Category Archives: Media-Info Control

Is the media controlled by the government or ‘friends’ of the government? Are ‘talking points’ being passed down from ‘on high’? Can you only find conservative AM radio talk shows? Are the media worried that they might be ‘cut-off’ if they ask the wrong questions? Are steps being taken against the ‘liberal’ media to make them more ‘balanced’? Are media personnel being jailed for refusing to identify their sources? Is media access to the government increasingly being restricted as time passes? When will media have their licenses revoked? When will the power to their tools be shut off? When will they all be jailed with the rest of the enemies? How far is too far?

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Neoliberal, Free Market Fundamentalist, Ideology of The 1971 Powell Memo Reflected in Koch Brother’s 1980 Manifesto

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Andy Hailey

Decades later, Lewis Powell codified Vice President Wallace’s “method” in The Powell Memo of 1971. The result was a proliferation of conservative think tanks like the Cato institute, thousands of talking heads all over commercial media, Fox News, hate radio, … Continue reading →

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Edward Snowden Exposed Our Authoritarian – Dual – State

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Andy Hailey

The following are excerpts are from a recent article by Chris Hedges: Snowden, we are told, could have reformed from the inside. He could have gone to his superiors or Congress or the courts. But Snowden had numerous examples—including the … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2014/01/edward-snowden-join-daniel-ellsberg-others-freedom-press-foundations-board-directors" title="Dedicated to helping support and defend public-interest journalism focused on exposing mismanagement, corruption, and law-breaking in government." target="_blank">Edward Snowden To Join Daniel Ellsberg, Others on Freedom of the Press Foundation’s Board of Directors</a>
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Maximizing Profit Morfs The Fourth Estate Into Stooge for Hire.

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Andy Hailey

For some time, I have been promoting the use of profit-free media for news. There is a long list of such sources in the sidebar of this blog which I update frequently. As I experienced recently, Twitter was the major … Continue reading →

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The Danger of American Fascism – Then and Now

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Back in August 2006, I wrote a post called, “Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?” I think we are much closer to knowing our answer now and President Obama’s progressive inauguration speech provided a glimpse of the beginning of the end of this corporate threat to America. Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/seven-brides-seven-corporations-1359473961" title="The extreme's of corporate governance." target="_blank">Seven Brides for Seven Corporations</a>
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Why Are Some Americans More Concerned About Consuming Than Preserving Their Democracy?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The excerpts below are from a recent article by Henry Giroux, titled “Why Don’t Americans Care About Democracy at Home?” The basic answer is “economic Darwinism,” which “promotes a politics of cruelty,” “undermines all forms of solidarity capable of challenging … Continue reading →

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Federal Income Taxes – Is Tax Foundation Impartial?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Andy Hailey

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “CBO data for 2007 (the most recent year available) suggest that 80 percent of U.S. households pay federal tax at a lower rate than the Tax Foundation’s estimated “average” federal tax … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.offthechartsblog.org/top-ten-tax-charts/" target="_blank" title="provide a big-picture look at the U.S. tax system">Top Ten Tax Charts</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3946" title="Figures May Mislead Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public" target="_blank">Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households’ Tax Burdens</a>, <a href="http://www.offthechartsblog.org/tax-foundation-gets-it-backwards-eitc-boosts-employment-and-work-effort/" title="EITC Boosts Employment and Work Effort" target="_blank">Tax Foundation Gets It Backwards:</a>
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Fear Mongering Over Debt and Deficits – It’s Happened Before, Why Then, Why Now?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Why are we, as a nation, no longer expressing concern about the employment deficit? Because the media and the politicians are all fear mongering about deficit spending, the national debt, and terminating state employees and/or their benefits to fix their … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/the-republican-strategy_b_825206.html"they hope to deflect attention from the increasing share of total income and wealth going to the richest 1 percent while the jobs and wages of everyone else languises>The Republican Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022002480.html" target="_blank" title="Washington is acting as if the only real problem the United States confronts is the budget deficit">The Tea Party is winning</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/what-conservatives-really_b_825504.html" target="_blank" title="Conservatives believe in individual responsibility alone, not social responsibility.">What Conservatives Really Want</a>, <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/deficit-crisis-mongers-go-deep-end-1353168534" title="The real bottom line is whether the country will allow the deficit hawks to scare us into a deal that we would never make under normal circumstances. " target="_blank">The Deficit Crisis Mongers Go Off the Deep End</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/saving-planet-or-fixing-debt-1352562807" title="Imagine Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 and our political leaders responded by debating the best way to deal with the deficits projected for 1960." target="_blank">Saving the Planet or Fixing the Debt</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12728-embrace-the-fiscal-cliff" title="... latest disinformation put out by people who agree with Grover Norquist that the real goal of politics should always and everywhere be to reduce taxes and shrink the size of government" target="_blank">Embrace the Fiscal Cliff</a>
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Bad Deeds for 8-29-2010

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Putting the Relationship Between Americans, Muslims, and Al Qaeda into Perspective – Should we blame everyone in the big green circle for the actions of those in the little black dot?   Fox News Jumps to Conclusions, Then Tells … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-25-2010

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Rick Perry: University Regents Jobs Open to the Highest Bidders – Over the past decade, the men and women chosen by Rick Perry to serve as regents of the state’s universities have given his campaigns a total of at … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-24-2010

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Rick Perry’s Habitual Secret Keeping – As you probably know, Texas Governor Rick Perry’s schedule for the first six months of 2010 showed an average of seven hours of state work per week and 38 weekdays with “no state … Continue reading →

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