Buy ‘Em Up One Justice At A Time

Clarence Thomas has written a book. It's being published by HarperCollins, which is owned by none other than media's uber-baron, Rupert Murdoch. Thomas was paid 1.5 million dollars as an advance for his book. When media regulation efforts wend their way towards our nation's highest court, who do you think Thomas is gonna root for? Check out Jon Wiener's piece for The Nation on this astonishing bit of conflicted interest festering in our country's most powerful legal institution.