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This week on CounterSpin: Progressive Democrats launched an unexpected attack on a congressional spending bill, leaving some pundits complaining once more about nasty Beltway polarization. But legislators were trying to do something substantive: stop an attempt to roll back an important part of the Dodd/Frank Wall Street reform law. Journalist David Dayen will join us to explain what was at stake.
Also this week: It was two years ago that 10 first graders and six adults were killed by a troubled young man with an assault rifle. Media were transfixed by the disaster at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but did it affect the way they report on gun control? We’ll talk about guns and the press with Ladd Everitt, communications director at the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.
LINKS:
–“Inside Wall Street’s New Heist: How Big Banks Exploited a Broken Democratic Caucus,” by David Dayen (Salon, 12/16/14)
—Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
It’s a nit-picky bit, but if you have “accuracy” in your name…
Your text:
“Also this week: It was two years ago that 10 first graders and six adults were killed by a troubled young man with an assault rifle.”
Should read:
“Also this week: It was two years ago that 20 first graders and six adults were killed by a troubled young man with an assault rifle.”
You can tell I respect you by my effort I correct you. Ha! That was odd. What kind of friend would I be if I didn’t straighten your tie or tell you about the broccoli between your teeth?
No response necessary.