Hard Pass

Donald and the Dragon AUDIO

In this episode - which takes place, in part, from Cannes, France - we look at corporate news media coverage of the president's trip to China. How well did media perform when reporting on what was and wasn't accomplished during the summit? We also discuss the implications of the president saying a member of the press committed treason based on their coverage of the Iran war. This is episode 20 of season two, of Hard Pass! We also discuss the implications of the president saying a member of the press committed treason based on their coverage of the Iran war. This is episode 20 of season two, of Hard Pass!

Donald and the Dragon

In this episode - which takes place, in part, from Cannes, France (see the palm trees?) - we look at corporate news media coverage of the president's trip to China. How well did media perform when reporting on what was and wasn't accomplished during the summit? We also discuss the implications of the president saying a member of the press committed treason based on their coverage of the Iran war. This is episode 20 of season two, of Hard Pass! We also discuss the implications of the president saying a member of the press committed treason based on their coverage of the Iran war. This is episode 20 of season two, of Hard Pass!

Blacked Out AUDIO

This week, we saw the immediate impact of the Supreme Court’s latest decision further weakening the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Southern states moved quickly to redraw congressional maps in ways critics say reduce Black politicalrepresentation. In Louisiana, state lawmakers went so far as to cancel an election that citizens had already begun voting in so new district maps could be implemented. In Virginia, the state supreme court invalidated voting maps supported by morethan 1.6 million residents of the commonwealth. On this edition of Hard Pass, we examine how corporate mediacovered — or failed to cover — these major developments in voting rights and representation. This episode is called Blacked Out.

Blacked Out

This week, we saw the immediate impact of the Supreme Court’s latest decision further weakening the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Southern states moved quickly to redraw congressional maps in ways critics say reduce Black politicalrepresentation. In Louisiana, state lawmakers went so far as to cancel an election that citizens had already begun voting in so new district maps could be implemented. In Virginia, the state supreme court invalidated voting maps supported by more than 1.6 million residents of the commonwealth. On this edition of Hard Pass, we examine how corporate mediacovered — or failed to cover — these major developments in voting rights and representation. This episode is called Blacked Out.

Bench Pressed AUDIO

In this episode - Bench Pressed - we’ll be looking at corporate news media coverage of the Supreme Court’s ruling that further weakens the 1965 voting rights act. We also discuss the second indictment of James Comey handed down by a grand jury over the a photo the former FBI director posted on his Instagram account one year ago this month. The photo was of seashells on a beach which were arranged to show the numbers 8 6 4 7.