Tag Archives: media reform

This Week On The Fallon Forum: The Fate Of American Agriculture, Immigration Reform, Snowden

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Dear Friends, Welcome to Des Moines, capital of the new colonial outpost. Yes, I’m afraid it’s true. Just as European governmental powers extracted the wealth of Africa, Asia and the Americas in previous centuries (note: see Bruce Rastetter for details … Continue reading →

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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Save Cleverley Farms, Branstad’s Poll Numbers, No Nukes And More

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Dear Friends, For close to two decades, Larry Cleverley has been a key leader in Iowa’s local foods movement. Many new farm-to-market growers owe a debt of gratitude to farmers like Larry for their pioneering efforts to help pave the … Continue reading →

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Why Do The Corporate Media Want You To Hate Eric Holder?

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Trish Nelson

President Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, has been in the “news” lately. The corporate media have the left and right calling for Eric Holder’s head. The game is this: Just like the Benghazi and IRS faux scandals, the media run … Continue reading →

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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Faux IRS “Scandal” Fracking And The Price Of Carbon

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Trish Nelson

You can listen/watch The Fallon Forum at http://www.fallonforum.com from 12:00-1:00, Monday-Friday. See details below for delayed broadcast and podcast info. Dear Friends, When you listen to the Fallon Forum this week, you’ll notice two changes (and there are more coming). … Continue reading →

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Mignon Clyburn And Tom Wheeler, FCC Dream Team?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Trish Nelson

broadbandandsocialjustice.org/ Washington, D.C. : The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) proudly commends President Barack Obama for selecting senior FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and telecom visionary Tom Wheeler to be Interim Chair and Chair of the FCC, respectively. Last week, … Continue reading →

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Pathetic Media Not Properly Conveying What ALEC Is

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Not only have the media not properly conveyed what ALEC really is if they do talk about it which is extremely rare, but they are also not mentioning ALEC when it would make perfect sense to. Even the “liberal” media … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC | Tagged "stand your ground" law, ALEC, ALEC in Iowa, ALEC Spring Task Force Summit 2013, corporate media, Corporate PAC spending, iowa fracking, Iowa media, media reform, Origin of Voter ID laws | Comments Off

Are Iowa’s Twelve Rush Limbaugh Radio Stations Polluting Our Political Discourse?

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Dailykos.com/story/2013/04/24/Rush-Limbaugh-Admits-StopRush-is-Kicking-His-Ass On Tuesday’s show, Rush Limbaugh acknowledged that the “sniveling jerks” of the StopRush movement have driven his advertising possibilities into the ground: As usual, Limbaugh has some of his facts confused. The “little sniveling jerks” he refers to would … Continue reading →

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Koch Brothers Now Want To Own America’s Last Great Newspapers For Corporate Propaganda

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Please share this action alert from Free Press. As part of their “10-year strategy to expand their corporate power,” the Koch Brothers now want to buy the last remaining real newspapers in America in order to have a “national media … Continue reading →

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John Nichols At The National Conference on Media Reform 2013

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Trish Nelson

“Brothers and sisters, we are winning fights every day… Media reform has never been about media. Media reform is about those wonderful lines in the first amendment of the Constitution where it says that we have a right to a … Continue reading →

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Can’t Make It To Denver? Livestream The National Conference On Media Reform

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Trish Nelson

If you can’t make it to Denver, never fear: You can watch the conference live from your home, your office, your favorite Internet café … whatever works for you. Free Press is partnering with Free Speech TV to livestream various … Continue reading →

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