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The Mainstream Media’s Big Disconnect: Why They Don’t Get Middle America
The journalists covering the elections are out of touch and missing this year's big stories.
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This Article Is Not About Donald Trump: If You Believe That, You’ll Believe Anything
Turn off that TV, put down that screen in your hand, I've got something to tell you about the news.
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Can Social Media Seize Control of Our Elections?
Social media is changing the way that people get their news, but it's not a silver bullet.
Avaaz Ignored Libya Lessons When Advocating for Syria No-Fly Zone
Like Clinton and other interventionists, Avaaz — in advocating for a no-fly zone in Syria — has not been chastened by what its advocacy wrought in Libya.
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How Sanders Could Lay the Foundation for a Third US Political Party
A new, independently financed political party could make Bernie Sanders' call for “political revolution” more than a dream.
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Hillary Clinton’s Favorite Mouthpiece: The New York Times
This election season, The New York Times seems content to disseminate the talking points of Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Obama’s Victory Dance in Argentina
While Argentina's president limits press freedoms, President Obama offers praise, seeking to spread US influence abroad.
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Whistleblowers and Leak Activists Face Powerful Elites in Struggle to Control Information
The struggle over controlling this kind of information is one of the great conflicts of our times.
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Sadistic Capitalism: Six Urgent Matters for Humanity in Global Crisis
This current crisis of global capitalism is not the same as earlier structural crises. This one is fast becoming sadistic.
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Jamie Dimon Tells Us We Need to Leave Too-Big-to-Fail Banks Alone
Dimon writes grandiose letters to shareholders. Unfortunately, the financial media takes them seriously.