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Western Media Losing Enthusiasm for Failing Coup in Venezuela 

Posted July 23, 2019

There is no clearer indication of the Western media’s growing disillusionment than the gradual demotion of Juan Guaído from “interim president”...

‘These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge’

Posted July 23, 201900:10:17

"So much of this language protects Trump and others who use it, by making ambiguous what is really not that ambiguous."

On Climate, ‘Looking at the Structural Barriers to Progress Is Important’

Posted July 19, 201900:09:52

"In contrast to Oregon's reputation as a sort of liberal hippie paradise, the state actually has incredibly weak campaign finance laws. So, for example,...

‘Journalism Is Helping to Normalize the Concentration Camps’

Posted July 17, 201900:15:36

"What we have is a media...where reality is determined by who holds the most social power. If you can harangue the media enough, criticize the media...

‘This Is Designed to Shape the Electorate to Retain Political Power’

Posted July 12, 201900:14:44

Election Focus 2020: "The people who tend to win out when you remove these forms of balancing tend to be white, entrenched majorities. This didn’t...