Why are the billionaires always laughing?

Because they know the corporate media will never call bullshit on their bullshit.

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Why are the billionaires laughing?

It’s easy to laugh when the corporate press treats you as a glorious success instead of the epitome of a broken social order. Billionaires laugh because they know the corporate media prefers to fawn over them rather than hold them to account.

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Alison Rose Levy

Alison Rose Levy is a New York-based journalist who covers the nexus of health, science, the environment, and public policy. She has reported on fracking, pipelines, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, chemical pollution, and the health impacts of industrial activity for the Huffington Post, Alternet, Truthdig, and EcoWatch.

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Alison Rose Levy · Apr 30, 2020

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Alison Rose Levy · Jan 23, 2020

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The Incredible Belief That Corporate Ownership Does Not Influence Media Content

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Alison Rose Levy · Sep 17, 2019

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How Regenerative Agriculture Could Be Key to the Green New Deal

Both the Green New Deal and the New Food Deal can reorient the basics— and put Americans, our democracy, and the earth on the path to health

Alison Rose Levy · Dec 12, 2018

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Enlisting more people to step up to participate and support activism—even at long odds—is the only way to win.

Alison Rose Levy · Sep 30, 2018

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