Listening to Hillary Clinton's concession speech after the New Hampshire primary was almost like listening to a female version of Bernie Sanders ranting about the injustice of campaign finance and income inequality. She never found those issues important enough to mention before, and even claimed that she doesn't believe money influences politicians.
Whether it's delegitimizing political protests like Occupy Wall Street or propping up candidates that'll play ball with a corrupt political system, the mainstream press and politicians are extremely good at shaping vicious narratives that work in their favor.
In an effort to bolster revenue, CNN proudly unveiled a new studio it built last year in order to produce special content for its advertisers. According to the Wall Street Journal, “the idea now is to work more closely with companies to highlight things that may have news value, such as the building of a manufacturing plant or a philanthropic effort.”
It's tremendously difficult for domestic violence victims to speak out about what they've gone through in an abusive relationship. But that difficulty is certainly amplified when the victim is a male public figure who has to deal with unreasonable gender expectations.
Trump released his latest comically deceptive campaign ad, and as usual, all the mainstream cable outlets raced to be the first to air his fear-mongering garbage under the guise of relevant news analysis. Keep in mind that Trump doesn't even need to pay networks to play his ad since they already do it for free.
