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Is the press really free

Is the Press Really Free?

By Roger Passman-Fischel
October 28, 2024
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Is the Press really Free: The Danger of Corporate Control Over Media and Its Impact on Democracy Introduction: Corporate Control as a Threat to a Free Press However, with six corporations now…

Unmasking Ideology: Žižek's Brilliant Insights

Unmasking Ideology: Žižek’s Brilliant Insights

By Roger Passman-Fischel
October 25, 2024
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Taking Slavoj Žižek Seriously is no Easy Task BUT well worth the effort Introduction: Unmasking Ideology: Žižek’s Brilliant Insights Unmasking Ideology: Žižek’s Brilliant Insights explores liberal democracy’s hidden mechanisms. Slavoj Žižek…

The Rising Tide of Xenophobia

The Rising Tide of Xenophobia: A Tawdry American Paradox

By Roger Passman-Fischel
October 24, 2024
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The Rising Tide of Xenophobia Hate of the Unfamiliar in America The Rising Tide of Xenophobia in American Politics deserves a close look. Putting hate under a microscope in this limited…

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