James and Tom discuss "Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of Mass Media" and how liberal democracy gins up "consent" with the tools of the "neutral" media.

Links: Testing Theories of American Politics (Gilens and Page, Princeton Study)Some Confounding Studies | Vox"'Manufacturing Consent' in Action" | Current AffairsEasy Essay: The Myth of Liberal Neutrality | TradistaeSupport us on Patreon