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The Myth of the American Political Center

December 28th, 2009 · Comments Off · Culture, Health Care, Media, Politics

Because of the intensity of the debate on health care reform, and the Republican ideological war on the middle class, we are now hearing much talk about the “American Center,” the supposedly independent political middle. The fact is that there is no political middle, polls notwithstanding. The only poll that matters, politicians will tell you [...]

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The Great Right-Wing Propaganda War

November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Culture, Health Care, jobs, Media, Politics

There is a war going on in this country. It is a war against the American People and a war against the truth. It is not being waged by terrorists but by a group of hugely wealthy, arch-conservative individuals who merely want…more. Their personal assets, both individually and collectively are in the billions and they [...]

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Lou Dobbs and the Mystery of the Missing Birth Certificate

November 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Culture, International affairs, Media, Politics

Lou Dobbs has been on the air for 30 years. In chronological years, he is not an old man these days. But in keeping up with the times, in educating himself, and in thinking of the future, is he living in a past age? Has time passed him bye? Does he still wear brown shoes [...]

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Truth and Propaganda

September 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Culture, Media

The recent rash of articles surrounding the idea that a nightly television personality may have, over time, perhaps become the victim of some kind of neurosis, speaking irrationally, brings up an important subject.  When must we demand truth from media and prohibit irrational speech or speech based on objectives that are antithetical to society’s interests? Several issues are quite clear. [...]

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The State of American Monopolistic Media

August 30th, 2009 · Comments Off · Media, Politics

Do you wonder why you only see the typical kind of “he-said, she-said” commentary–and news, too–that calls for some flack on one side of an isssue to respond to the flack on the other side of the issue? Do you wonder why Bill O’Reilly slams Keith Olbermann on tv and then Keith Olbermann slams Bill [...]

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