CHRISTIAN CHARLATANISM: “Obituary: Televangelist Jan Crouch is Still Dead, and the World is a Better Place” / Jim Earl ☮
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Category Archives: Critical Thinking
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — September 16, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
CORPORATE MEDIA: “American Trust in Media Hits All Time Low” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
Trust in the media has reached another all-time low, according to a Gallup study.
“Americans’ trust and confidence in the mass media ‘to report the news fully, accurately and fairly’ has dropped to its lowest level in Gallup polling history, with 32 percent saying they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media,” Gallup analyst Art Swift said.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Glenn Beck: ‘We’re the Dumbest People Alive’ for Not Voting Biblically” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
On Thursday, Glenn Beck told his studio audience that he cannot vote for Donald Trump in November because only if he and others refuse to vote for Trump will there will remain a righteous “remnant” in America whom God can continue to bless.
“We’re the dumbest people alive,” he said. “We are the people that we used to make fun of when we read the Bible” because we are openly and willfully violating God’s laws but cannot understand why we are under His judgment.
INJUSTICE: “Elizabeth Warren Demands Investigation into Lack of Wall Street Prosecutions” The Ring of Fire / Farron Cousins ☮
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: “Why Does the U.S. Support Israel?” / Noam Chomsky ☮
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Our Post Factual World” / The Big Picture RT / Thom Hartmann ☮
Professor Vincent Hendricks, Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS)/University of Copenhagen/INFOSTORMS joins Thom. The conventional wisdom is that social media will make our democracy freer and more informed. But is that really the case?
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — September 15, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Is the Media Failing to Report Hillary’s Parkinson’s?” / Jimmy Dore ☮
Hillary Clinton has shown numerous signs of ill health in recent weeks, including a type of pneumonia known to strike parkinson’s patients. Is her campaign covering up a more serious illness?
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Keith Olbermann: Hillary was Wrong; ALL of Trump’s Supporters Are ‘Deplorable'” / The Closer / GQ ☮
After another week of violence and mayhem, it’s clear Hillary Clinton’s controversial assessment of Trump’s fans was, well, generous.
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