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Orwell Rolls in His Grave

Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.

Top Cast

  • Charles Lewis

    Charles Lewis

    Self - Founder of the Center for Public Integrity

  • Robert McChesney

    Robert McChesney

    Self - Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Mark Crispin Miller

    Mark Crispin Miller

    Self - Professor at New York University

  • Vincent Bugliosi

    Vincent Bugliosi

    Self - Attorney, Author

  • Dennis Kucinich

    Dennis Kucinich

    Self - Congressman for Ohio

  • Mark Lloyd

    Mark Lloyd

    Self - Visiting Prof. at Massachussets Institute of Technology

  • Michael Moore

    Michael Moore

    Self

  • John Nichols

    John Nichols

    Self

  • Greg Palast

    Greg Palast

    Self - Reporter

Overview

Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.

Rating

7.5 / 10
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