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In reply to the discussion: Chris Hedges: The Ghoulish Face of Empire [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)am reading something that says the author from whom Hedges was caught lifting was Matt Katz, who doesn't sound like a wife. I guess I just have to keep researching until I put it all together.
But, I do know from reading the New Republic wiki a while back that that New Republic was acquired and completely turned from left to right. Off the bat, I have to wonder why they paid to flip a leftist publication, rather than simply starting a new one with no acquisition cost.
In any event, as I posted upthread, the fact that New Republic and a bunch of conservative websites rehashing the NR story are about the only things I saw when I googled makes me suspicious. They are also bashing the NYT because it "won't investigate." Um, he left there 8 years ago and theres no hint of plagiarism then or in the 8 years since. So, why would they? But, the fact that someone is implying something is wrong with the NYT because it hasn't investigated when it has no reason to do so tells me someone really wants to mess up Hedges.
I have to say, though, that even the bits of the NR story that I have read so far speak in terms of allegations. Not DU, though. Here, he's dead in the water guilty, based on allegations from a right wing publication. And so guilty, that people no longer have an interest in reading his articles, even though they were supposedly fans before. And he's putting leftist writers out of work, too. And, even if he did not do it intentionally, it's still theft.
I guess the worst thing you can be on DU is a populist.