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Radio Silence: How Progressives Lost the Airwaves

Radio silence, where did the progressives go? The airwaves filled with hate, but nobody seemed to know.

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Louise
Sep 25, 2024
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(Verse 1)

It started with Reagan’s mighty pen,

Struck down the rules and let the money in.

The Fairness Doctrine went down in flames,

And billionaires started playing their games.

Clinton signed the Telecom Act,

The right-wing stations were all intact.

They bought up the airwaves coast to coast,

And put on the voices they loved the most.

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