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‘A System That Allows Billionaires’ is Immoral, Says Ocasio-Cortez
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January 23rd, 2019 11:20 AM
Media sensation Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. says billionaires are not a “moral outcome” in society.
Far-left author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates interviewed Ocasio-Cortez on Jan. 21, and asked, “Do we live in a moral world that allows for billionaires? Is that a moral outcome in and of itself?”
10 Year Challenge: HuffPost Smacks Elites Now, Adored Davos in 2009
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January 22nd, 2019 10:37 AM
HuffPost, your hypocrisy is showing. As the 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings began in Davos, Switzerland, the left-wing HuffPost blasted the gathering. This was a complete 180 for the liberal outlet, which has strongly supported and participated in Davos in the past.
Center for American Progress Fires Two After Intercept Scrutiny
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January 18th, 2019 3:26 PM
The liberal media outlet The Intercept reported that its scrutiny of the liberal Center for American Progress recently led to the firing of two CAP employees “suspected” of leaking emails. Leaked emails showed concern among some staff about United Arab Emirates’ influence at the liberal group.
CAP is one of the most well-known liberal groups in Washington, D.C. and is supported by a host of…
NYT, Wash Post Promote ‘Ambitious’ Green New Deal, Minimize Criticism
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January 17th, 2019 5:00 PM
The Green New Deal concept is the latest rage among progressives and the media that love them. In this case, that would include The Washington Post and New York Times. The Post’s promotions included bringing up the “smart” and “enormously popular” Green New Deal in at least 21 news or opinion pieces in just a month between Dec. 16, and Jan. 15. The Post touted a survey claiming a Green New Deal…
Soros and Steyer Funded ProPublica Expands, Will Add DC Team
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January 14th, 2019 12:22 PM
The liberal journalism non-profit ProPublica is expanding again — this time to Washington, DC so it can do even more anti-Trump administration investigations.
Of course, that wasn’t how the group framed it, but it’s doubtful it’ll be doing a lot of investigations of liberals considering its donor base and the articles it chose to showcase this expansion.
Tax Time! Media Defend Socialist Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% Tax Idea
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January 10th, 2019 2:58 PM
If there’s one thing liberal media love, it’s the idea of raising taxes on the rich. It’s something they have in common with freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. As a self-identifying Democratic-Socialist, Ocasio-Cortez has plenty of expensive ideas for the government, including a Green New Deal she suggested paying for with much higher taxes on the wealthiest.
As Lefty Media Embrace 70% Top Tax Idea, Greenspan Calls It ‘Terrible'
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January 8th, 2019 1:03 PM
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has many policy ambitions, among them she floated the idea of hiking the top tax rate to a whopping 70 percent to pay for a “Green New Deal.”
Although a chorus of media liberals defended and even applauded the socialist’s “soak the rich” suggestion, some high-profile economists opposed it because it would harm the economy. A CNBC reporter also…
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Blowout 312K Jobs Report Gets Meager ABC ‘World News’ Attention
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January 8th, 2019 9:50 AM
The December jobs report showing 312,000 jobs added was a “boom,” a “surge,” and a huge “surprise.” While all three networks noticed the big economic story on Jan. 4, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir didn’t bother to spend much time telling people about it.
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Golden Globes Announces $2M for Journalists, Including Lefty ICN
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January 7th, 2019 12:55 PM
Although the Golden Globes hosts were uninterested in pot-shots against the Trump administration this year, the group behind the Globes did announce $2 million in giveaways to the press.
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Blockbuster 312K Jobs ‘Good for the Economy,’ ‘Working People’
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January 4th, 2019 11:06 AM
The December jobs report crushed expectations on Jan. 4, with 312,000 jobs added, a strong participation rate, wage gains and two months of upward revisions. That was 136,000 jobs more than expected.
Likely Candidate Bloomberg’s Magazine Hits Trump over Stock 'Slump’
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January 3rd, 2019 3:41 PM
Political watchers are well aware that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is probably running for president in 2020. That makes his media empire’s attacks on President Donald Trump more concerning than ever. The cover story of the Jan. 7, issue of Bloomberg Businessweek shows a dejected looking Trump with his red tie extending all the way to the ground. “The Trump Slump,” the headline read…
Greens...or Reds? ‘Economic Downturn Could Be Good for the Planet’
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December 28th, 2018 12:33 PM
Talk about seeing a silver lining in a market downturn. Grist columnist Eric Holthaus, a meteorologist and "ecosocialist,"
wants readers to know that a massive U.S. economic recession might be good news. Not for people but for Mother Earth.
Top 10 Ways Media Spun, Censored or Got Business Plain Wrong in 2018
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December 20th, 2018 9:56 AM
The liberal media were at it again in 2018, continuing to misreport, exaggerate, censor and spin business and economic news.
Some moments were laughable, such as when a New York Times reporter implied America no longer uses coal for energy. Others, such as the warning of a “climate genocide,” were no laughing matter.
Financial Times Names Liberal Billionaire Soros ‘Person of the Year’
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December 19th, 2018 3:25 PM
The liberal media have always been selective about what to report on left-wing billionaire George Soros. But lately outlets have started blatantly defending and celebrating the left’s top donor, even naming him “Person of the Year.”