Michael Corcoran
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Apple Leads Smartphone Industry Into Anti-Consumer, Environmental Hell
Apple’s domination of the U.S. market has enabled anti-consumer and environmental issues to be overlooked or ignored. → Read More
The End of Buttigieg’s Campaign Was a Warning Against Fake Progressivism
Mayor Pete’s efforts to thwart the growing movement for democratic socialism makes him a threat to systemic change. → Read More
MSNBC’s Anti-Sanders Bias Was on Display in Nevada, But It Hasn’t Hurt Him
The attacks have become more cartoonish and frequent but have not hurt Bernie Sanders in the polls. → Read More
In New Hampshire and Beyond, Medicare for All Is Fueling Sanders’s Rise
If Sanders does well in New Hampshire, it will likely be due largely to his unwavering support for Medicare for All. → Read More
Don't Let Corporate Media or DNC Fool You
In fourth place, presumptive front-runner Biden failed to meet the 15 percent viability threshold in much of the state. → Read More
Media Attacks Aren’t Slowing Sanders’s Surge — They’re Showing His Independence
Corporate media outlets are trying desperately to shape public opinion as the efficacy of their propaganda wanes. → Read More
On Voting Rights, the US Is Behind Much of the World
The United States continues to deprive many people of this basic civic tool. → Read More
Presidential Debates Reflect All That Is Wrong With Dominant Media
The shallowness of the debates is designed to serve the financial interests of Big Media and its wealthy patrons. → Read More
‘Government-Run Healthcare’ Is a Product of Health Industry-Run Media
At the first of two Democratic debates (6/26/19), MSNBC host and moderator Lester Holt asked the presidential hopefuls, “Who here would abolish their private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan?” He asked the same question the next night (6/27/19), and prefaced another question to Sen. Bernie Sanders: “You basically want to scrap the private health insurance system as we know it… → Read More
Corporate Media Enable Industry War Against Medicare for All
The health care industry feeds corporate media a steady diet of "alternative facts" about Medicare for All. → Read More
As Single-Payer Gains Traction, Industry Launches Attack Ads
The insurance and drug lobbies are attacking Medicare for All and pushing to keep the massively profitable ACA. → Read More
Shunning Corporate PACs Won't End Corporate Influence in Elections
Industry will still find ways for money to reach the candidate through "individual donations." → Read More
WaPo’s ‘Hard-Line’ Stance Against Medicare for All
Medicare for All, which the Washington Post describes as “hard-line” and “far left,” is actually a very popular position. → Read More
Establishment Democrats Are Undermining Medicare for All
The number of co-sponsors is decreasing despite that Medicare for All has never been more popular. → Read More
Trojan Horse Legislation Could Derail Single-Payer in Massachusetts
Legislators have found a way to appear pro-single-payer while implementing a death-by-task-force tactic. → Read More
Warren Is Not a Socialist, But She Still Makes Wall Street Squirm
Can Warren win over Democratic voters with the language of regulation, rather than revolution? → Read More
The Limits of Social Democracy Will Test the US Left
Social democracy exposes social programs to the power of private capital, even as it tries to protect them from it. → Read More
Red-State Senate Democrats Are Top Recipients of Wall Street Donations
Senate Democrats who helped roll back Obama-era financial regulations have received millions. → Read More
Meet the Health Care Industry’s Favorite Democrats
If Democrats are going to control the House, the health care industry wants to control these Democrats. → Read More
Why a National Health System Is Needed to Slow the Opioid Crisis
A system that views health care as a commodity and patients as consumers will never overcome the crisis. → Read More