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Ep. 152: Hallmark Christmas Movies and the Cozy, Conservative Nostalgia Machine
A blast from the past teaches a town to embrace tradition and believe in miracles we simply can't explain. A cynical urban professional finds kindnes…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 151: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and Science-y (Part II)
"Deregulation will make the economy more efficient and stimulate GDP growth," insist think tanks like the Brookings Institution and American Enterpri…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 150: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and Science-y (Part I)
"Supply and demand." "It's just Econ 101." "Most economists agree..." "There's always trade offs." Over and over, media and policymakers spew th…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 149: How Fatness Became a Cheap Joke and Proxy for Moral Deficiency in Pop Culture
A character played by an actor in a fat suit shovels food in his face, unable to restrain himself in a fit of rage. Another falls, too lazy and out-o…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep 148: The GOP's 'Rightwing Populism' Rebrand (Part II) - Messaging Wars in 'White America'
"The elites are out to get you and your hard-earned pay." "We're spending too much on protecting foreign nations and not enough defending our own bor…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 147 - The GOP's 'Rightwing Populism' Rebrand: How Billionaire-Backed Charlatans Pick Off Disillusioned Lefties (Part I)
"It's not about right vs left, but the people vs the elites," "Wall Street and the media are leaching off hard working Americans like you and me who …
4 years, 5 months ago
News Brief - Reconciliation Bill Negotiations: A Media Autopsy
In this News Brief, we recapped how, in the face of a once in a generation opportunity to relieve poverty and address curb climate change, US media l…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 146: Bill Gates, Bono and the Limits of World Bank and IMF-Approved Celebrity 'Activism'
"Feed the world." "We are the world." "Be a light to the world." Every few years, it seems, a new celebrity benefit appears. Chock full of A-listers …
4 years, 5 months ago
News Brief - Colin Powell: Stumbling Empire Personified
In this News Brief, we recap the recap of Powell's life, from the handwringing over his Iraq War UN speech to the erasure of his role in covering up …
4 years, 5 months ago
Live Interview: How 'The Kaepernick Effect' Revealed Reactionary Forces in Youth Sports. with Dave Zirin
In this recording of a Live Interview for Patrons from 9/22, we speak with The Nation sports editor Dave Zirin about his new book, The Kaepernick Eff…
4 years, 5 months ago