LA Weekly promotes a slanted view of Pacifica/ KPFK (tags)
LA Weekly produced an article about Pacifica, which involves KPFK of course, that was apparently biased and the writer maybe even was a prior student of Cooper whom he liked to quote as if an "expert" but may not at all be so. The letters written to LA Weekly were on line and in print 2 more times to display the local concerns. This Open letter to their Editor is to respond to all 3 of those print-postings.
Gates' Yolie Flores lauded by LA Weekly's Yellow Journalists (tags)
Trashy masseuse and porn ad pennysaver (aka LA Weekly) has printed yet another homage to the princess of privatization.
Another WEEKLY O-bias-to-bama, why this adulation ? (tags)
Marc Cooper, a Dissonant regular LA Weekly writer adds his biased article to the Obamania that the media insists is ‘fair and balanced’, but is not
Bratton's history in Boston, NY and LA (tags)
The attacks on May Day at MacArthur Park are consistent both with ICE/vigilante attacks on immigrants and Bratton's long history of attacks on poor and oppressed people in the interests of global capital, colonialism and gentrification.
Marc Cooper Red Baits Peter Camejo (tags)
Marc Cooper demonizes Peter Camejo, Ralph Nader's running mate, for his "Trotskyist" ties, an honest cricitism or yet another example of Cooper's demonization of the Left?
David Corn's Private Idaho (tags)
David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation, has adopted positions -- based, apparently, on thin air -- that exonerate the Bush administration from involvement in criminal conspiracies and mystify many of his progressive readers.
Is Fantasyland about to get Terminated? (tags)
This is what I got so far but It's not good enough to convince the average Terminator fan -- a hard-working guy who probably goes to Raiders/Niners games, is definitely an action picture freak; has friends and family being massacred in Iraq because Bush lied to them, yet still thinks Bush is Patriotic AND who has the most to lose if Arnold is elected (yet will vote for him anyway).
The Cruise Missile Left: Helping the Establishment Attack the Peace Movement (tags)
Marc Cooper, Eric Alterman, Christopher Hitchens and Todd Gitlin, to name a few, paint the authentic Left with false assumptions, unsupported statements and incomplete reporting. Their progressive credentials are eagerly used by the Bush Admin to discredit the Peace Movement.
Response to Marc Cooper (tags)
Marc Cooper's cynical screed in last weeks LA Weekly is crushed by Carole LaFleme's analysis. This letter was rejected by LA Weekly. Cooper would rather attack those against the war rather than those perpetrating the crime.
ANSWER does it again. Your Anti-war Group is a Fascist Authoritarian Vanguard (tags)
ANSWER is NOT the answer
Michael Lerner: Should He Speak? (tags)
Biting Satire Exposing Lerner's Ego.
LernerGate: None of this Helps Kids in Iraq, But it Sure Got Michael Lerner Airtime (tags)
Michael Lerner's Ego Detracts From Worldwide Anti-War Protests.
Lerner, ANSWER, etc
THOSE WHO DIVIDE THE PEACE MOVEMENT (tags)
David Corn & Marc Cooper of "The Nation" magazine have been attacking ANSWER. Here is a transcript of David Corn's appearance on the Bill O'Reilly talk show. If ever there was a shameless selling out of the Peace movement... here it is.
The TRUTH regarding the "banning" of Rabbi Lerner (tags)
David Corn and Marc Cooper of The Nation have launched a campaign against ANSWER for the so-called "banning" of Rabbi Lerner from the speakers podium. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Let Anti-War Rabbi Michael Lerner Speak (tags)
Rabbi Michael Lerner has been banned from speaking at the antiwar rally in San Francisco this Sunday, February 16. One of the rally organizers, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER), has stated that it will not allow a "pro-Israel" speaker to take the stage.
What Racism? / What Truth? (tags)
* * * a commentary by Maria Gilardin regarding the ongoing power/passion play at Pacifica Radio's kpfK * * *
Red-baiting. "The Anti-War Movement and Its Critics. (tags)
"Do we have an antiwar movement? We're getting there. We must be, because we're catching flak from the anti-anti war movement, Light Infantry division, staffed by Marc Cooper, Todd Gitlin, David Corn, and Christopher Hitchens."
Is Chip Berlet's earlier post today [9/25/02] seriously suggesting that there was no "conspiracy" involved in 9-11?
KPFK Announces the Departure of Host Marc Cooper (tags)
Some breaking news of interest to many LA activists...
RACISM, ANTI-SEMITISM, & KPFK (tags)
Controversy continues to swirl around the subject of Marc Cooper, the new interim Station Manager Steven Starr, former KPFK Programmer Ron Wilkins, and charges of anti-Semitism. To further a much needed discussion on this vital issue, I offer the following:
Marc Cooper's Attacks Amy Goodman With Graphic Language on KPFK Message Board (tags)
Marc Cooper Has Become a Frequent Contributor to an Electronic Message Board for KPFK Discussion. He uses grapic language and personal insults to lowere the level of discourse, then complains that the board is irrelevant.
LA Activists Hear Pacifica Voices in Protest while KPFK Signal is Down (tags)
On Saturday, November 3rd, Pacifica Radio Network came to life at KPFK outside of the building at 3729 Cahuenga Blvd West in North Hollywood.
Marc Cooper on the Peace Movement (tags)
Marc Cooper criticizes the peace movement but tries to define a constructive role for the Left, Published in today's L.A. Times Opinion section.
Marc Cooper Revealed as Anonymous Troll on Pacifica Message Board (tags)
Marc Cooper spent most of the day posting on the kpfk and wbai goodlight message boards. The marathon ended from Cooper's end once WBAI message board contributor and super sleuth "ed" revealed that Cooper (who had stated that he signed all of his posts) had posted a series of nasty anonymous posts.
Marc Cooper: Behind Bush: Those 'Wag the Dog' Democrats... (tags)
?I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States,? said Bay Area Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
Marc Cooper Officially Speaks Out on Pacifica (tags)
Marc Cooper issues his own authenticated statement on Pacifica. He blames "both sides" for the spiraling conflict. Piece will hold for weeks.
Marc Cooper Blasts Pacifica Management (tags)
An internal memo from Marc Cooper to the Pacifica National Program Director
I could only take so much crap. May you give them more of the same, until they understand.
Re: Marc Cooper attacks Pacifica Campaign with smear and innuendo (May 22, 2001)
Why Worry When Media Lies About Gore? (tags)
Gore, like Clinton, bases his Presidential hopes on a lie -- pretending to preserve a commitment to the people and values of the Democratic base, while moving the party ever farther to the right. So why worry when the press lies about him? Well, for one thing, if they can do it about him...