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The Right Wing, Trump and Media Fairness Rules
John Peeler: In the old days broadcast media had to give equal time to opposing points of view. Could Fox News as we know it even survive such a standard?
The National Enquirer and Trump Warrant RICO Prosecution!
H. Scott Prosterman: Now we know that this rag willfully enabled t-Rump, gave him “secret” editorial powers to plant bogus stories about his enemies, and kill unfavorable stories about him and his allies.
Is Trump a Brand-New Weird Existential Threat to the Republic? Not Even Close.
Ted Rall: Trump isn’t — despite what 300-plus newspaper editorial boards would have us think — a root cause of American crisis. He is a symptom of preexisting conditions. This is important. Because if we delude ourselves into thinking that getting rid of Trump will fix what ails us, things will only get worse.
How to Kill the Free Press
Steve Hochstadt: Trump supplements attacks on responsible media with unprecedented support for the irresponsible reporting of pretend journalists.
The “Thin Grey Line” — The Media’s Conspiracy of Silence on Defamation and Libel
Ted Rall: If media misconduct falls in the woods, whatever sound it makes receives no coverage in “rival” media outlets.
What Facebook Told Me About America
Frank Fear: We experienced Americans who reject science, use “alternative facts” to explain phenomena, and politicize a subject by turning it upside-down and inside-out.
Collusion Takes Many Forms
WJ Astore: The real story is in plain sight: all the corporate sponsors of the Aspen Security Forum, including Lockheed Martin, the nation’s leading weapons maker.
What We Can Do About Trump’s Escalating Lies
Robert Reich: At his most recent rally in Great Falls, Montana, Trump made 98 factual statements. 76 percent of them were false, misleading or unsupported by evidence.
Pasadena Panel Fires Back at Presidential Attacks on Press
Edward Rivera: Panelist: multiple modern U.S. Presidents have attacked journalists, but freedom of the press remains an indispensable ingredient of American democracy
Newspapers Hit Hard
Frank Fear and Terry Link: We encourage Progressives to analyze the Commentary section of their local newspapers. Express concern/offer congratulations based on what you find.
Is the Ali Watkins Case the Opening of Trump’s War on the Press?
Edward Wasserman: So it was only a matter of time, and it now looks as if the threatened assault on the news media has finally begun.
Seymour Hersh Versus Our Official Narratives
Murray Polner: The current near-universal condemnation of Russian “meddling” in the 2016 election overlooks that the U.S. has a long history of invading countries and toppling elected governments.
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