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Digital Disconnect: Robert McChesney on "How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy"

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman,Juan Gonzalez - Apr. 05 (Interview) - Longtime media-reform advocate Robert McChesney looks at how the future of American politics could be largely determined by who controls the Internet in his newest book. "'Digital Disconnect' talks about the difference between the mythology of the Internet -- the hope would it empower people and make democracy triumphant -- versus the reality of large corporate monopolies and the government working together are taking away the promise of the Internet to suit their interests,” says McChesney, the co-founder of Free Press and the National Conference for Media Reform. His book begins with a simple claim: "The ways capitalism works and does not work determine the role the Internet might play in society." [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]

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At National Conference for Media Reform, Activists Hope to Stop Murdoch, Koch-Backed Consolidation

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman,Juan Gonzalez - Apr. 05 (Special Report) - We broadcast from the National Conference for Media Reform in Denver, where some 2,000 people are expected to gather to look at how media, technology and democracy intersect. One of the major topics this year is media consolidation. As newspapers struggle to survive, billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch have expressed interest in buying Tribune Company, which includes the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is also weighing a bid for the Los Angeles Times in a market where he already owns two television stations. We're joined by Craig Aaron, president and CEO of Free Press, the main organizer of the National Conference for Media Reform. [includes rush transcript]

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The US path to energy independence in three charts

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

energyandmoney.blogspot.co.uk - Nov. 15 (Opinion) -

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Energy, Markets and Money: Catalonia Independence would be a likely disaster for all

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Players guide 2012 campaign

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800

FactCheck - By Brooks Jackson, team - Mar. 04 (Fact Check) - The 2012 campaign cycle marks the first presidential election since the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that allowed corporations and unions to spend more freely in federal elections. The loosened campaign finance rules, coupled with an intense competition between the two major parties, have served only to embolden independent political groups that hope to influence the 2012 races. Below is a list of most major groups that have been active or expect to be active in the 2012 federal elections. Many of these groups can accept unlimited donations. Others can accept unlimited donations and avoid disclosing their donors. There’s even a new breed of so-called independent groups that advocate solely for a single presidential candidate.

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Iowa Democrats: Party is trying to stay in the game

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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"A Moment in the Sun": An Extended Interview with Independent Filmmaker, Author John Sayles

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jul. 04 (Interview) - "However small your audience is, however frustrating it is to get your version of the world or what you want to talk about out there, it’s part of the conversation. And if you shut up, the conversation is one-sided,"

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Robert Parry’s July Fourth Appeal

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Consortium News - By Robert Parry - Jul. 04 (Opinion) - In a modern age of mass communication, it has turned out that sophisticated propaganda and false narratives can be a more lethal threat to meaningful self-rule in America than all the armies of the world combined. If enough Americans can be deluded by clever talking points and endless spin – while many others are rendered confused and immobile – then the “consent of the governed” is made meaningless.

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The Trouble With Independents

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New Republic - By Michael Kazin, - Apr. 26 (Opinion) - No group in American politics gets more respect than independent voters. Pundits and reporters probe what these allegedly moderate citizens think about this issue and that candidate, major party strategists seek the golden mean of messaging that will attract independents to their camp and/or alienate them from the opposing one. Presidential nominees and aides struggle to come up with phrases and settings that will soothe or excite them. But what if millions of independents are really just a confused and clueless horde, whose interest in politics veers between the episodic and the non-existent?

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Opinions polls show sharp divisions on Walker

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - By Craig Gilbert - Mar. 06 (Poll) - Gov. Scott Walker's bitter standoff with Democrats and labor unions in Wisconsin has turned the newly elected Republican into a deeply polarizing figure, eroded his standing and left him struggling to win the battle for public opinion, a flurry of recent polls suggests.

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House rejects measure that would extend key Patriot Act provisions through December

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Felicia Sonmez - Feb. 09 (News) - A measure to extend key provisions of the Patriot Act counterterrorism surveillance law through December failed the House Tuesday night, with more than two-dozen Republicans bucking their party to oppose the measure.

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