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How The Mainstream Media Fuels America’s Income Inequality Machine
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How The Mainstream Media Fuels America’s Income Inequality Machine

From medicare for all to neoliberal tax subsidies for major corporations the mainstream media often bolsters the notion that a more fair and equitable society is not possible Subscribe to our page and support our…

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Union Organizer Takes On Neoliberal Fearmongering and Wins
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Union Organizer Takes On Neoliberal Fearmongering and Wins

Efforts to fight low wages and win health insurance for employees of a tax break-subsidized luxury hotel show how the mainstream media cultivates a false narrative that living wages are unaffordable. Subscribe to our page…

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How Neo-Liberals Profit off of Poverty
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How Neo-Liberals Profit off of Poverty

The story of how a millionaire CEO’s critique of Squeegee kids led to monetizing their suffering and points to a process that makes neoliberalism an engine for inequality. Subscribe to our page and support our…

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Elite Institutions Hoard Wealth While Cities Die Around Them
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Elite Institutions Hoard Wealth While Cities Die Around Them

A movement to tax non-profits in a city mired in poverty has hit an obstacle: The richest institutions claim they already pay enough. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…

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How Public Officials Milk the Healthcare System for Private Gain
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How Public Officials Milk the Healthcare System for Private Gain

An in-depth look at a series of local scandals shows how politicians game the healthcare system for private benefit, raising the costs for everyone. Producer: Taya Graham Producer/Editor: Stephen Janis Director: Adam Coley Audio Engineer:…

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As Corporate Capitalists Beg For Socialism, Let’s Not Forget They Tried To Destroy It
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As Corporate Capitalists Beg For Socialism, Let’s Not Forget They Tried To Destroy It

Social programs and Medicare for All could help keep people at home to slow the spread of coronavirus, but mainstream media pundits continue to fearmonger during discussions of socialism. Producer: Stephen Janis Director: Will Arenas…

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Screw the deficit. Democrats can tackle inequality if they want to
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Screw the deficit. Democrats can tackle inequality if they want to

From our TRNN #InaugurationDay livestream, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, hosts of the weekly Police Accountability Report and our ongoing “Inequality Watch” series, discuss how inequality has increased under both Democratic and Republican administrations—and what…

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