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6 years

News Brief: McCain has passed. Don't let the media forget the thousands of Arabs and Asians he helped displace, injure or kill. Their lives mattered too.

News Brief: Don't Let the Media Erase McCain's Far Right Legacy

There must be an account for the thousands of dead Arabs and Asians McCain helped create.

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In Ep 170, "The Shallow, Audience-Flattering Appeal of the ‘Neither Right Nor Left’ Guy," we examine the slick anti-politics––popular w/ neofascists and neoliberals––of claiming one is "not left or right" but "forward" or "for The People". w/ @OsitaNwanevu

Ep. 170: The Shallow, Audience-Flattering Appeal of the ‘Neither...

"Clinton Says He's Not Leaning Left but Taking a New 'Third Way,'" reported The New York Times in 1992. "It's not left. It’s not right. It’s forward!" proclaimed former presidential candidate Andrew Y

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2 years

Today is our five year anniversary—our first episode was posted to soundcloud 5 years ago today 7/11/17, and Twitter the next day. 163 episodes, 200+ guests, 120+ news briefs, and 15+ million downloads later we are very grateful for your support!

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7 years

In Ep 01 'The Charter School Scam', we tackle the hype surrounding education privatization w/ guest @BisforBerkshire

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1 year

Episodes 157 and 170 back to back. If he nails the hat trick at any point today we will update!

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6 years

Today is the one year anniversary of Citations Needed. In that year we’ve had 1.3 million downloads, produced 43 full episodes, 23 News Briefs, interviewed 55 people & did a live show which raised $1,139 for @CourtWatchNYC . All & all not bad we think—thanks for all your support!

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3 years

In Ep142 "The Summer of Anti-BLM Backlash & How Concepts of 'Crime' Were Shaped By the Propertied Class" we discuss how center-left media––after feigning concern about racism for 10mins last summer––is reverting back to the same 90s Tough On Crime playbook

Ep142: The Summer of Anti-BLM Backlash & How Concepts of "Crime" Were...

"Concerns rising inside White House over surge in violent crime," CNN tells us. "America's Crime Surge: Why Violence Is Rising, And Solutions To Fix It," proclaims NPR. "Officials worry the rise in vi

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6 years

Reminder that billionaires “donating to education” isn’t really donating anything; it’s, at best, a wealth management instrument for capitalist ideologues and, at worst, a real estate investment play.

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6 years

In Episode 01 'The Charter School Scam', we tackled the hype surrounding education privatization with guest @BisforBerkshire . (from 7/12/17)

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6 years

If the biggest pusher of war & bloated Pentagon budgets (to say nothing of someone opposed to the welfare state) can be remembered by HRW officials as a champion of “human rights”, then what has the term come to mean, other than a thin moral pretext justifying US militarism?

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7 years

In Ep8 'Human Rights Concern Troll Industrial Complex' we discuss moral pretenses of US foreign policy w @ggreenwald

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6 years

In 'Ep. 23: The Media's Grim Addiction to Perseverance Porn' we explore the runaway rightwing ideology of personal interest bootstrap stories. With guest Tony Valdés.

Episode 23: The Media's Grim Addiction to Perseverance Porn

We’ve all seen these feel good segments on the local news. The adorable and resourceful seven-year-old in California who's been recycling cans since he was three and now has $10,000 saved up for colle

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6 years

Citations Needed just hit its 1,000,000th download which seems like a meaningful milestone. Thanks for all those who've supported and listened and given us feedback these past few months!

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6 years

On "Ep 34: What the Hell is Wrong with MSNBC?" we explore why the most influential outlet on the left ignores so many issues––war, worker strikes, Palestine, climate change––that are important to the left. Our guest: an anonymous former MSNBC employee.

Episode 34: What the Hell is Wrong with MSNBC?

MSNBC is by far the most influential mainstream media outlet on the American Left. It sets the tone and defines the boundary for what is acceptable discourse among American liberals. But major issues

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In Ep 198, "How The Atlantic Magazine Helps Sell Austerity and War to Middlebrow Liberals," we examine the general ideological orientation of The Atlantic Magazine, from selling Broken Windows to the Iraq War to busting teachers unions. w/ guest @schwarz

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In this News Brief, "Biden, Congressional Dems Partner with GOP, Media to Discipline Rail Labor," we are joined by @mel_buer @maximillian_alv to discuss the quick and messy way strike-breaking has been sold over the past 48hrs as enlightened and inevitable

News Brief: Biden, Congressional Dems Partner with GOP, Media to...

In this News Brief, we are joined by Real News' Mel Buer and Maximillian Alvarez to discuss the media campaign to obscure Biden and Congressional dems role in selling out rail workers.

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6 years

thanks to @peterfhart for reminding us some people did protest the invasion of Afghanistan and that they were derided by the media

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6 years

Important to note the “it’s bad for ratings” excuse is a conversation stopping catch-all that can explain away any amoral or cynical editorial decision. It flattens ideology and gets everyone off the hook; pawning off responsibly to some nebulous free market.

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@elongreen almost without exception. every single time we've covered it's been a palpable ratings killer. so the incentives are not great.

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2 years

In Ep 169, "How the Right Ventriloquizes 'The Working Man' to Push Pro-Corporate Policy and Gut Welfare" we examine how rightwing demagogues––and corporate liberals––evoke "The Working Man" to oppose immigration, debt cancellation, and pro-labor policies.

Ep 169: How the Right Ventriloquizes "The Working Man" to Push...

"Yes, undocumented immigrants take jobs from working Americans. Here’s the proof," an opinion piece in The Washington Post tells us. "Save our truckers, not affluent students seeking a free ride," ple

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6 years

In 'Ep. 45: The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire - Bill Gates and Western Media' we discuss the subtle and not so subtle influence Gates has on US and British media and how it helps shape his Good Guy brand. With guest, Dr. Linsey McGoey

Episode 45: The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire - Bill Gates and...

Russia, as we all know, has sinister “oligarchs” whereas in the United States, we are told, we have “philanthropists,” “job creators,” and “titans of industry” who earn their wealth through hard work,

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On "Ep. 40: The Civility Fetish" we discuss centrist and liberal media's unhealthy, unilateral obsession with norms and respect. With @ashleyfeinberg .

Episode 40: The Civility Fetish

They’re not lies, they’re “falsehoods”; it’s not racism, it’s “racially charged comments”; it’s not torture, it’s “enhanced interrogation.” For years, U.S. media has prioritized, above all else, norms

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2 years

In Ep. 160, "The 'Last $100 in Your Bank Account' Economy - How Media's Love Affair with Crypto, NFTs and Gambling Prey Upon Working People," we discuss the moral hazards of the "post-pandemic" media-fueled speculation bubble. With guest @bigblackjacobin .

The 'Last $100 in Your Bank Account' Economy - How Crypto, NFTs and...

"NFTs May Seem Like Frivolous Fads. They Should Be the Future of Music," argues Rolling Stone magazine. "How to Buy Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies: A Guide for New Crypto Investors," advises TIME

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6 years

In 'Ep. 33: Liberals’ Obsession with the Phantom Reasonable Republican' we explore the institutional need in liberal and centrist media to prop up The Noble, Good NeverTrump Republican––regardless of how terrible they may be. With guest @OsitaNwanevu .

Episode 33: Liberals' Obsession with the Phantom Reasonable Republican

The unlikely rise of Trump in the past three years has created a chasm in the Republican party: those who embrace the President’s wild, unorthodox, nativist style and those who––with much posturing an

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