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Why Independent Media Is Crucial for Countering Trump’s Lies
To control the conversation, Trump is leveraging media access to the White House. Not a problem for independent media.
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2016: A Bad Year for Democracy, but “Best Ever” for Big Media
The fact that the Trump campaign made 2016 “the best year in the history of cable news” should scare Americans.
Glenn Greenwald: Mainstream US Media Is Culpable for Disseminating Deceitful News on Russia
“Any story that bolsters the prevailing DC orthodoxy on the ‘Russia threat,’ no matter how dubious, is spread far and wide.”
The Istanbul I Know
It is no wonder why violence dominates news about Turkey in the Western press. It sells.
Economic Update: The Critique of Mass Media
This week's episode includes updates on Maggie's Farm, the John Lewis co-op in UK, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Castro and more.
Even After Trump Is Gone, Fallout From Democratic Primaries May Haunt Single-Payer Efforts
Leaked emails show how mainstream Democrats undermined the discussion of single-payer health care in the primaries.
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Election Media Update: Back to You, Pete
It's not just the TV people struggling to fill the hours.
Noam Chomsky on Hopes for Democracy in 2016 and Beyond
Noam Chomsky discusses media, political discourse, his hopes for democracy and the Brand New Congress movement.
The Era of Post-Truth Politics Is the Failure to Adapt to the Digital Age
The question is, if we now live in a post-truth democracy, what does this say about the very idea we live in such a democracy?
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The Many Pernicious Myths About Native Americans That Need to Be Uprooted Now
Most US citizens' knowledge about Native Americans is inaccurate, distorted or limited to elementary-school textbooks and spaghetti westerns.