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Media must step it up on Medicare-for-All

July 4, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Health care, Obama, Republicans, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

There are two key reasons why mainstream media must be talking about Medicare-for-All. First, it is sound policy, something that all Americans should hope

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CNN quiz show puts reporters at risk of being mocked

February 18, 2015 Arthur Lieber Media 2 comments

There was a day when Walter Cronkite was the master journalist of all of American television news. We knew the serious side of him;

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Time to stop bashing CNN

May 21, 2014 Arthur Lieber Media Leave a comment

In many progressive circles, it’s become open season on CNN. The oldest cable news network has become the recent whipping boy of humorist Jon

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Finding a voice for single-payer healthcare in an unlikely place–CNN

December 6, 2013 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Charity & Justice, Congress, Ethics, Good government, Health care, Media, Obama, Politics, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

I must confess; I’m a semi-secret fan of the mainstream press. This is not because I admire its approach to the news. Rather, I

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Despite some recovery, poverty rate stays stagnant

September 23, 2013 Arthur Lieber Banks, Budget, Business, Economy, Poverty, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

It’s interesting while reading about “15% of Americans living in poverty” on the CNN website that it’s doubtful that 15% of the readers are

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The curious “thinking” of Republicans continues

September 2, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Media, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Romney 3 comments

You might think, if you are a leader of a political party, that you would seek as much air time on television and radio

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A gift to the President from the north “poll”

December 23, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, Obama, Politics One comment

[A CNN poll, released on Dec. 23, 2010, offers some encouraging news–and perhaps a word of caution– for President Obama.] Two nights before Christmas,

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“Father Knows Best” and the decline of CNN

June 24, 2010 Arthur Lieber Media Leave a comment

The television program “Father Knows Best” hit the airwaves in 1954 and was a staple of American viewing through 1960.  Robert Young, who played

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Workout TV. What’s on yours?

March 11, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Ideas, Media 3 comments

Who controls what you view on TV as you stair-climb, ellipiticize, pump, lift and stretch? In many gyms, the TV is permanently set on

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