After his win in West Virginia, Fox News decided to spread lies about Bernie Sanders’ policies and alleged that he would implement a 98% tax rate. Additionally, Geraldo Rivera was caught on hot mic and called him “annoying.” We break down the segment in this video.
So here’s what happened. In 2013, The Onion (which in case you don’t know is a satirical newspaper) printed a fake ‘opinion’ piece authored by ‘Donald Trump‘ titled, “When You’re Feeling Low, Just Remember I’ll Be Dead in About 15 or 20 Years.”
Question: Do you believe “mainstream” media will continue to be allowed to pretend there are only two candidates, or will the Green Party and Libertarian Party candidates be included in polling, debates and the vast amount of free publicity provided by news outlets?
We speak with world-renowned political dissident Noam Chomsky about the Republican party, the rightward shift in U.S. politics and the 2016 election. “If we were honest, we would say something that sounds utterly shocking and no doubt will be taken out of context and lead to hysteria on the part of the usual suspects,” Chomsky says, “but the fact of the matter is that today’s Republican Party qualify as candidates for the most dangerous organization in human history. Literally.”
Los Angeles meteorologist Liberté Chan was taken aback when one of her colleagues suggested that she wear a sweater by holding it up on screen during a segment. Apparently the station was “getting a lot of emails” about her attire.
Truthdig went live with Editor in Chief Robert Scheer as he examined the potential impact of a Hillary Clinton presidency versus a Donald Trump one and how each would affect progressives.
Emergency call centers are in desperate need of funding and new technology. Until we upgrade our 911 system, we should at least create more informative PSA’s.
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