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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNot 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. Thats 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 doesnt own AOL, so Huffington Post isnt 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 arent 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
djean111
(14,255 posts)1. The GOP, Obama, and the Blue Dog DINOs are all FOR the "trade" agreements.
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.
KG
(28,751 posts)2. what's to debate...they're all for it.they stand shoulder to shoulder with prez on this issue
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. The TPP is currently dead...
and therefore a non-issue.