Little coverage of these important stories by the corporate media

If the media were really liberal, we would see a lot more coverage regarding these issues: 1. Where the jobs went. 2. Upward wealth redistribution and/or inequality. 3. ALEC. 4. The number of people in prison. 5. The number of black people in prison. 6. U.S. health care costs are the highest in the world. 7. Glass-Steagall. 8. Gerrymandering. 9. The number of bills blocked by Republicans in Congress. 10. The Citizens' United Supreme Court decision 11. Nixon’s Southern Strategy. 12. Tax cuts primarily benefit the wealthy. 13. What's happening to the bees? 14. The impact of temporary workers on our economy. 15. Media consolidation

If the media were "liberal," it would serve the public interest and shine a light on issues like the ones above. More people would also have a better understanding of global warming, peak oil, population growth, political lobbying, government's role in a functioning economy, how much we spend on the military, and countless other issues. What you’re more likely to see in the media, however, are stories designed to get you to buy their paper, or watch their show, or listen to their radio station. If it bleeds, it leads. This is why the media is concerned with scandal, celebrities, gossip, and fear. If anything, our news consists of paid advertisements and outlets too scared of offending anyone to publish much of substance. Investigative journalism is also expensive; entertainment is cheap. . . One way to approach the topic is to simply ask: If we have a "liberal media," where are the liberal stories?

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Transubstantiation disproven

Explosive headline concerning the alleged transubstantiation. Here's the title and opening sentence:

Vatican reeling as DNA tests show communion wafers contain 0% Christ The Vatican is this morning facing a further crisis after routine DNA tests revealed that the communion wafers used in Sunday mass contain 0% of the body and blood of Christ.

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More on endless and increasing American warmongering

Alternet gives us real numbers on the cost of endless warmongering:

President Obama and Senator John McCain, who have clashed on almost every conceivable issue, do agree on one thing: the Pentagon needs more money. Obama wants to raise the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal year 2016 by $35 billion more than the caps that exist under current law allow. McCain wants to see Obama his $35 billion and raise him $17 billion more. Last week, the House and Senate Budget Committees attempted to meet Obama’s demands by pressing to pour tens of billions of additional dollars into the uncapped supplemental war budget. What will this new avalanche of cash be used for? A major ground war in Iraq? Bombing the Assad regime in Syria? A permanent troop presence in Afghanistan? More likely, the bulk of the funds will be wielded simply to take pressure off the Pentagon’s base budget so it can continue to pay for staggeringly expensive projects like the F-35 combat aircraft and a new generation of ballistic missile submarines. Whether the enthusiastic budgeteers in the end succeed in this particular maneuver to create a massive Pentagon slush fund, the effort represents a troubling development for anyone who thinks that Pentagon spending is already out of hand.

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