With the news media having failed the American people so incredibly this election cycle, and the very real possibility of a Trump presidency looming in the not too distant future, numerous people and organizations, some of whom who have never weighed in on such things in the past, are beginning to come forward publicly in […]
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How Big Money and Big Media Undermine Democracy
I have very little to add in the way of comment, but I wanted to let all of you know that Bill Moyers just interviewed John Nichols and Robert McChesney, the authors of the new book Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America, and it’s incredibly fascinating stuff… And, by “incredibly […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Politics, Rants Also tagged Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporate money, Dollarocracy, Gannett Company, get the money out of Washington, John Nichols, journalism, media consolidation, money as free speech, news, nightly news, political ads, Robert McChesney, Sinclair Broadcast Group, the future of journalism, the sad state of journalism 7 Comments
My thoughts on the news coverage coming out of Cleveland
Posted in Observations Also tagged Amanda Berry, Ariel Castro, Cleveland, Gina DeJesus, happy endings, kidnapping, Michelle Knight, Onil Castro, Pedro Castro, the sad state of journalism 19 Comments
For those of you who don’t leave the bed over the weekend, here’s the deal with the controversy surrounding the latest jobs data
On Friday, the the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing that, for the first time since President Obama took office, unemployment had fallen below the 8% mark. And, as Romney had repeatedly drawn the line in the sand at 8%, reminding American voters incessantly, since winning his party’s nomination, that Obama had presided over […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Al Gore, Bureau of Labor Statistics, conspiracy theory, consumer confidence, Florida, GE, General Electric, Henry Waxman, housing market, Jack Welch, Karl Rove, Labor Department, media consolidation, NBC, Obama, Presidential politics, reality deficient, Romney, unemployment 18 Comments