Tag Archives: corporate media

How Did Donald Trump Become President? The Truth The Media Dare Not Utter

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Trish Nelson

You must forgive your fellow lefties. In the heat of the campaign and aftermath of the election, hard feelings prevail within our party and it is easy to blame fellow Democrats, progressives, lefties, Greens, for everything that went wrong.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Memories

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Dave Bradley

It is hard to ignore the elephant in the room. In two months America will be on a new adventure reversing what was mostly a forward journey into the future. While the ship of state would sometimes shudder and lurch … Continue reading →

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How False Equivalence Distorts Campaign Coverage

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Trish Nelson

“News outlets have paid the same amount of attention to the Clinton emails or the Clinton Foundation as they have to the unprecedented, democracy-threatening dumpster fire that is the Trump campaign.”  

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In Defense of Donald Trump

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Everyone has something that they are “so sick of,” in this election cycle. Here’s mine:  The endless rants about Donald Trump. The social media conversations going on and on, outraged over his latest egregious comment, the clever, biting anti-Trump memes.  … Continue reading →

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Did You Hear About Clinton’s Mental Health Agenda?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Our media is not serving our democracy.  Far from it. Thom Hartmann nails it in this brief clip from his show that you can catch daily.  He is the nation’s #1 progressive talk radio host.  Click here to find a … Continue reading →

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Corporate Media Ignores Violent Far Right

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Trish Nelson

“Corporate media outlets just aren’t that interested in reporting on the violent far right — even when their crimes are international news.” by Jim Naurecka Otherwords.org Shortly before the United Kingdom’s “Brexit” vote, the shocking murder of Jo Cox — … Continue reading →

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Why Citizen Journalism Is Our Last Best Hope

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Trish Nelson

“News journalism is no longer capable of being a watch dog for Democracy.” – Helen Thomas “Info-tainment gibberish specialists have replaced serious journalists. Citizen journalism is our last, best hope.”  – Mike Papantonio Watch this. Learn something.

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Is This The Party Of Eisenhower?

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Just What Is Radical Today? The right wing press in this country uses every opportunity to call candidates such as Bernie Sanders “radical.” If you understand the concept of being radical as something or someone who deviates dramatically from a … Continue reading →

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Perfecting The Propaganda State Through Dollarocracy

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Trish Nelson

“America has two problems. Money and media.”  – Randi Rhodes Here’s a note from Bob McChesney To the wealthy, campaign contributions are not civic donations, they are investments. As a consequence, the USA now has a level of corruption closer … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders Schools The Media Again

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Bernie should not be the only candidate confronting the corporate media. After asking reporters to stay on topic, someone shouted a question about ISIS. Watch Bernie’s response.  

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