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The Pornification of Popular Culture
The extreme has become mainstream, but if we are all at the transgressive forefront, we many not realize it when we've gone too far.
The Dictionary of the Global War on You
Unfortunately, the language we use to describe the world of the national security state is still largely stuck in the pre-9/11 era.
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Protecting Mainstream Journalists Only?
It isn't the 1% that requires more protection. It's journalists and the rest of us: the 99%.
Mainstream Media MIA for Texas Abortion Bill Filibuster
Despite the historic moment of the Senate Bill 5 filibuster, the mainstream media left it to citizens to do the reporting.
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The British Media, Cheerleaders for Austerity
The mainstream media play an important public relations role in presenting a positive picture of austerity.
Welcome to the (Don’t Be) Evil Empire: Google Eats the World
Finally, journalists have started criticizing in earnest the leviathans of Silicon Valley, notably Google, now the worldu2019s third-largest company in market value.
Where is Edward Snowden? Glenn Greenwald on Asylum Request, Espionage Charge; More Leaks to Come
The international mystery surrounding National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has deepened after the former U.S. intelligence contractor failed to board a flight as expected from Moscow to Havana.
Michael Hastings Dies at 33; Fearless Journalist Challenged Power and Exposed Myths of Afghan War
The investigative journalist Michael Hastings has died at the age of 33 in a Los Angeles car crash.
Seeing Red: Disinformation in the Age of Reagan
In this archived feature from 1981, Greg Guma reports on the targeting of dissenters in the Reagan era and one can see the eerie similarities from the present day.
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Moshed in the Pit of Capitalism
Delighted attendee Gupta opines that while the Coachella music and arts festival ‘may be the zenith of hipster culture’ - with extraordinary food choices, music, flamboyancy and release, drugs …