acosta and other stunned journalists looked on, “are fake...

Word of the release of a new recruitment video by the Somali-based terrorist group al-Shabab dominated the news cycle on Saturday for one reason — it featured a sound bite of Donald Trump. What didn’t garner any attention from the corrupt American media is that Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was also in the video. The al Qaida affiliate video used a clip of Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States following the attack in San Bernardino by an Islamic terror couple that claimed the lives of 14 people — a temporary ban “until our country’s representatives can figure...

NBC and CBS are happily covering the “great news” of a “fetus” and unborn “baby” – but it’s not one of those torn apart in the recent Planned Parenthood videos. In fact, it’s not even human. It’s been one full day, but ABC, NBC and CBS still haven’t covered the latest Planned Parenthood video detailing the cutting open of an aborted baby with scissors – a baby whose heart was still beating, according to a witness. Instead, the morning and event news shows from NBC and CBS gushed over the pregnancy of the National Zoo’s giant panda, Mei Xiang, beginning...

Most of the public, 59 percent, say they will vote or consider voting for President Obama in 2012, despite 57 percent of people saying they disapprove of the way he’s handled the economy, according to the latest POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll. Here are some highlights from the poll, published Monday: • Obama gets a 52 percent job approval rating, up 7 percent since the last poll, in October. • 57 percent of people disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy; 42 percent approve. • 59 percent say they will vote for him or consider voting for him in 2012;...

Mandela wins BBC's 'global election' Former South African President Nelson Mandela has topped a BBC poll to find the person most people would like to lead a fantasy world government. More than 15,000 people worldwide took part in the interactive Power Play game, in which players were invited to choose a team of 11 to run the world from a list of around 100 of the most powerful leaders, thinkers and other high-profile people on the planet. The second choice was former US President Bill Clinton. The winning 11 were exclusively male, with Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

Citing an uncertain economic climate and sluggish advertising revenue, The New York Times Co. said yesterday that it will eliminate about 190 positions at its flagship New York Times newspaper and at its New England Media Group, which includes The Boston Globe and the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester. ADVERTISEMENT The company said the reductions represent less than 2 percent of the company's 12,300 workers.

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Nothing in principle against the recent trend of British expats taking over American journalism, but aren't they supposed to be providing insights and perspectives that just don't come naturally to us natives? After reading Washington Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby's latest paean to current globalization policies, this belief is harder than ever to hold. Not only did his August 2 article "Trade and the Honest Candidate" add absolutely nothing new to the debate on globalization, it easily could have originated in the flack department at the Business Roundtable or the National Association...

On the rolling ticker/news summary: (middle of the linked page)The German weekly 'Der Speigel' claims to have original secret documents in Arabic identifying 24 Al Jazeera and media personalities who were paid bribes by the Iraqi Mukhabart.[Saddam's Intel operation] The list includes the Director of Al Jazeera Muhammad Jassim Al-Ali, who has since been fired, and Abdul Bari Atwan, the editor of the daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi (MEMRI source: Al-Taakhi newspaper, Iraq)CIA Director Tenet said to have visited Qatar secretly last week to deliver a strong message to Qatari leaders about Al Jazeera television serving as a mouthpiece for Islamists to...

Growing up during the gang wars in Los Angeles, watching the local network news was a gruesome affair. When a shooting occurred, the camera crews would literally focus on the pools of blood in the street, and if they could capture a chalk outline or an actual body bag, all the better. I was reminded of this macabre voyeurism-masquerading-as-news by the media response to the tragic events in Fallujah, during which four American contractors were killed and their bodies desecrated not once, but a thousand times over on the evening news and in the morning papers. The poor judgment exercised...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. We initially get a thrill here at GLOBALIZATION FOLLIES when, once in a blue moon, our critical trade and jobs issues get noticed by one of the mega-pundits – you know, those media gods who boldly and authoritatively expound on everything from Iraqi tribal politics to teen pregnancy to baseball. But, as the thrill fades, we´re invariably dismayed at the woeful ignorance they typically, and almost proudly, exhibit. Thanks to eagle-eye Washington Post reader and letter writer Owen Clyke, we´ve just been alerted to yet another depressing example.   Clyke pointed...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Some day, Big Media journalists may understand at least some of the fundamentals underlying the outsourcing debate -- or even become curious about them. But recent pieces in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, show that "some day" remains a long way off. In a procedurally refreshing but substantively dismaying confession of bias, Times reporter Ken Belson declared his intention to demonstrate that "many of the same tax benefits and free-trade agreements that prompted...companies to seek opportunity in China, India, and elsewhere have also made it easier for...

From Sydney to Tokyo, from Santiago, Chile, to Madrid, London, New York and San Francisco, demonstrators condemned U.S. policy in Iraq and said they did not believe Iraqis are better off or the world safer because of the war. Journalists estimated that at least a million people streamed through Rome, in probably the biggest single protest. In London, two anti-war protesters evaded security to climb the landmark Big Ben clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, unfurling a banner reading "Time for Truth." About 25,000 demonstrators gathered in central London, many carrying "Wanted" posters bearing images of President Bush (news...