May 22, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies
Published: Daily Dot (May 22, 2015)
For a while, it didn’t seem like anyone who wasn’t a card-carrying member of the GOP had a voice on Fox News, the network that is “fair and balanced,” so long as you agree with Rupert Murdoch. A 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center found that 60 percent of Fox News viewers were self-described conservatives, compared to 23 percent who identified as moderates and 10 percent who claimed to be liberal (the same figures ran 32-30-30 for CNN and 32-23-36 for MSNBC).... Read Original Article
Apr 14, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, Media Issues, Original Source Salon.com, Political Parties, Republicans
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Mar 12, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Media Issues
Published: Good Men Project (March 12, 2015)
Matthew Rozsa shares his secret for not worrying about the end of world and everything else that makes him anxious.
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Every morning I wake up with a sinking feeling in my gut.
If the day goes well, I sweat jittery bullets at the unshakable fear that the good will somehow be taken away from me and replaced with devastating disappointments and failures.
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Jan 19, 2015 | Foreign Policy, Media Issues, mic, Race and Racism, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Daily Dot (January 19, 2015)
Starting on Jan. 3, hundreds of Nigerians were slaughtered in an attack on the border city of Braga by the notorious Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. Shortly after, two girls blew themselves up at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 19 people.... Read Original Article
Mar 11, 2014 | Democrats, Health Care Reform, Liberalism, Media Issues, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama
Published: mic (March 11, 2014)
If you haven’t seen President Obama’s appearance on “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis,” stop everything you’re doing and watch it now.
There is a lesson to be learned from this video: Fear and anger aren’t the only effective methods for spreading a political message.
Obama’s right-wing opponents have spent the bulk of his presidency trying to destroy him with shrill accusations, inflammatory rhetoric and hyperbolic distortions of his agenda.... Read Original Article
Feb 11, 2014 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, Media Issues, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals
Published:mic (February 11, 2014)
Let’s dispense with a necessary disclaimer: I believe Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to be the next President of the United States. The “Hillary Papers” that have been flying around the conservative blogosphere this week are just the latest effort by the right to do anything they can to prevent that from happening.... Read Original Article