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News Brief: 5 Worst US Media Reactions to Russia's Ukraine Invasion
In this public News Brief, we examine the most unhelpful, glib, self-aggrandizing, and cynical responses from American media to Russia's invasion of …
4 years ago
Episode 157: How the "Culture War" Label Is Used to Trivialize Life-and-Death Economic Issues
"Let the Culture Wars Begin. Again," The New York Times announces. "How the 'Culture War' Could Break Democracy," warns Politico. "As The Culture War…
4 years ago
Episode 156: How the "Investigative Journalism" Aesthetic Can Be Used to Launder Power-Serving Narratives
"Investigative journalism." It's a term that conjures imagery of committed, industrious newsrooms like those in the Oscar-winning films All the Presi…
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 155: How the American Settler-Colonial Project Shaped Popular Notions of 'Conservation'
"Among these central ranges of continental mountains and these great companion parks…lies the pleasure-ground and health-home of the nation," wrote j…
4 years, 1 month ago
News Brief: "Biden Crack Pipes": Anatomy of a Manufactured GOP Outrage––and Democratic Capitulation
In this News Brief, we are joined by friend of the show Zachary A. Siegel to discuss the extremely effective, extremely racist rightwing outrage over…
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 154: "Inclusive Patriotism": How Radicals Are Retconned into Liberal Champions of the American Project
4 years, 1 month ago
Ep 153: Crime Stoppers, America's Most Wanted and Rise of Vigilante TV News
"Let's get this guy off the streets before he targets another innocent person." "If you've seen any of these fugitives, call our hotline now." "Thank…
4 years, 2 months ago
Live Interview: Police 'Defunding' That Never Was and Abolitionism as a Long-Term Social Project
In this Live Interview from 1/11, we talk with Derecka Purnell, author of 'Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom' abou…
4 years, 2 months ago
News Brief: Dem-Aligned Media Set Up Teachers Unions to Take the Fall for Midterm Losses
In this New Brief, we discuss the Winter of Labor Discipline and why holding the line against teachers unions is essential to establishing the "new n…
4 years, 2 months ago
A Very Special News Brief - Hallmark's Anti-Labor Churn: A Follow-Up Conversation
In this follow up News Brief to our Christmas-themed episode on Hallmark, we discuss an angle we glossed over in our episode: the anti-labor business…
4 years, 2 months ago