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A Balanced Media Diet for 2019

How to be an informed citizen in an era of deception. — Note: there is an updated version: A Balanced Media Diet for 2021. Welcome to the era of fake news. The number of media sources available to Americans has exploded over the past two decades with the growth of the internet. These myriad sources present the very same event in often…

Politics

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A Balanced Media Diet for 2019
A Balanced Media Diet for 2019
Politics

21 min read


Jan 22, 2021

A Balanced Media Diet for 2021

How to be an informed citizen in an era of deception. — Welcome to the era of fake news. The number of media sources available to Americans has exploded over the past two decades with the growth of the internet. These myriad sources present the very same event in often dramatically different ways, which can be fascinating. …

Media Criticism

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A Balanced Media Diet for 2021
A Balanced Media Diet for 2021
Media Criticism

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Apr 12, 2020

Will the Aftermath Be Worse than the Virus?

COVID 19: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly — It’s overwhelming, isn’t it? This sudden change in American life. It’s been a month now, and it’s utterly thrown me off balance. I’ve been unable to put my thoughts together, and when I’ve tried to write I’ve often found my ideas out of date by the next day. But as…

Covid-19

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A Month of Coronavirus: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
A Month of Coronavirus: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Covid-19

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Mar 3, 2020

Bernie Will Get It Done (and help down-ballot candidates)

There are thousands, perhaps millions, of voters who are still undecided in this Democratic Primary, voters who support the changes Bernie Sanders proposes to make for our country but have concerns about him as well. Let’s look at the two biggest concerns that I hear about Bernie’s campaign: That he…

Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Will Get It Done (and help down-ballot candidates)
Bernie Will Get It Done (and help down-ballot candidates)
Bernie Sanders

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Feb 29, 2020

A 2020 Voter’s Guide for Progressive Californians

The time is here to vote. For everyone in California — and in the rest of the Super Tuesday states —the primary is this coming Tuesday, March 3. …

Democrats

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A 2020 Voter’s Guide for Progressive Californians
A 2020 Voter’s Guide for Progressive Californians
Democrats

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Feb 24, 2020

The Revolution is Here, All it Needs is You

Friends, the peaceful revolution has arrived. Your participation is officially welcome. …

Bernie Sanders

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The Revolution is Here, All it Needs is You
The Revolution is Here, All it Needs is You
Bernie Sanders

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Feb 10, 2020

The Complete Story: What Really Happened in Iowa

Everything we know so far about this “debacle” — You’d be forgiven for feeling like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day right now. Not only is it early February, but it probably feels as if you lived through the 2016 primary, went to sleep for several years, and then woke up right back at the beginning of 2016. As happened…

Bernie Sanders

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The Complete Story: What Really Happened in Iowa
The Complete Story: What Really Happened in Iowa
Bernie Sanders

28 min read


Jan 9, 2020

Who Can Beat Donald Trump

Assessing “Electability” in 2020 — When looking at the 2020 candidates for the Democratic nomination, you might already know whom you want to support, based on your ideals. If not, I created a “potentially sane” guide for progressives that meticulously compares the candidates on issues, records, promises, and ethics. But putting aside our ideals for…

Bernie Sanders

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Who Can Beat Donald Trump
Who Can Beat Donald Trump
Bernie Sanders

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Jan 8, 2020

The Real Reason Democrats Keep Pursuing Self-Defeating Strategies Like Russiagate and Ukraine

They’re between a rock and a hard place of their own making — While Trump is thoroughly disliked by about forty percent of the country, the Democrats, as led by centrists Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), have not only done very little to build their own popularity, they’ve actually been pursuing strategies that erode their popularity. Ever since their disastrous 2016…

Politics

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The Real Reason Democrats Keep Pursuing Self-Defeating Strategies Like Russiagate and Ukraine
The Real Reason Democrats Keep Pursuing Self-Defeating Strategies Like Russiagate and Ukraine
Politics

18 min read


Dec 2, 2019

A Possibly Sane Way for Progressives to Choose Their 2020 Democratic Candidate

When choosing a school, a restaurant, or a licensed contractor, most of us use criteria to make our choice. But very few people actually do this when choosing the candidates they vote for. …

Politics

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A Sane Way to Choose Your 2020 Democratic Candidate
A Sane Way to Choose Your 2020 Democratic Candidate
Politics

26 min read

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