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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutdown: A Grim Ending for Publicly Funded Media
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The end of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a major victory for Republicans in their decades-long campaign to defund public media, particularly the

FBI Spied On Journalists And Activists Who Organized 'Russiagate And WikiLeaks' Panel
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On the weekend of June 1, 2018, activists, academics, and writers gathered at John Jay College of Criminal Justice for the annual Left Forum conference. With roots in the Socialists Scholars Conference, Left Forum was regularly one of the
100 Days Of Attacks on Transparency And The Press
Host Kevin Gosztola marks President Donald Trump's first 100 days in his second term with this discussion of his administration's attacks on transparency and press freedom.
He is joined by two guests from the Freedom of the Press Foundation —Seth Stern, the advocacy director, and Lauren