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Episode 50: Anti-Imperialism and MSNBC-Approved Socialism
With recent primary election wins by candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, James Thompson, Julia Salazar and others, the terms "so…
7 years, 6 months ago
Episode 49: Shifting Media Representations of Abortion (Part II)
In the mid-1990s there was a rhetorical and cultural shift on the issue of abortion, namely the result of anti-abortion activists successfully introd…
7 years, 6 months ago
Episode 48: Shifting Media Representations of Abortion (Part I)
From the shame-inducing "safe, legal and rare" framing of the 1990s to normalizing efforts like the #ShoutYourAbortion campaign and an uptick in abor…
7 years, 6 months ago
News Brief: Don't Let the Media Erase McCain's Far Right Legacy
There must be an account for the thousands of dead Arabs and Asians McCain helped create. On this News Brief we attempt to do that.
7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 47: American Magnanimity - Spinning Crimes Against Humanity as Benevolence
Since there's been America, there have been American war crimes, and since there have been American war crimes, there's been a parallel cottage indus…
7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 46: The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire, Part II - Bill Gates in Africa
Russia, as we all know, has sinister "oligarchs" whereas in the United States, we are told, we have "philanthropists," "job creators," and "titans of…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 45: The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire: Bill Gates and Western Media
Russia, as we all know, has sinister "oligarchs" whereas in the United States, we are told, we have "philanthropists," "job creators," and "titans of…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 44: RussiaGate, Year 3 - Using the Nonstop Specter of Russia to Tarnish Black Activists
For over two years, the U.S. government has been investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election - interference broadly considered to be in …
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 43: RussiaGate Year 3 -- How Liberals' Martial Posture Harms the Left
For over two years, the U.S. government has been investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election - interference broadly considered to be in …
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 42: 'Populism' - The Media's Favorite Catch-All Smear for the Left
With the rise of Trump, Sanders, Corbyn and Brexit, hundreds of pundits, reporters, and talking heads have been warning about the problems of "popul…
7 years, 9 months ago