Category Archives: media

IGNORANCE ISN’T BLISS

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

The corporate media ignores the rise of oligarchy. The rest of us shouldn’t By Bernie Sanders/ The Guardian/ March 16, 2018 The rapid rise of oligarchy and wealth and income inequality is the great moral, economic, and political issue of … Continue reading →

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Electronic Oligarchy

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Net Neutrality Means You Can Have The Internet Your Way By Thom Hartmann/ ThomHartmann.com/ January 26, 2018   The international order is changing as a result of populism, and I would argue that the populism is a response to the … Continue reading →

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The Real Coup Plot Is Trump’s

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

By Jascha Mounk/ New York Times/ December 20, 2017 When Donald Trump’s campaign was accused of spreading “fake news,” he quickly appropriated the term for himself. The true purveyors of fake news, he claimed, were television networks like CNN and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Lie Awake at Night

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Arlen Grossman
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Why Are Conservatives More Susceptible to Believing Lies?

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

Photo illustration by Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Photos by FoxNews and FoxNews.com.   By John Ehrenreich/ Slate/ November 9, 2017 Many conservatives have a loose relationship with facts. The right-wing denial of what most people think of as accepted reality starts with … Continue reading →

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Random Musings

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

When we don’t get health care, tax reform, gun control or any of the myriad things that the majority of American citizens want, many people are puzzled and ask, “Why is that?” The answer should be obvious. Billionaires and Big Corporations … Continue reading →

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Violence Ahead?

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

ALEX JONES AND OTHER CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR CIVIL WAR AGAINST LIBERALS  By Nina Burleigh/ Newsweek/ July 21, 2017 Would you go to war against your fellow Americans to show your support for President Donald Trump? For the last several months, … Continue reading →

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WHY THEY LOVE TRUMP

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

Trump is doing exactly what his supporters expect him to do By Neil Steinberg/ Chicago Sun-Times/ July 18, 2017 Ah. Now I see. Finally, finally I get Donald Trump. It all makes sense to me now. Took long enough. He has … Continue reading →

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Next Stop: Fascism?

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

Trump and the War on the Media: On the road to Fascism By  Steven Jonas/ OpEdNews/ July 4, 2017   Trump’s attacks on the media are getting evermore virulent. Much is known and has been written about the “what.” Not … Continue reading →

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MEDIA: PROFITS OVER TRUTH

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

America’s TV Media Crisis Goes Far Beyond Covering Trump: We Simply Aren’t Hearing About the Most Pressing Issues of Our Time If the media really wants to fight Trump, they can start by reporting on climate change and inequality. By … Continue reading →

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