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nationalize the fed

(2,169 posts)
Thu Sep 17, 2015, 04:14 AM Sep 2015

Not a single mention of the TPP or TTIP in either debate so far

Not a big enough issue? Perhaps the Trans Pacific Partnership and/or the TTIP will be discussed at the Democratic Debate.

This is what happens when 6 corporations own most of the media. And how did that happen? What other things are being ignored?



This infographic created by Jason at Frugal Dad shows that almost all media comes from the same six sources. That’s consolidated from 50 companies back in 1983.

NOTE: This infographic is from a few years ago and is missing some key transactions. GE does not own NBC (or Comcast or any media) anymore. So that 6th company is now Comcast. And Time Warner doesn’t own AOL, so Huffington Post isn’t affiliated with them.

But the fact that a few companies own everything demonstrates “the illusion of choice,” Frugal Dad says. While some big sites, like Digg and Reddit aren’t owned by any of the corporations, Time Warner owns news sites read by millions of Americans every year.


For updated info on ownership:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_cross-ownership_in_the_United_States
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Not a single mention of the TPP or TTIP in either debate so far (Original Post) nationalize the fed Sep 2015 OP
The GOP, Obama, and the Blue Dog DINOs are all FOR the "trade" agreements. djean111 Sep 2015 #1
what's to debate...they're all for it.they stand shoulder to shoulder with prez on this issue KG Sep 2015 #2
The TPP is currently dead... TreasonousBastard Sep 2015 #3
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. The GOP, Obama, and the Blue Dog DINOs are all FOR the "trade" agreements.
Thu Sep 17, 2015, 06:21 AM
Sep 2015

This is why I do not consider Centrists "reaching across the aisle" as a GOOD feature. They always reach across the aisle to do what the GOP wants to do.

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