Political Propaganda

Cory Booker For President 2016: Once You Go Black...

Bill Santiago | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Governor Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Elections, Political Propaganda, Don't Worry We've Got This, Cnn, Video, Latino Voices News
Bill Santiago

Before it got swapped last minute with an item about Howard Stern's new gig on America's Got Talent, I was going to kick off my weekly quips with Randi Kaye on CNN this last Saturday by riffing about that viral video starring Jersey Governor Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

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I'm Voting Against the Other Guy

Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Polls, Responsibility, Candidates and Choice, Maturity, Super PACs, Compromise, Making a Difference, Lawrence O'Donnell, Political Ideologues, Andy Newman, Influence Peddlers, Career Politicians, Political Propaganda, Voting, Public-Apathy, Gerald Ford, Newsweek, Politics News
Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen

If maturity and compromise are essential to a democracy as we were taught in school, then as the old Chinese Proverb has it, "If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed."

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The Road to a New Progressive Narrative, Part Two: The Right's Winning Non-Rational Propaganda

Mark Cassello | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Huxley, Palin, Progressives, Keith Olbermann, Propaganda, Chris Matthews, Political Propaganda, Fox News, Pentagon Propaganda, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Mark Cassello

In Propaganda in a Democratic Society, Aldous Huxley differentiates two forms of propaganda: rational and non-rational propaganda.

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The Art of Politics, Part One: Magnificent Maps at London's National Library.

Eric Lurio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Cartography, War Propaganda, British, Political Propaganda, London-United Kingdom, Arts News
Eric Lurio

The British Library's monumental "Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art" focuses on the use of cartography as propaganda and tool of intimidation.

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In Reply to Al Gore: We Need to Thaw Our Human Climate First

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Npr, Psychotherapty, Al Gore, Apocalypse, Ecology, Holocaust Deniers, Media Criticism, Propaganda, Media Propaganda, Psychology, Socialism, American Dream, Political Propaganda, Green News
Carol Smaldino

The National Pubilc Radio Morning blog recently gave us more of the news to which we have gotten dangerously accustomed: Most Americans regard evidenc...

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China's Propaganda in Tibet: Plenty of Viewers, Few Believers

Rebecca Novick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Propaganda, Human Rights, Dalai Lama, Propaganda, Tibet, Media, China Tibet, China, Media News
Rebecca Novick

If anyone had missed the bit about the Party's kindness, The Red Flag Village report makes sure that they get the message in terms that make one feel as if the Cultural Revolution is in full swing.

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Political Hysteria: Call for Immediate Pre-Election Calming

Diane Perlman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fear, 2008 Campaign Rhetoric, Political Propaganda, Attack Ads, Violence Prevention, Civility, Political Hysteria, Election Anxiety, Healthy Living News
Diane Perlman

Let's all bring out the best in ourselves, our leaders, and our celebrities to raise the level of discourse and create a contagion of calming to allow us to bring out the best in our country.

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Political Ads, Like Toothpaste, Should Be Fact-Checked

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Ads, Fcc, John McCain, Political Advertising, Barack Obama, Political Propaganda, Fec, Home News
Sarah O'Leary

For reasons unbeknownst to this marketer of 22 years, the network censors, the FCC and Congressional oversight committees most often turn a blind eye when it comes to a political ad's actual factual content. The decision to air is left to the individual broadcasters, who make tens of millions of dollars each presidential election campaign cycle from advertising revenues.

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