Jacob Sugarman

Jacob Sugarman is a managing editor at AlterNet.

We Have Bill Clinton to Thank in Part for Trump’s Propaganda Machine

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 helped pave the way for Sinclair’s broadcasting monopoly.

Jacob Sugarman
By Jacob Sugarman
President Clinton holds a V-chip at the Library of Congress in Washington Thursday Feb. 8, 1996 where he signed the Telecommunications Reform Act. The chip gives parents a powerful tool to zap from their television sets shows electronically rated for violent and other objectionable content. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

If you spent any time on social media over the weekend, you've probably seen it by now. On Saturday, Deadspin's Timothy Burke published a supercut of news anchors for the Sinclair Broadcasting Group reciting a distinctly Trumpian promo. "We’re concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country," each

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Koch Brothers Plotting Takeover of Supreme Court

The billionaire magnates have their eyes on the Supreme Court, and that’s not all.

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By Jacob Sugarman
Chairman of the board of Americans for Prosperity David Koch speaks at the Defending the American Dream summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. (AP/Paul Vernon)

Between Donald Trump's historic unpopularity and an unprecedented number of resignations in the House and Senate, this year's midterm elections could prove to be a blue wave for Democrats, even with much of the congressional map gerrymandered against them. If so, the Koch brothers appear to have missed the memo. According to CBS, the right-wing

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