Joel Bleifuss
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Joel Bleifuss is an American
journalist
. He is the editor and publisher of In These Times
, a left-wing, Chicago-based
news magazine founded in the 1976 by James Weinstein
. During Bleifuss' tenure, the magazine has carried articles and columns by members of the U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus
, Arundhati Roy
, and Slavoj Žižek
, as well as long-time writers, Susan Douglas, David Moberg, and Salim Muwakkil
.
Bleifuss has worked as an investigative reporter and columnist for In These Times since 1986, when it was published as a tabloid format newspaper. It is now a monthly magazine and exists online as a website. Bleifuss writes frequently on U.S. politics, foreign policy, and environmental affairs. His columns have covered an array of topics including mad-cow disease (BSE) and the beef industry, carcinogens in cosmetics, and the "October Surprise
" preceding the 1980 U.S. presidential elections
.
During the years of the George W. Bush
administration, Bleifuss worked with American novelist Kurt Vonnegut
on a variety of articles, interviews, and short comic essays. A Man Without a Country
, the last book Vonnegut published during his lifetime, includes material that originally appeared in In These Times.
Before working at In These Times
, Bleifuss was a features writer at the Fulton Sun, in Fulton, Missouri
. His criticisms of the public relations industry have appeared in the Utne Reader
and on the op-ed page of The New York Times
.
Bleifuss' articles have been featured on Project Censored
's list of suppressed news stories more than those of any other American journalist.
He lives in Chicago
, Illinois
.
United States
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He is the editor and publisher of In These Times
In These Times
In These Times is a politically progressive monthly magazine of news and opinion published by the Institute for Public Affairs in Chicago...
, a left-wing, Chicago-based
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
news magazine founded in the 1976 by James Weinstein
James Weinstein
James "Jimmy" Weinstein was an American historian and journalist best known as the founder and publisher of In These Times...
. During Bleifuss' tenure, the magazine has carried articles and columns by members of the U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus
Progressive caucus
The term Progressive caucus is used to describe American left-liberal caucuses within either the Democratic Party or the Democratic caucus in various legislatures:* Congressional Progressive Caucus* Arizona Progressive Democrats...
, Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is an Indian novelist. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel, The God of Small Things, and has also written two screenplays and several collections of essays...
, and Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher, critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis....
, as well as long-time writers, Susan Douglas, David Moberg, and Salim Muwakkil
Salim Muwakkil
Salim Muwakkil is an American journalist based in Chicago. He is a senior editor at In These Times and an op-ed columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Muwakkil writes on African American issues, Middle East politics, and US foreign policy...
.
Bleifuss has worked as an investigative reporter and columnist for In These Times since 1986, when it was published as a tabloid format newspaper. It is now a monthly magazine and exists online as a website. Bleifuss writes frequently on U.S. politics, foreign policy, and environmental affairs. His columns have covered an array of topics including mad-cow disease (BSE) and the beef industry, carcinogens in cosmetics, and the "October Surprise
October surprise
In American political jargon, an October surprise is a news event with the potential to influence the outcome of an election, particularly one for the U.S. presidency...
" preceding the 1980 U.S. presidential elections
United States presidential election, 1980
The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent...
.
During the years of the George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
administration, Bleifuss worked with American novelist Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a 20th century American writer. His works such as Cat's Cradle , Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor and science fiction. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.-Early...
on a variety of articles, interviews, and short comic essays. A Man Without a Country
A Man Without a Country
A Man Without a Country is an essay collection published in 2005 by the author Kurt Vonnegut. The extremely short essays that comprise this book deal with topics ranging from the importance of humor, to problems with modern technology, to Vonnegut's opinions on the differences between men and women...
, the last book Vonnegut published during his lifetime, includes material that originally appeared in In These Times.
Before working at In These Times
In These Times
In These Times is a politically progressive monthly magazine of news and opinion published by the Institute for Public Affairs in Chicago...
, Bleifuss was a features writer at the Fulton Sun, in Fulton, Missouri
Fulton, Missouri
Fulton is a city in Callaway County, Missouri, the United States of America. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,790 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Callaway County...
. His criticisms of the public relations industry have appeared in the Utne Reader
Utne Reader
Utne Reader is an American bimonthly magazine. The magazine collects and reprints articles on politics, culture, and the environment from generally alternative media sources, including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music and DVDs...
and on the op-ed page of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
.
Bleifuss' articles have been featured on Project Censored
Project Censored
Project Censored is a non-profit, media criticism and investigative journalism project within the Sonoma State University Foundation. It is managed through the School of Social Sciences at the university....
's list of suppressed news stories more than those of any other American journalist.
He lives in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
External links
- In These Times website - A page on Joel Bleifuss featuring a selection of his writings.
- In These Times website - A portion of ITT content is available free of charge on their website, yearly subscriptions are available for the full print edition
- The ITT List - A weblog from the editors and staff of ITT magazine
- Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count - Book Bleifuss co-authored with Steve Freeman (Published June, 2006)