[Mb-civic] Harper's September issue

[Barbara Siomos]

Linda thank you for the article.....

peace,
barbara
>To: CIVIC <MB-Civic at islandlists.com> 
>From: Linda Hassler <lindahassler at sbcglobal.net>
>Date: Mon, Aug 16, 2004, 3:06pm (EDT-1)
 
The September, 2004, issue of Harpers Magazine has a formidable and
enlightening cover story: "Tentacles of Rage: The Republican Propaganda
Mill, A Brief History." There's an octopus on the cover. The story has
been written by the editor-in-chief, Lewis Lapham. The history actually
covers from the 70s until now. This is not yet available electronically.
The magazine's web site is www.harpers.org/
 
Here's a quote from the article when it discusses the formation and
funding of think tanks for generating books and articles and ideas for
promulgating the Republican message: 
The pamphlets, histories, monographs, and background briefings intended
to bring about the ruin of the liberal idea in all of its
institutionalized forms—the demonization of the liberal press, the
disparagement of liberal sentiment, the destruction of liberal
education—and by the time Ronald Reagan arrived in triumph at the
White House in 1980, the assembly lines were operating at full
capacity."
 
Linda Hassler