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Episode 87: Nate Silver and the Crisis of Pundit Brain
Nate Silver tell us Joe Biden's inconsistent political beliefs are, in fact, a benefit. They're "his calling card" and evidence he "reads the room pr…
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 86: Incitement Against the Homeless (Part II) - The Exterminationist Rhetoric of Fox News
Anti-poor shaming at Fox News is nothing new. But in recent years, with the rise of Trump and his more explicit brand of white nationalism, their to…
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 85: Incitement Against the Homeless (Part I) - The Infestation Rhetoric of Local News
"As homeless people turn off visitors, San Francisco tourism senses threat" notes Travelers Weekly. "Seattle Is Dying: Drugs And Homelessness In Seat…
6 years, 7 months ago
Episode 84: How Claims of "Sowing Discord" Are Used to Silence Criticism of Power
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez taking to Twitter to criticize House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, we are told, "plays into the hands of Tru…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 83: The Unchecked Conservative Ideology of US Media's 'Fact-Check' Verticals
"Three Pinocchios!" rates The Washington Post. "Pants On Fire!" declares PolitiFact. "True, but misleading," assess The New York Times.
In a media en…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 82: 'Western Civilization' and White Supremacy: The Right-Wing Co-option of Antiquity
The term "Western civilization" has long been a staple of the American Right, but with the recent resurgence of white nationalism, it is having some…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 81: How US Media Pits Labor and Climate Activists Against One Other
"A growing, and likely irreparable, rift between elite progressive environmentalists," Forbes tells us. "Environmentalists need to reconnect with blu…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 80: Animal Rights as Media and Pop Culture Punchline
In countless pop culture and media depictions, animal rights advocates and vegetarians in general, are viewed as effete weirdos, dirty hippies and hu…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 79: How 'Neutral' 'Experts' Took Over Trump's Iran Policy
"Satellite Images Raise Questions About Iran Threat, Experts Say," worries The Daily Beast. "Iran And Trading Partners Will Find Ways To Skirt Sancti…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 78: The Militarization of U.S. Media's Drug Coverage
Since the beginning of the so-called War on Drugs, authorities in the United States have viewed drugs not as a public health issue but one of crime, …
6 years, 9 months ago