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Ruth Livier, PhD
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Controlling the archives is about controlling our access to information, how we understand the world and each other.
A Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery merger is bad for workers and consumers. It will result in job losses and fewer opportunities for creatives, and fewer choices and higher prices for consumers.
There are four key TV archives in the US: ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN. This is the footage filmmakers use to tell our history. If Paramount buys Warner Brothers, two of those archives - including 45 years of CNN footage- will be controlled by one company and likely one person, Bari Weiss.
A little last minute reminder. This will be informative, and give you hope.
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David Ellison's Skydance bought Viacom and removed the public Comedy Central video archive including Steve Colbert's interview of me
Paramount says that its merger with Warner Brothers Discovery will somehow result in *more* content. So why is it already hitting the breaks on projects *currently under development*?
A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been suspended because she designed an art therapy assignment included a mention a hypothetical woman who is "deeply affected by the violence against Palestinian civilians." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Tell me more about Trump/Republican family values…
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A wealth tax is “not a punishment but a sign of social justice and solidarity in a functioning and humane country”
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Ruth Livier, PhD
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor put under investigation after a student complained about a case study
Millions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.
Paramount says that its merger with Warner Brothers Discovery will somehow result in *more* content. So why is it already hitting the breaks on projects *currently under development*?
There are four key TV archives in the US: ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN. This is the footage filmmakers use to tell our history. If Paramount buys Warner Brothers, two of those archives - including 45 years of CNN footage- will be controlled by one company and likely one person, Bari Weiss.
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There are four key TV archives in the US: ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN. This is the footage filmmakers use to tell our history. If Paramount buys Warner Brothers, two of those archives - including 45 years of CNN footage- will be controlled by one company and likely one person, Bari Weiss.
