News Brief: DC Media's "Fare Evasion" Meltdown
In this public News Brief, "DC Media's 'Fare Evasion' Meltdown," we discuss local TV news, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal's breathless coverage of so-called "fare evasion" and how our media d...
19 Okt 202221min
News Brief: Young Turks' Misleading Anti-Bail Reform Demagoguery
In this public News Brief, we discuss the nominally progressive news network's lies and omissions when covering efforts to reduce the US's unprecedented jail and prison population.
5 Okt 202236min
Ep. 168: How Faux Folksy "Real World" Advice is Employed to Limit Political Possibility and Punch Left
"Increasing Numbers of US Students Look for a 'Real' World," read a 1965 headline from the magazine Moderator. "Academics: Get Real!," the Harvard Business Review implored in 2009. "'Defund the police...
28 Sep 20221h 16min
Ep. 167: The Attractive Anti-Politics of 'Gerontocracy' Discourse
"Why Are We Still Governed by Baby Boomers and the Remarkably Old?," inquires The New York Times. "Why Do Such Elderly People Run America?," The Atlantic wonders. "Gerontocracy Is Hurting Democracy," ...
21 Sep 20221h 2min
Episode 166: The Convenient Conventional Wisdom of "Education as Great Equalizer" Appeals
"Education... is a great equalizer of conditions of men—the balance wheel of the social machinery," stated school reformer Horace Mann in 1848. "Math is the great equalizer," preached Jaime Escalante,...
14 Sep 20221h 2min
Ep. 165 - Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative
A white collar worker wrestles with whether to accept a promotion or help his co-workers organize. Salt miners stand up to the company that's taken over their town. A factory worker exposes her employ...
3 Aug 20221h 9min
Ep 164: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part I): From Demonized to Ignored or Mafia Plot Cliche
Chances are you've seen this storyline play out on either a big or small screen: An FBI agent investigates a prominent labor leader. Or maybe a union boss orders a hit on a recalcitrant member of the ...
27 Jul 20221h 2min
News Brief: Biden's Dictator Tour and the Tedium of Our "Human Rights Concerns" Theater
In this public News Brief, we detail the strange quadrennial tradition of acting like the US is "abandoning its principles" by reaffirming decades-long alliances with Israel and Saudi Arabia.
20 Jul 202229min
