Author Archive for: emptywheel
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.
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The Opportunity Cost of War, Part II
May 10, 2006 in Economics, Energy Policy, Environment, Foreign Policy /by emptywheelHow to Beat Hillary … and Murdoch
May 9, 2006 in 2008 Presidential Election, Democrats, Press and Media /by emptywheelWhy Does Hayden Want the Job?
May 8, 2006 in Bush Administration /by emptywheelRove's Timing
May 8, 2006 in Press and Media /by emptywheelLuskin's Latest
May 8, 2006 in Press and Media /by emptywheelNew and Improved Outsourced Domestic Spying
May 7, 2006 in emptywheel /by emptywheelBack when Nixon was spying on his enemies, he used the agencies of the US government. He was using civil servants subject to congressional oversight to do his dirty work. But the newfangled Republican party learned in Iran-Contra that, if you outsource the dirty work far enough, you’re more likely to avoid the oversight […]
What If It Isn't the Hookers?
May 5, 2006 in emptywheel /by emptywheelA Question for Porter Goss
May 5, 2006 in emptywheel /by emptywheelWhat Does Sumner Think?
May 5, 2006 in Press and Media /by emptywheelFooter column 1
