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Not Your Father’s Car Commercial…..

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Nothing Here, Move On….

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5 GREAT THINGS ABOUT AMERICA…THAT AREN’T TRUE ANYMORE

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report 1st Great Thing About America: We Are a Democracy (Or Used To Be)  Image: Ares/caglecartoons.com  Once a shining beacon of democracy, the United States of America has lost its way. To be sure, … Continue reading

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Well Informed Citizenry?

BPR Quote of the Day “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Thomas Jefferson This enlightened Founding … Continue reading

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Sounds Right

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Wisconsin: The Final Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy

by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report American Democracy had struggled on life support for many years. It took its final breath on January 21, 2010, when a conservative Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the landmark Citizens United case that … Continue reading

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Gender Gap

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LAPDOG MEDIA

Deliberate media propaganda The media now knows that “militant” is a term of official propaganda, yet still use it for America’s drone victims By Glenn Greenwald/ Salon/ June 2, 2012 Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that the Obama administration, in … Continue reading

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

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OPAQUE TRANSPARENCY

Is the Government Holding Back Crucial Documents? By Russ Baker/ WhoWhatWhy/ May 30, 2012 Next year will be a half-century since the death of JFK. And the Obama Administration thinks we need to keep secret the records on the matter….a … Continue reading

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