tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post7906670668168266511..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: More Than the Ear Can HoldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-39440704318851100542020-10-15T13:55:18.557-04:002020-10-15T13:55:18.557-04:00speaking of radio, as o'hara's poem does, ...speaking of <b>radio</b>, as o'hara's poem does, on one of the cable news talking head shows [joe and mika's] this morning ed luce of the financial times and anand giridharadas* formerly of the new york times and now of <b>the.ink </b>were talking about the sea of misinformation that the public swims in - ed was pointing out that facebook and similar mechanisms have made it much worse and anand pointed out that you don't need an internet connection to get brain poison all you need is a radio tuned to rush limbaugh<br /><br />*<b>In 2018, Giridharadas published <i>Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World </i>in which he argues that members of the global elite, though sometimes engaged in philanthropy, use their wealth and influence to preserve systems that concentrate wealth at the top at the expense of societal progress. Writing for The New York Times, economist Joseph Stiglitz praised the book, writing that Giridharadas "writes on two levels — seemingly tactful and subtle — but ultimately he presents a devastating portrait of a whole class, one easier to satirize than to reform."</b> -- from wikipedia<br /><br />mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.com