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David Sirota: How PBS is becoming the Plutocratic Broadcasting Service

February 24, 2014

Good morning folks! We are back live. On today’s show, David Sirota (@davidsirota) joins to talk about his recent work on how PBS is funded by plutocrats. Tune in at noon!

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