Tag: news
Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it...
What these occurrences share, and what they’re illustrating, is a profound hatred towards purveyors of journalism.
How to reclaim the narrative – and power – in post-truth America
Hope plus action and investment equals revolutionary muscle. Now is the time for the progressive majority to set the terms of the conversation.
In the era of ‘fake news,’ Americans would like to change...
Does the population agree with this view?
Trump’s Supreme Court strikes blow to government workers, good paying jobs
“This is a concerted, corporate-funded effort to get rid of public employee unions."
Faulty intelligence? The curious case of the murdered journalist who wasn’t
There is no question that journalists in Russia (and, for that matter, Ukraine) are under threat.
To the press, after 18 months of Trump
Don’t let him rattle you. Maintain your dignity, confidence, and courage.
Fox News reportedly having difficulty selling ads for Sean Hannity and...
Fox News’ business model is not sustainable.
Study finds 5,000 people may have died from Hurricane Maria in...
Cable news covered Roseanne for over 10 hours. They covered Hurricane Maria's death toll in Puerto Rico for just over 30 minutes.
Massive broadcast merger between Sinclair, Tribune has many worried about propaganda
The Sinclair-Tribune merger would bypass the congressional cap set at 39 percent, but because of an FCC loophole, only a portion of Sinclair’s current stations are considered in the count.
There’s fake news on your television, too
There’s fake news on your television, too. And there’s about to be more of it, unless something is done to stop an upcoming merger.
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Civil rights groups sue HHS over records tied to $10 billion childcare funding freeze
Advocates say the Trump administration must disclose how disputed fraud allegations involving Somali childcare providers became the basis for sweeping restrictions on federal aid.
Trump slaps 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods
The duties will hit Canadian cars, dairy products, alcohol and consumer goods, raising the threat of higher prices and further damage to the United States’ largest trading relationship.
5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t...
Those patterns may go against the partisan rhetoric of our times, but they reflect the reality that Americans do not sort neatly into simple camps on climate change.
Justice Department drops multiple corporate crime investigations
A reported decision to abandon several major corporate crime cases has raised concerns that the federal government is easing pressure on corporate misconduct.
What blind Lord of Misrule keeps showing he can’t avoid wrack and ruin, leans hard on dumb Big Lies, and expects different outcomes?
“Trump’s self-love, not Iran, is global enemy No 1. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction.”