The media are rife with hidden agendas. That’s why I choose the Guardian | Robert Reich

A great deal of the media are concentrated in the hands of too few people, who are often too attuned to what their corporate owners or political benefactors would like emphasized

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It's not just media lies that are dividing Americans. It's also the issues that the media are choosing to emphasize and the choices they are posing.

Not long ago, a producer at the Dr Phil show - the No 1-rated daytime talkshow in the US - emailed me, asking if I'd be an expert guest for an upcoming episode on whether college admissions enroll minorities over prospective Caucasian students".

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