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‘A Lot of That Science They Point to Is Science They Paid For’
"We're allowing these companies, a handful of very powerful companies, to really dominate the regulatory system, the political system, food policy matters, agricultural policy, in which we all are just exposed to pesticides and chemicals that can do ha...
Carey Gillam on Monsanto Lawsuit
How much power we will grant profit-driven corporations to determine not just what we're exposed to, but what we're permitted to know about it?
‘They Had Already Decided They Wanted to Invade Iraq’
Corporate media's role in the run-up to—and the ongoing aftermath of—the war on Iraq.
Pathological Deceit: The NYT Inverts Reality on Venezuela’s Cuban Doctors
A New York Times "exposé" of Cuban doctors' supposed interference in Venezuelan elections was riddled with inaccuracies, omissions and misrepresentations.
Robert Dreyfuss and Diana Duarte on the Media’s Role in Iraq War
Corporate media's role in the lead up to and the ongoing aftermath of the war on Iraq.
‘We Already Spend More Than Medicare for All Would Cost Us’
"It’s broken and they know it, and we all feel it, and it's unjust. And there is an easy solution."
Diane Archer on Medicare for All
The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future (PAHCF), a coalition of drugmakers, insurance companies and private hospitals, is lobbying hard to sink the popular Medicare for All proposal. Which side are corporate media on?
Worry About the Old, Not the Rich, HuffPost Tells Readers
There continues to be a large market for pieces saying the big conflict in the US is generational rather than class. The HuffPost made its latest contribution this week.
‘Washington Doesn’t Like Countries to Have Influence if They Can’t Control Them’
"If you have oil, and you're not doing what Washington wants, you're bound to run into some kind of trouble."
Venezuela in the US Press
the history of coverage of Venezuela is illustrative of what it looks like when elite media work strenuously to maintain the storyline on an "official enemy."