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Mar 2021
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The State Is a False Messiah - A Neighbo...

David Gornoski
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David Gornoski continues his analysis of the news. David comments on Glen Greenwald's latest column that highlights the decline in journalism as evidenced by the Capitol protests coverage. How do we break the addiction to politics that is peddled to us by the corporate media? Listen to the full episode as David Gornoski dissects the modern-day myth makers and breaks the myth that the state can be our messiah and solve our problems.

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