06 September 19
The fourth estate as envisioned by the framers was a powerful entity - on equal footing with the primary functions of government. The "watchdog" empowered with first amendment protections. But what happens when third party interests become the financial master of the media? The fourth estate becomes the resistance.
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05 September 19
Matt Taibbi | The Pentagon Wants More Control Over the News. What Could Go Wrong?
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "One of the Pentagon's most secretive agencies, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is developing 'custom software that can unearth fakes hidden among more than 500,000 stories, photos, video and audio clips.'"
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Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "One of the Pentagon's most secretive agencies, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is developing 'custom software that can unearth fakes hidden among more than 500,000 stories, photos, video and audio clips.'"
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George W. Bush. (photo: NPR)
Tom Engelhardt | Invasion! Who Are the Real Invaders on Planet Earth?
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "He crossed the border without permission or, as far as I could tell, documentation of any sort. I'm speaking about Donald Trump's uninvited, unasked-for invasion of my personal space."
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Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "He crossed the border without permission or, as far as I could tell, documentation of any sort. I'm speaking about Donald Trump's uninvited, unasked-for invasion of my personal space."
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Associate Justice Elena Kagan in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court on July 22. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AFP/Getty Images)
Elena Kagan's Blueprint to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "Her dissent served as a blueprint for the North Carolina court that invalidated the state's legislative gerrymander on Tuesday."
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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "Her dissent served as a blueprint for the North Carolina court that invalidated the state's legislative gerrymander on Tuesday."
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Student loan debt. (photo: Delphine Lee/NPR)
Congress Promised Student Borrowers a Break. Education Dept Rejected 99% of Them
Cory Turner, NPR
Turner writes: "A new report from a government watchdog, first obtained by NPR, says an expanded effort by Congress to forgive the student loans of public servants is remarkably unforgiving."
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Cory Turner, NPR
Turner writes: "A new report from a government watchdog, first obtained by NPR, says an expanded effort by Congress to forgive the student loans of public servants is remarkably unforgiving."
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. (photo: Andrew Harrer/Getty)
How Amazon's Ring Is Creating a Surveillance Network With Video Doorbells
Rani Molla, Vox
Molla writes: "The Ring video doorbell is Amazon's latest infiltration into Americans' everyday lives, and even though it offers customers convenience and a sense of security, it's also attracting scrutiny."
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Rani Molla, Vox
Molla writes: "The Ring video doorbell is Amazon's latest infiltration into Americans' everyday lives, and even though it offers customers convenience and a sense of security, it's also attracting scrutiny."
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A man assists a sick, elderly woman as they exit Harare Central Hospital amid doctors' strike. (photo: Chris Muronzi/Al Jazeera)
Zimbabwe Doctors Strike Over Poor Wages and Working Conditions
Chris Muronzi, Al Jazeera
Muronzi writes: "At least half of the doctors working for Zimbabwe's two leading hospitals have not reported for duty for the third straight day, as medical practitioners embarked on a strike to press for higher wages after high inflation eroded incomes in the troubled southern African country."
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Chris Muronzi, Al Jazeera
Muronzi writes: "At least half of the doctors working for Zimbabwe's two leading hospitals have not reported for duty for the third straight day, as medical practitioners embarked on a strike to press for higher wages after high inflation eroded incomes in the troubled southern African country."
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'With five Democratic candidate hopefuls taking an early stand for family farmers, rural communities, and the environment, now's the time for the entire field of presidential hopefuls to follow suit.' (photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters)
The Secret to Democrats Winning the Midwest: Fight Big Agriculture
George Goehl, Guardian UK
Goehl writes: "Taking a stand on factory farms is the right thing to do. It's also good politics. Unless, of course, your path to the Oval Office is dependent on contributions from corporate agriculture."
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George Goehl, Guardian UK
Goehl writes: "Taking a stand on factory farms is the right thing to do. It's also good politics. Unless, of course, your path to the Oval Office is dependent on contributions from corporate agriculture."
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