By Arthur Alpert Unbelievable! I mean that literally. Sometimes what I happen upon in the Albuquerque Journal is not to be believed. Well, in truth the Journal publishes material every day for which grains of salt are recommended, but what happened today (August 6) was so blatant and egregious as to elicit that “Unbelievable!” Or, […]
Entries Tagged as 'campaign finance reform'
The Journal is troubled by undue influence of the rich and powerful — but only when it comes to the Clinton Foundation
August 6th, 2015 · 2 Comments · campaign finance reform, journalism
Tags:Arthur Alpert·campaign finance·Citizens United·Hillary Clinton·Jeb Bush·Robert Mercer·super PACs·Ted Cruz
Watching The Journal Cover The Presidential Campaign
July 21st, 2015 · No Comments · campaign finance reform, journalism, Koch brothers
By Arthur Alpert As an independent voter, I am watching the burgeoning 2016 presidential campaign without great enthusiasm. When the major parties name their standard-bearers, I’ll have to choose the lesser corporate evil. It’s great fun, though, watching the Albuquerque Journal – political machine in newspaper costume – cover the campaign. And the best part […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Bernie Sanders·campaign finance·Charles Krauthammer·Chris Cilizza·Donald Trump·Gov. Scott Walker·Hillary Clinton·Jeb Bush·Koch brothers·Monica Davey·Sen. Ted Cruz
Carrying Water for the Right. . .and Other Blunders
May 3rd, 2015 · No Comments · campaign finance reform, climate change, environment, foreign policy, inequality, journalism
By Denise Tessier Ideas for ABQJournalWatch posts have far surpassed my time to write of late, and rather than let them get too moldy to use (as has often been the case in the past), the following are brief riffs on (fairly) recent Albuquerque Journal eyebrow raisers. It’s OK for Susana but Not the Dems […]
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The Journal-Koch Brothers Relationship: How tight is it?
April 29th, 2015 · 4 Comments · campaign finance reform, journalism, Koch brothers, Uncategorized
By Arthur Alpert I have become Pavlov’s dog and I don’t like it. You may remember how Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) conditioned a dog to salivate at the ring of a bell. Well, editors at the Albuquerque Journal (Pavlov) have trained me (pooch) to rush from the breakfast table to the iMac. There’s no […]
Tags:ALEC·Andy Koenig·Arthur Alpert·E.J. Dionne·Eric Stern·Freedom Partners·Koch brothers·Libre Initiative·Paul Waldman·Politico·Washington Post
Joining the ‘Best Of’ Bandwagon
April 6th, 2015 · No Comments · campaign finance reform
By Denise Tessier A year ago, if the Weekly Alibi had called its annual reader’s poll story “The Only Survey That Matters,” it would have come across as just so much Alibi tongue-in-cheek hubris. But with the staid Albuquerque Journal now in its second year with its own reader’s survey awards, this month’s Alibi Best […]
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The Stories That Cannot Exist
January 17th, 2015 · 1 Comment · campaign finance reform, Congress, economy, financial coverage, health care reform, journalism, regulation
By Arthur Alpert All hail Nick Estes’ Op Ed column in the January 9 issue of the Albuquerque Journal. We won’t see its like for a long time. Under the rubric, “Yes, we DO know how to fix the economy”, Estes took syndicated columnist Robert Samuelson to task for writing the reverse. Estes explained: “The […]
Tags:ABQ Business First·ABQ Free Press·Arthur Alpert·Ben Protess·Big Pharma·Clement Atlee·Dodd-Frank·Jesse Eisinger·Joe Nocera·Jonathan Weisman·Medicare Part D·Nick Estes·Peter B. Bach·prescription drug prices·ProPublica·Right to Work·Robert E. Rubin·Robert Reich·Robert Samuelson·Social Security disability·Standard & Poors
Siding With the Rich and Powerful: The Journal’s Lack of Support for the Voice of the Citizenry
September 13th, 2014 · 1 Comment · campaign finance reform, Congress, inequality, tax policy, voting rights
By Denise Tessier Unlike the Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico Telegraph blogger Matt Reichbach saw the importance of one particular news story from Thursday. The first entry on his “Morning Word” list of stories from around the state today was this: • As expected, a Republican filibuster blocked the passage of a constitutional amendment to reverse […]
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George Will’s Ethical Lapses Bespeak Allegiance to Oligarchy
September 12th, 2014 · No Comments · campaign finance reform, Congress, inequality, journalism
By Arthur Alpert The Albuquerque Journal just published still another George Will column (9/11) in which he upends history, common sense and rationality to argue for the interests of the American oligarchy. That may not be coincidence. Will’s argument may be a quid pro quo for what his benefactors paid him. Recently, the Society of […]
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More Flailing Against Obamacare, and Related Backdoor Attacks on the IRS
April 14th, 2014 · No Comments · campaign finance reform, health care reform, tax policy
By Denise Tessier When the health care enrollment deadline of March 31 passed with more than 7 million people signed up nationwide – “beating expectations” as the Associated Press put it – the Albuquerque Journal put the news inside , deciding the front-page story should be “NM lags on health care sign-ups.” The latter, more […]
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Journal Isn’t Telling Whole Story About IRS “Scandal”
March 14th, 2014 · 2 Comments · campaign finance reform, journalism
By Arthur Alpert You’ve probably noticed I shy away from writing about the major political parties. There are several reasons. One is my working premise that both parties respond to their corporate underwriters. And there’s a practical concern – were I to condemn Albuquerque Journal editors for tilting toward Party A, it might read as […]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Citizens United·Emerge America·George Will·IRS scandal·Joan Walsh·Lois Lerner·Rep. Darrell Issa·Rep. Elijah Cummings·Ryan Lizza·Thom Cole·Thomas B. Edsall·Victor Davis Hanson