Media Critic Jeff Cohen takes the media to task for its role in the corporate takeover of television news and the selling of our political systems.

2:00 - Documentary "Corporate Coup D'etat",

3:30 - Who owns cable news?

6:30 - CNN and the Gulf War,

11:05 - 9/11,

12:15 - War Coverage,

20:00 - Donald Trump as Media Creation.

24:00 Healthcare and Climate Propaganda

27:00 Jon Stewart, John Oliver, and Political Comedy.

Hosted by Ed Larson and Bill Curtis

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Music by Celleste & Eric Dick

Produced by Mike Thomas

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