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Trump Sails to Presidency in Election Fueled by Racism and Anti-Immigrant Hate. Voting rights groups had to respond to bomb threats and reports of racist voter intimidation on Tuesday. By. Mike Ludwig , T ruthout.
Independent media, by definition, is free of influence by government or corporate interests. Many “alternative news” outlets claim to be independent, yet they sell out space on their sites for advertising. Additionally, journalism schools instill the idea of “fair and balanced” reporting, free of bias.
Schools must make “more effort” to “ensure the health and well-being” of trans teens is addressed, the survey said. State lawmakers may soon pass a bill that would make Maine a safe haven for trans people fleeing hostile states.
In the exclusive interview for Truthout that follows, Lauren Harper, the first Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation, talks about government secrecy and the role of journalism and whistleblowers in defending democracy.
The Purpose of a Free Press Is Free Expression. The gadfly of American journalism in the first half of the twentieth century, A. J. “Joe” Liebling, commented, “Freedom of the press belongs to the man who owns one.”. ** It’s become even more true today, although you can replace the word man with the word corporation.
The Public Broadcasting System and National Public Radio brought educational programming, and independent news and political analysis to millions of Americans. But, with the onset of “Reaganomics” 33 years ago, federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been slashed.
Mussolini’s “achievement” was much like Pinochet’s: destroying labor and independent thought so that “sound economics” could proceed unencumbered by sentimental concerns about human rights and justice.
Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor. So, yes, in that sense capitalism actually works to undermine democracy. But what has just been described — that is, the vicious cycle of concentration of power and wealth — is so traditional that it is even described by Adam Smith in 1776.