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Clint Hendler is the managing editor of Mother Jones, and a former deputy editor of CJR.

McCain Promises Weekly Presidential Press Conferences

Interesting and laudable. From McCain’sprepared remarks for today’s big vision speech: My administration will set a new standard for transparency and accountability. I will hold weekly press conferences. I will regularly brief the American people on the progress our policies have made and the setbacks we have encountered. When we make errors, I will confess […]

Stars and Stripes forever

In January, I wrote about the complicated contracting relationship between Stars and Stripes, the military-backed paper that insists on its editorial independence, and “America Supports You,” a Pentagon public affairs initiative created under Assistant Secretary of Defense Allison Barber that’s been described as a pro-war propaganda. While details weren’t clear, the paper, which operates with […]