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Seizing the power of television and the Internet to expand social consciousness, Free Speech TV fuels the movement for progressive social, economic, and political transformation. By exposing the public to perspectives excluded from corporate media, Free Speech TV empowers citizens to fight injustices, to revitalize democracy, and to build a more compassionate world.
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Jan 27, 2012
01:29
News & Politics
Craig Aaron, the president and CEO of freepress.net appeared on The Big Picture to talk about how much money broadcasters are getting to air politic...
Craig Aaron, the president and CEO of freepress.net appeared on The Big Picture to talk about how much money broadcasters are getting to air political ads. The reliable estimate is that $3 billion will be spent on political ads and be paid to broadcasters on this election. Aaron talks about how these ads are misleading, and how the broadcasters don't spend the money to make the election make sense to the American people, but instead get rich by perpetuating a misinformed electorate.
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