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LIVE: Journalist Ray Bonner Discusses US Interventions In El Salvador
Kevin Gosztola and journalist Raymond Bonner discuss his book Weakness and Deceit, chronicling Reagan’s disastrous intervention in El Salvador.
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US News Editors Find It Increasingly Difficult To Defend First Amendment
A survey of editors from print and online publications found most news organizations struggle to defend the right to freedom of the press.
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Sanders Campaign’s Commitment To Victory Irritates Media, Offends Clinton Campaign
Once again, for the umpteenth time in the Democratic primary, there is a dominant narrative in the establishment media that it is over for Bernie Sanders.
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Closed New York Primary Helps Democratic Party Maintain Status Quo
The closed primary system is the two-party system’s key mechanism for maintaining control over elections in the face of declining membership.