- The Billionaires’ Tea Party
Resource Type: Film/Video
Published: 2010
Both a journey through a unique moment in American history and a thoroughly researched piece of investigative journalism. Through an examination of astroturfing and disinformation, we see how citizen democracy has been captured by powerful corporate interests that threatens not only the heath of American democracy, but that of its citizens and the planet as a whole.
- Don't Think of an Elephant
Know Your Values and Frame the Debate
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2004
Lakoff explains how conservatives think, and how to counter their arguments. He outlines in detail the traditional American values that progressives hold, but are often unable to articulate. Lakoff also breaks down the ways in which conservatives have framed the issues, and provides examples of how progressives can reframe the debate.
- The Empire God Built
Inside Pat Robertson's media machine
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1996
A profile of the demagogue who become one of the most successful media moguls in the world.
- Inventing Reality
The Politics of News Media
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1993
Parenti sets out to demonstrate how the news media distort important aspects of social and political life and why they do.
- Inventing Tax Rage
Misinformation in the National Post
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2004
How the National Post created an agenda for the tax cuts that mostly benefits the wealthy.
- Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
Resource Type: Book
- The Power of Persuation
The Politics of the New Right in Ontario
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2007
Kozolanka looks at how the New Right government of former Ontario Premier Mike Harris came to power by using successful strategies from other countries to gain public consent for its neo-conservative policies. Relying on evidence drawn from literature, interviews and content analysis, she argues that this trajectory was "neither haphazard nor narrowly constructed."
- Right-Wing Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed In Memo
'Yell,' 'Stand Up And Shout Out,' 'Rattle Him'
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2009
- Rightwing Manipulation of the Wisconsin Revolt
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2011
Manipulation of opinion surveys is easy enough for those seeking to muddy the waters of political debate regarding the current war on unions.
- These astroturf libertarians are the real threat to internet democracy
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2010
As I see in threads on my articles, the online sabotaging of intelligent debate seems organised. We must fight to save this precious gift.
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