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Safe [White] Spaces
My time at Brooklyn Co-op taught me a lot about how liberal democratic spaces fail to identify intersectionalities of exploitation.
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We Have All Won an Oligarchy and Lost a Democracy
The mainstream media is completely devoid of the kind of information a functional press is supposed to provide the citizens of a democratic republic.
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Chevron PR Firm’s Local “News” Site Draws Admiration From Koch Industries, Alarm From Media Watchdogs
In the city of Richmond, California, Chevron not only processes up to 250,000 barrels of crude oil a day — it also writes the news.
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Election 2016: There’s No Debate
The candidates and the media have thoroughly corrupted the presidential debates. Our democracy deserves better. There's still time for a change.
US Media Ignores CIA Cover-Up on Torture
US veterans chastise mainstream media for ignoring an account of how the CIA tried to block the Senate's torture investigation.
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Why Corporate Media Are Ready to Deliver Us Into Trump’s Hands
Corporate media executives know that four years of Trump will be incredibly profitable for network television.
Why Are Mass Killings by White People in the US Almost Never Called Terrorism?
If a mass murder committed by a white supremacist is not called “terrorism,” does the word even have meaning?
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Fact-Checking in the Age of Trump
The business of ferreting out candidates' whoppers is booming, and no wonder.
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The Feeble False Modesty of Chris Wallace
As TV news approaches more moments of truth (and untruth) in the coming presidential debates.
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Why Won’t the Corporate Media Push Back Against Lying Think Tanks and Experts?
We shouldn't just be demanding tougher treatment of presidential debate candidates.