Tag: populism
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The Narrative Game; Post-Truth January 6, 2021
by ProfDave, ©2021 (Jun. 3, 2021) —[Editor’s Note: See Part I of this series here.] Since objective news and truth itself have become obsolete, everyone is entitled to his own version of reality, determined by race, class, generation and sexual preferences. We may never know what happened, but we may entertain ourselves with chosen “narratives”…
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US Economy a Big Boost for Donald Trump
WILL ECONOMIC WINDS SHIFT IN TRUMP’S FAVOR, OR WILL CLINTON PREVAIL? by Freddie Richardson, ©2016 (Jul. 26, 2016) — When Donald Trump declared interest in running for office, most political analysts said there was no possibility of him winning the GOP nomination. Some of the reasons stated at the time include the fact that he…
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Free, Fair & Balanced
HAVE POLITICAL ELECTIONS BECOME AUCTIONS? by Steve Thompson, editor of Freedom From the Press (Jan. 18, 2010) — Are politically-based television and talk radio programs open and inclusive to all viewpoints? Do the names Thom Hartmann, Rob Kall, Richard and Kate Mucci, Laura Flanders, William K. Black, Michael Parenti or Ravi Batra sound familiar? The…