#Excessive media criticism is only making the media worse

#Excessive media criticism is only making the media worse

Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s “Manufacturing Consent,” published in 1988, offered a bracing critique of the American mass media. Herman and Chomsky disputed the cherished self-image of the New York Times and other high-prestige media outlets. To them, these newspapers, magazines and television shows were not brave, independent truth tellers — they were propagandists for the…

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#Romney retirement sets off Utah GOP scramble

#Romney retirement sets off Utah GOP scramble

Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-Utah) decision to not seek reelection is setting off a scramble among Utah Republicans to fill his seat in 2024.  A moderate Republican and an outspoken critic of former President Trump, Romney announced on Wednesday that he’ll retire when his first term in the upper chamber ends in 2025, calling for a “new generation…

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#UAW on strike after union negotiations with Big Three fail

#UAW on strike after union negotiations with Big Three fail

Autoworkers launched a historic strike on Ford, General Motors and Stellantis early Friday morning after union negotiations failed. The United Auto Workers and the “Big Three” carmakers failed to reach an agreement before the workers’ contracts expired at midnight, triggering the first simultaneous strike by UAW workers against all three auto giants. The economic cost…

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#Harris kicks off college tour targeting younger voters

#Harris kicks off college tour targeting younger voters

Vice President Harris began a seven-state tour for the upcoming month on Thursday, targeting college campuses to court young voters. Her “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour will focus on issues that especially impact young people, like abortion rights, climate change and LGBTQ rights, the White House said. “This generation is critical to the urgent…

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#California school districts ban LGBTQ Pride flags

#California school districts ban LGBTQ Pride flags

Two California school districts banned the display of LGBTQ pride flags on Tuesday as organizations and municipalities move to limit flags on display, often citing the controversy around them. Districts in the Southern California city of Temecula and the Bay Area small town of Sunol banned the flags this week. Temecula passed a resolution banning…

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#FTC warns drugmakers against improper patent filings

#FTC warns drugmakers against improper patent filings

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning drug companies against improper patent filings, saying that they could potentially face legal action for doing so. The FTC issued a statement Thursday saying that brand drug manufacturers could be harming competition in the generic market by improperly listing patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s “Orange Book” — a…

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