Martin Peretz
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Martin H. "Marty" Peretz (pronounced /pəˈrɛts/; born December 6, 1938), is an American publisher. Formerly an assistant professor at Harvard University, he purchased The New Republic in 1974 and took editorial control soon afterwards. He retained majority ownership until 2002, when he sold a two-thirds stake in the magazine to two financiers. Peretz sold the remainder of his ownership rights in 2007 to CanWest Global Communications, though he retained his position as editor-in-chief. In March 2009, Peretz repurchased the magazine with a group of investors led by ex-Lazard executive Laurence Grafstein. He is a member of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Board of Advisors.Peretz is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science.
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Alexander Cockburn, Left-Wing Writer, Dies at 71
Mr. Cockburn took pleasure in condemning what he saw as the outrages of the right and what he often considered the tepidness and timidity of the American liberal establishment.
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Inside The New Republic's First Meeting Under New Ownership
NEW YORK -- On the morning of March 9, Chris Hughes held his first meeting with the staff of the New Republic, the nearly century-old magazine of American liberalism that he became majority owner of in a deal announced at midnight.
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A New Sugar Daddy for 'The New Republic'
The New Republic is about to get a new owner, The New York Times reported, and it’s the best kind the influential but unprofitable title could hope for: a well-connected proprieter with a deep interest in supporting long-form journalism—and plenty of money to do so. Chris Hughes is a 28-year-old who was one of the people who founded Facebook.
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The New Republic gets a new majority shareholder in Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes
For the past decade The New Republic has seen its share of controversies – from support for the Iraq War to its over-the-top support of Israel – now the magazine which was founded in 1914 has a new publisher and editor-in-chief in Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes.
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28-Year-Old Chris Hughes Buys 98-Year-Old 'New Republic'
Chris Hughes, the 28-year-old Facebook co-founder and the founder of social action site Jumo, is moving from social networking to media with his acquisition of The New Republic. The magazine will “aggressively adapt to the newest technologies,” Hughes says in a letter to readers.
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Facebook Co-Founder Buys The New Republic
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is purchasing the New Republic, the nearly century-old political magazine known for its influence in progressive circles, according to The New York Times.
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Facebook Co-Founder Considers Buying The New Republic
NEW YORK -- Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is a candidate to buy the New Republic, according to sources familiar with the matter. A deal has not yet been reached.
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Will Anyone Buy Influential D.C. Magazine?
NEW YORK -- The New Republic is on the market once again. But so far, its unclear if any media companies are interested in buying the influential, albeit unprofitable, Beltway political magazine.
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Disgraced Former Journalist Fights To Become California Lawyer
SAN FRANCISCO — A former journalist who became the subject of a Hollywood movie after he was caught fabricating articles in the late 1990s is fighting to become a lawyer in California over the objections of a state bar committee.
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The Editors Of The New Republic Find These Wall Street Protests To Be Oh-So-Terribly Gauche!
In a move that's not going to take anyone who's currently a member of America's working class by surprise, the editors of the New Republic have come out against the Occupy Wall Street movement. There's just something about ordinary people that rubs the well-heeled minds of America's premiere catalog of bourgeois thoughts the wrong way!.
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