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Right’s Bedell Reply Shows Disconnect

8, Mar 2010

Although I hadn’t touched on it yet, conspiracy theories are a pet topic and one would be amiss not to note Friday’s shooting at the Pentagon by reported Patriot/9-11 Truther John Patrick Bedell.
Bedell’s alleged Internet writings expressed concerns of a Sept. 11 coverup. More notably, he taps into sentiments common among the libertarian or Tea [...]

Beheading the Conspiracy Monster

7, Feb 2010

Though most of the media is still buzzing about last night’s Sarah Palin speech at the tea party event (CNN and Fox carried it live), passing without much notice was one of the best refutations of a particularly ghastly tea party/Alex Jones conspiracy theory.
Mother Jones dismantled the Obama police-state conspiracy theory this past week in [...]

Martial Law Fantasies, Media & Sanity

17, Jan 2010

Does KPFT advocate violence against protesters? Did Pacifica Radio support Amy Goodman’s arrest at the Republican National Convention? A recent conspiracy theory Youtube video claims KPFT spreads disinformation, and stands behind abuses by police.
The video is not linked because web metrics judge site/video popularity based on links from other sites to given items. However, the [...]

A Final Note on the Conspiracy Debate

2, Nov 2009

After providing lots of links and research, I wanted to take a moment of personal privilege to address the series of conspiracy theory posts and issues discussed in relationship to radio station KPFT.
I realized perhaps noting critiques on conspiracy theories had run its course when area ‘patriot’ boycott organizer Clint Milby made claims of an [...]

Context: Conspiracies/Media Debate

31, Oct 2009

Since I posted about conspiracy theories and noncommercial media, traffic to my site has increased quite a bit, Geoff Berg of KPFT’s Partisan Gridlock, in his always bombastic style, blasted “right wing lunatics” for attacking Leo Gold (check it here) and my humble little blog has even made a few Pacifica spots. The conversation about [...]

Conspiracy Debate & PubMedia Redux

30, Oct 2009

I have written in the past of my concerns about public media forwarding conspiracy theories as part of community radio programming. A recent incident with KPFT programming has prompted my interest in revisiting this issue, and highlights why I think these conspiracy theories are touchy ones for noncommercial radio and media.
On Oct. 22, 2009, the [...]

Note to A Comrade: Best of Luck

26, Oct 2009

Kazembe Balagun recently posted his own program for Pacifica station WBAI. Balagun is a respected activist who has made so many great efforts over time, not the least of which is his Black Man With A Library blog. As a program director at Pacifica station, I get a lot of ideas from people on [...]


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