Some of the many details the corporate media isn’t telling you.
LEFT BEHIND: THE PARIS ATTACKS AND THE NEED TO FUND A MASS INDEPENDENT AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA
News Corp succeeds in pulling public discourse far to the right in the absence of major outlets willing to confront them when it matters most.
THE PROTESTS ARE ONLY BEGINNING; MIGHT AS WELL GET TO KNOW THE ACTIVISTS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AROUND BOSTON
Images by Chris Faraone unless otherwise noted First some disclaimers for positive measure … This post is not intended to suggest or imply either bonds or divisions between movements or organizations. Members of some groups we included may have ideological differences with others, while a few have especially productive relationships. We hope to […]
MEDIA FARM: WHY IS THE BOSTON GLOBE PRETENDING THAT POLICE VIOLENCE DOESN’T HAPPEN IN MASSACHUSETTS?
Image of stop-and-frisk outside the Boys & Girls Club on Talbot Ave in Dorchester (Nov. ’14) Just a few months ago, the Boston Globe informed us of an ACLU study about the epidemic of stop-and-frisk in the Hub. From their reporting: Boston police officers disproportionately observed, interrogated, or searched black residents from 2007 to 2010, according to […]
MOCKINGJAY, OR THE TEENAGER’S GUIDE TO PROPAGANDA AND REVOLUTION
It’s a teenager’s guide to propaganda and revolution, but for those who are familiar with these narratives, its lesson feels heavy-handed, like a fictional—but not exactly literary—application written specifically for a history book.
