Ilia Rodriguez of the Center for American Progress preps you for the week's events on Capitol Hill. Iraq and the impending testimony of General Petraeus & Ambassador Crocker are among the issues CAP is keeping an eye on. For more information on what's going on with your government please see: www.americanprogress.org
What if our most powerful weapons were ideas?
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It all boils down to what Reagan did in 1988 bowing to pressure from the right: "Abolishing the Fairness Doctrine" which allowed channels like Fox News and Rush Limbaugh to exist. 92% of radio talk show hosts are right wing persuasion. Public airwaves belong to the public and the fairness doctrine must be restored. Insist that the presidential candidates promise to restore the fairness doctrine and bust the 5 media monopolies which control our thought process.