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Robert McChesney: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy

July 23, 2013

Good morning folks! On today’s show radical communications scholar Robert Mcchesney joins Sam to talk about his new books Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy and Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America. Tune in at noon!

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