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Martin Cohen is a well-established author specializing in popular books in philosophy, social science and politics. His most recent projects include the UK edition of Philosophy for Dummies (Wiley June 2010); How to Live: Wise and not-so-wise Advice from the Great Philosophers (MSU, 2014); Mind Games: 31 days to rediscover your Brain (Blackwell, July 2010) and The Doomsday Machine: The High Price of Nuclear Energy, the World's Most Dangerous Fuel. He recently left Op-Ed News in protest at what he saw as the increasingly ILLIBERAL style of the site, and in particular an editorial line in support of the Russian annexation of Ukraine. One post (not printed) argued that the views of RTV (Russia TV), featured on the site, were illiberal, especially since RTV was now firmly under the control of the Russian state news agency, led by Dmitry Kiselev, a talk show host notorious for his suggestion that "gays' hearts should be incinerated in ovens." He was also unhappy to be associated with a site that ran a series of 'headlined' articles in praise of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. One such, by former Reagan staffer, Paul Craig Roberts's, for example, praised "Putin's calm leadership, the absence of provocative statements and threats, and his insistence on legality".
He wrote another post about the Energy and economics issues (see the Philosophical-investigations blog) behind the conflict that was likewise rejected twice on 'technical grounds (like 'not enough references') and then finally like this: "You submitted an article titled: Putin's other Cronies? This article was submitted with category OpEdNews_Op_Eds and tags Energy, Investors, Markets, Oil, Oil, Pipeline, Putin, Russia Thank you but this article doesn't meet our writing standards. You may NOT resubmit this or post it, even with modifications, as a diary, poll or comment. See our writers guidelines and FAQ for more info." This clearly confirmed to Martin that the site is indeed not a suitable place for progressive writers and thinkers.www.philosophical-investigations.org
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Thank goodness for OpEdNews! Because wherever you look, the other media seem rotten to the core... The BBC is an Old Boys Club where paedophiles like Jimmy Saville run amok; the New York Times is in the pocket of the Hedge Funds and CBS is CIA News.
In actual fact, all the big stories are in a sense 'out there' already. The information is published, but needs piecing together. 'Scoops' based on leaks, Ã la Wikileaks , or Guardian /Glenn Greenwald are all very well, but they conceal a more subtle reality.Investigative journalism starts not with skullduggery and secret meetings, but with the careful evaluation of publicly available information - the sort of thing NYT op-ed writers are supposed to do (but don't). The problem is the enormous institutional biases of the media - where certain stories are not allowed to surface.
