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As Brazil’s New Ruler Admits Lie Behind Impeachment, US Press Closes Eyes

In a September 22 speech to an elite foreign policy group in New York City, Brazil’s legislatively installed president, Michel Temer, made the startling admission that President Dilma Rousseff was…

September 30, 2016
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Debate moderator Lester Holt, asking a question that did not involve immigration, healthcare or student debt.

Lester Holt Asks Zero Questions About Poverty, Abortion, Climate Change

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Presidential debates do as much to illustrate corporate media priorities as they do to showcase the candidates. They provide a snapshot into what the media, in this case represented by NBC’s…

September 27, 2016
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Video: Fact Checking the First Debate

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Several claims from the first presidential debate are highlighted in this video from FlackCheck.org, our sister site for political literacy. For more information on these false and misleading statements, and

September 27, 2016
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Fact Checking the First Debate

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LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — The first presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump certainly kept fact-checkers busy. The less-than-accurate claims included: Clinton wrongly said that the only…

September 27, 2016
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Cherry-Picking Trade Polls to Pave Way for a TPP Flip-Flop

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Dean Baker (FAIR.org, 9/23/16) was rightly skeptical of a New York Times article (“Who Hates Free Trade Treaties? Surprisingly, Not Voters,” 9/21/16) reporting that polling showed support for trade agreements, noting that it used…

September 24, 2016
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Dakota Access Blackout Continues on ABC, NBC News

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The Sacred Stone Camp established by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in North Dakota has brought together thousands of demonstrators in opposition to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline,…

September 22, 2016
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