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The Edwards Blogger Controversy

The Edwards Blogger Controversy

This morning, I read a great article at Salon by Lindsay Beyerstein (Majikthise) on why she refused the Edwards campaign blogging job the others accepted. I think her analysis of the issues was dead-on, and she figured it out in advance. I also thought she was perceptive about the issue of off-the-campaign surrogates: Unfortunately, as the Edwards campaign learned the hard way, the right wing has a large network of surrogates, like Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and Bill Donohue, who…

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Bait and Switch Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Bait and Switch Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Ask your representative to support H.R.5052 Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act which requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) promulgate rules prohibiting persons from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that such persons provide abortion services; and (2) enforce violations of such rules as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. Even if you are pro-life/anti-choice, you should support this bill. There is no reason that…

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Propaganda Action: Tell FCC to Enforce Fake News Ban

Propaganda Action: Tell FCC to Enforce Fake News Ban

The Center for Media and Democracy has produced a report that documents 98 instances that TV stations used “fake news” – segments that look like journalism but are actually produced to sell a product – by corporations like Pfizer, Intel, General Motors, and Capital One. Last year, the New York Times (13 March 2005) reported that at least 20 federal agencies also distributed “Video News Releases” on topics such as Iraq and the Medicare prescription drug act. The FCC announced…

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