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It’s a Rich Man’s World

How billionaire backers pick America

By Thomas Frank

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Is Sarah Palin porn?

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Turn on, tune in

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Toward a progressive talk show

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All the president’s channels

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Readings — From the May 1986 issue

30 seconds over Congress

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TV and the ethics of victimhood

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Barney Frank’s mother and 500 postmen

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Great moments from TV commercials of the 1982 political campaign

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The fourth estate — From the October 1976 issue

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The selling of the president

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Television and the world of politics

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A statement by Senator William Proxmire before U.S. Senate, Jan. 9, 1961

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Why candidates campaign

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A TV man at the Stevenson watch

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