What Books Would You Consider “Required Reading” for America?
The American Library Association's list of "most challenged" books inspired us to ask viewers for ones they consider most essential. Continue reading The post What Books Would You Consider “Required...
View ArticleOrwell vs. Huxley: Who Are You Behind?
In his book “Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business,” the late media critic Neil Postman compares two dystopian futures — one, imagined by George Orwell in his book...
View ArticleJames Clapper Must Go
David Sirota argues that the national intelligence director has become our most explicit example of an executive branch misleading those with a constitutional responsibility to perform oversight....
View ArticleTotalitarian Paranoia in the Post-Orwellian Surveillance State
What will it take to change a democracy driven by fear? Continue reading The post Totalitarian Paranoia in the Post-Orwellian Surveillance State appeared first on BillMoyers.com.
View ArticleBill Moyers Essay: An Antidote to Big Brother’s Chill
Bill recommends investigative journalist Julia Angwin's new book, Dragnet Nation, and reflects on the striking similarities between some classic dystopian novels and America today. Continue reading The...
View ArticleFran Lebowitz: Capitalism Triumphed Over Both Communism and Democracy
Democracy still exists in the US from a technical standpoint. But in practice, the wealthy and the ruling elite use corporate mass media to embed a specific worldview in voters. Continue reading The...
View ArticleOur President Is Up to No Good
Earlier today President Trump let fly a stunning poisoned-tip tweet: Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is...
View ArticleThe Management of Unleashed Insanity
Richard Nixon lied about wars and cover-ups, but otherwise his evasions and spins were in the mainstream of American political discourse. He was not in the regular practice of calling black white. By...
View ArticleImportant Lessons From Orwell and Churchill for Resisting Authoritarian Rule...
Donald Trump’s reactionary presidency and Silicon Valley’s spying on online users is pushing the nation and world in dangerous directions comparable to past eras, where authoritarian rule and...
View ArticleFor Trump, Words Are Stupid Things
In Britain late last week, Conservative Member of Parliament Nicholas Soames, grandson of Winston Churchill, described Donald Trump as a “daft twerp.” Not quite the soaring rhetoric of his illustrious...
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