By Patrice Greanville
9/1/07
There’s a widespread assumption in leftwing circles that increasing concentration of media ownership is, ipso facto, the main if not sole culprit for the appalling performance of mainstream journalism in our time. Surely there’s a lot to decry, but is media consolidation and deregulation the cause for this calamity? And if the […]
Entries from August 2007
Dry up the tears for that golden period in US Journalism that never was
August 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Bourgeoisie · Corporate Media Lies · Mainstream Media Propagandists · Media Whoredom · Patriarchy · Propaganda · capitalism · false consciousness
America needs a Guarantor
August 31st, 2007 · No Comments
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Tags: American Empire · George W. Bush · Iraq
Poor in America - P.I.A.
August 31st, 2007 · No Comments
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Tags: American Nightmare · Corporatism · Money Worship · Poverty · Savage Capitalism · capitalism
America and Violence
August 30th, 2007 · No Comments
By David Truskoff
8/30/07
“America is, by far, the most violent country in the world when measured against comparable, industrialized nations. Violence is deeply rooted in our society and has become woven into the fabric of the American lifestyle. A culture of violence has emerged that invades our lives at every level, from our most intimate […]
Tags: Guns · Macho bullshit · Second Amendment · Violence
Short Story
August 30th, 2007 · No Comments
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Tags: Earth · Environment · Raping the Earth · Savage Capitalism
Obstacles to Countering Global Warming and Climate Change
August 29th, 2007 · No Comments
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Tags: Big Oil · Climate Change · Corporatism · Environment · Raping the Earth · Savage Capitalism · capitalism
Alexander Hamilton’s case for change
August 29th, 2007 · No Comments
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Tags: American Empire · Corporatism · Militarism · plutocracy