Joshua Holland sifts through the report released by the Center for American Progress and the Free Press (PDF) on talk radio and gets to the center of the tootsie roll pop - the dominance of conservative talk radio is a not a free market success but rather a classic market failure:
[T]he gap between conservative and […]
If Congressman Mike Pence (R-Indiana) and other Republicans really believed in a liberal press, why would they introduce an amendment to ban using federal funds to try and bring back the Fairness Doctrine? Pence’s introduction of the amendment is an open admission that Republicans don’t really believe the press has a liberal bias. If they […]
24-27 Jun 2007
“Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency,” (The Washington Post)
Sure, we’ve referenced profiles of the wanh-meister (wanh!) before, but this is one of the most revealing so far, and it focuses on his specific role within the Bush administration.
25 Jun 2007
“The Right Wing Rap Sheet,” by Rick Perlstein (TomPaine.com)
You can tell the character of a […]
Summary: Everybody has a story. Everybody has an opinion. In this segment we hear from callers with their own stories and opinions about immigrants and immigration reform. Also, it’s the Media Matters for America Smackdown, with Elbert Ventura. Do journalists overwhelming give mo’ dollaz to Democratic candidates than Republicans? It depends on who you ask […]
On a vote of 46 - 53, the U.S. Senate voted to block cloture on the immigration bill. Supporters of the bill lacked votes to shut off debate. Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, promises to pull the bill. Good, because it sucked. Fix the guest worker and touch back provisions and get back to me.
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Summary: In this segment we’re joined by “Citizen” George Barrett, a partner with the Nashville law firm of Barrett, Johnston & Parsley and a legend in the people’s fight for civil rights and civil liberties. Mr. Barrett talks about his work in a long running desegregation case involving higher education in Tennessee (it began in […]
Today’s Nashville City Paper has a good synopsis of last night’s televised mayoral debate hosted by WSMV-TV at TSU’s Avon Williams campus. Although not quite the “mud fight” they claim, the format of the debate did give the candidates a chance to do us a favor by holding each other accountable for statements they’ve made […]
Having spent time listening to each of the candidates in various forums and scenarios (including all but Clement having appeared on Liberadio(!) for interviews), I have to say: I think David Briley is the only candidate who has come close to presenting a vision for Nashville. I found his Green Mayor pitch to be visionary, and even if he’s backing off of it slightly, it’s clear that he’s sincere about a lot of the proposals that were core to that vision.
Summary: In this segment of the show long-time listener first-time caller, T.J. Graham, gives us his take on the immigration issue. The Rev. Graham is the host of another talk show on WVOL and he has very definite opinions on the issue of unauthorized immigration. Opinions that we do not share. We chose to post […]
Does anyone remember a series of PSA’s that were run in the 70’s to combat litter? They featured Native American actor, Iron Eyes Cody, and showed him surveying fields, streams, and highways littered with debris. At the end of the ad there was a closeup of a tear streaming down Cody’s face. And has anyone […]
