Trump, Republican governors, and MAGA media have summoned their armed fanatics to the Rio Grande.
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Politico’s Hit Job on U.S. Trade Rep Katherine Tai
Today on TAP: A complex tug-of-war has been happening over the direction of Biden’s trade policy. Politico serves as a handy receptacle for Tai’s enemies to paint Tai as the problem.
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Metaphors Journalists Live By (Part II)
The conclusion of our story of the bad things that can happen when journalists refuse to criticize themselves
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Metaphors Journalists Live By (Part I)
One of the reasons political journalism is so ill-equipped for this moment in America is because of its stubborn adherence to outdated frames.
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Unmasking the Local TV Station Monopolies
Deregulation has rendered station ownership caps meaningless. But a federal antitrust case and a new FCC majority offer one last chance to unwind broadcast consolidation.
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First They Came for Harvard
The right’s long and all-too-unanswered war on liberal institutions claims a big one.
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You Are Entering the Infernal Triangle
Authoritarian Republicans, ineffectual Democrats, and a clueless media
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Project Censored Top 10 Stories: Corporate Abuse and Environmental Harm Dominate
The pattern signals a deeper truth: our economics and the survival of our species are deeply at odds.
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Jury Finds That Google Is a Monopolist
Today on TAP: Disgruntled ex-FTC employees dishing to mainstream media aside, the public understands the rampant use of Big Tech monopoly power.
