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The Free Market Is A Failure

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Luther Blissett

By TheHipcrimeVocab Sorry for the deliberately click-bait-y headline, but I think this message is important to get out there. In my discussions few months back on What is Neoliberalism, I noted that a core element of neoliberal philosophy is that markets are … Continue reading →

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Media Just Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Luther Blissett

By Alan Macleod Source: FAIR.org “THIS IS AWESOME!” That’s how Fox 5 DC described its story (5/28/19) about Logan Moore of Cedartown, GA, a disabled two-year-old whose parents were unable to afford to buy him a walker, so employees at … Continue reading →

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Media’s Grim Addiction to Perseverance Porn

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Adam Johnson Source: FAIR You’ve seen or heard or read the personal interest story a thousand times: An enterprising seven-year-old collects cans to save for college (ABC7, 2/8/17), a man with unmatched moxie walks 15 miles to his job (Today, 2/20/17), … Continue reading →

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Fake Everything — Confronting Our Ideological Hegemony

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Janet Phelan Source: Activist Post The recent invocation of “fake news”—notably being levied by those on both sides of the political fence—points to more than allegations of conspiratorial efforts to sway the opinions of John Q Public. What we … Continue reading →

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The Mainstream Has Failed

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The good news is there is a way to avoid failure and stagnation: avoid the mainstream like the plague. The mainstream became mainstream because it worked: the mainstream advice to “go to … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Gridlock’d

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Luther Blissett

“Gridlock’d” (1997) is a film most people remember for featuring one of Tupac Shakur’s last starring roles (he was murdered in a shooting just two months after its completion). While Tupac’s performance as Spoon, a level-headed but drug-addicted jazz musician, … Continue reading →

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