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Making Media Democratic

For democrats, the concentration of media power and commercialization of public discourse are a disaster. If we are serious about democracy, we need to work aggressively for reform.

Robert W. McChesney

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Response: Robert W. McChesney Replies

This is a nice range of responses, though curiously absent is anyone suggesting that my approach is too conservative. I long for the day when I will be attacked from my left,...
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Response: The Place of Politics

David Bollier’s work is of singular importance in its emphasis on the important economic function of commons, and that of economic and social activity not regulated by markets and the pursuit of...
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Response: Power to the Producers

Cass Sunstein has done a great service by raising the anti-democratic implications of the emerging wired world. Much of his critique is on target, and I found myself nodding my head vigorously...
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