Greenwald leaves Guardian for new venture backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar

This move would seem to be a mistake, as far as I can tell. The Guardian has a pretty good record for fighting against the Man (by this, I mean breaking big stories, challenging legal gags and libel suits and succeeding), and they have a pretty big stake in it all, that and their involvement leads Greenwald a lot of respect and notability. The commitment of Omidyar seems altogether more iffy.