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1. Public television needs to be fully PUBLICLY funded.

Sat May 25, 2013, 10:58 AM

May 2013

What's happening now is the result of private money getting involved. Private money is destroying our democracy on every front.

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Problems at PBS, From Rose to Koch [View all] G_j May 2013 OP

Public television needs to be fully PUBLICLY funded. scarletwoman May 2013 #1

or stop calling themselves Public television!! G_j May 2013 #7

We need more rich liberal donors Shankapotomus May 2013 #3

While I agree.. awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #12

Agreed. Shankapotomus May 2013 #14

Too typical when dancing with RepubliCons. appal_jack May 2013 #4

the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation markiv May 2013 #5

To hell with H-1b. xtraxritical May 2013 #10

Maybe they can move it to Current tv or Link tv both very progressive stations. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #6

Current will be Al Jazeera SCVDem May 2013 #8

Current will need to change its name No Vested Interest May 2013 #11

Bill Moyers showed a film on Koch brothers burrowowl May 2013 #19

Wednesday's Colbert Report pokerfan May 2013 #13

Why did Rose start doing crappy daytime tv? flamingdem May 2013 #16

Same Thing as tom_kelly May 2013 #18

Charlie Rose is a neo-con puppet. Bring back Phil Dohahue! nt kelliekat44 May 2013 #20

As If. As if, more Charlie Rose will help anything. Cha May 2013 #21

I know, lame, right? G_j May 2013 #22