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About emptywheel
Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.
Marcy has a PhD from the University of Michigan, where she researched the “feuilleton,” a short conversational newspaper form that has proven important in times of heightened censorship. Before and after her time in academics, Marcy provided documentation consulting for corporations in the auto, tech, and energy industries. She lives with her spouse in Grand Rapids, MI.
Entries by emptywheel
Delaying the Return of the Rule of Law
/61 Comments/in emptywheel/by emptywheelIt’s clear that Republicans are determined to delay as long as possible both Eric Holder’s nomination and turning over the OLC opinions authorizing illegal activities. It almost makes you think they’re trying to delay the time when a neutral party can prevent their “get out of jail free” schemes, huh?
The Reason Behind the Jacksons’ Narrow Denials?
/17 Comments/in emptywheel/by emptywheelIn a superb piece of reporting, the Trib describes three Jackson-connected fundraisers who not only met with Blago on October 31–the date when Blago was first recorded being offered a half million to appoint Jesse Jackson Jr.–but who hosted a fundraiser tied to JJJ’s candidacy on Saturday.