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A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America

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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= TV News Makes TV Look Bad A survey of stimulus coverage by <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200902060025?f=h_top" title="Media Matters">Media Matters</a> has found that watching TV news may actually shrink your brain. Well, that’s not fair, but it certainly won’t teach you much about stimulating the economy. That’s because the personalities that populate the airwaves—and not just Fox News—are given license to repeat untruths over and over again. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090209_tv_news_makes_tv_look_bad/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090209_tv_news_makes_tv_look_bad/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= TV News Makes TV Look Bad A survey of stimulus coverage by <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200902060025?f=h_top" title="Media Matters">Media Matters</a> has found that watching TV news may actually shrink your brain. Well, that’s not fair, but it certainly won’t teach you much about stimulating the economy. That’s because the personalities that populate the airwaves—and not just Fox News—are given license to repeat untruths over and over again. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090209_tv_news_makes_tv_look_bad/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090209_tv_news_makes_tv_look_bad/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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