Episode 104: The Pete Peterson Austerity Empire and the "How Will You Pay For It?" Lie
"According to the Bipartisan Policy Center," "a recent study by the Concord Coalition disagrees," "One review of your budget by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says." We've seen these s...
11 Maalis 20201h 14min
Episode 103: The Glib Left-Punching of "Purity Politics" Discourse
"Obama Warns Against 'Purity Tests' In Democratic Primary," Spectrum News reports. "Spare Me the Purity Racket," Maureen Dowd opines in The New York Times. "'Purity Tests' Divide Democrats," US News &...
4 Maalis 20201h
Episode 102: The Conservative Sanctimony of Journalistic Impartiality
One of the most prized professional norms for journalists, particularly the United States, is the preservation of neutrality in reporting. While the concept of "objectivity" has fallen out of fashion ...
26 Helmi 20201h 16min
Episode 101: The False Universality of "Common Sense"
"145 CEOs Call On Senate To Pass 'Common-sense, Bipartisan' Gun Laws," NPR states. "Local Democrat pushes back on NY bail reform law: It's about 'common sense,' not politics," a Fox News headline read...
19 Helmi 20201h 4min
Episode 100: Willie Hortonism 2020 - Media Attacks on Prison Reform
Since the rise of Black Lives Matter and a broader cultural awakening in the United States of just how wildly out of whack, cruel and hyper-punitive our criminal legal system is, modest reforms began ...
5 Helmi 20201h 19min
Episode 99: The Cruel, Voyeuristic Quackery of Rehab TV Shows
Over the last 20 years, the topics of substance use and treatment have become the stuff of televised entertainment: heart-wrenching stories of desperation and redemption, of suffering and survival. Sh...
29 Tammi 20201h 4min
Episode 98: The Refined Sociopathy of The Economist
From its inception as agriculture trade paper in 1843 to the present day, The Economist has provided a gateway into the mind of the banking class. Something of an anomaly in the publishing industry, T...
22 Tammi 20201h 26min
Episode 97: Porch Pirate Panic and the Paranoid Racism of Snitch Apps
Everywhere we turn, local media — TV, digital, radio — is constantly telling us about the scourge of crime lurking around every corner. This, of course, is not new. It's been the basis of the local ne...
15 Tammi 20201h 24min
