Post 6: The Progressive Era

    
It is no secret that the government filters news in such a way that we only hear what they want us to hear. Nearly all mainstream news outlets cover the exact same events, but with their own bias thrown into the mix. This makes it difficult to find purely unbiased and untampered news nowadays. Antiwar.com is a libertarian website built for reaching credible news regarding the plans and actions of the American Government. On their about page, they state: “This site is devoted to the cause of non-interventionism and is read by libertarians, pacifists, leftists, “greens,” and independents alike, as well as many on the Right who agree with our opposition to imperialism.” This libertarian mindset focus's on bring power to the people, by the means of freedom. Founded by the 

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Randolph Bourne Institute in 1995, the website is dedicated to informing like-minded people about events involving the government. The articles and analysist papers available on this website are often found on mainstream media. For example, one of the first links on their website is titled, "US $2 Billion Loan for Poland to Spend of Military." Without this website, many Americans wouldn't have known that the Biden administration is spending taxpayer money on other countries. Reading deeper into the article, I also found that the US is providing an additional $60 million just to cover the cost of carrying out the loan. It also talks about how there are approximately ten thousand US troops currently stationed in Ukraine. This is all under one linked article on the Antiwar.com website. Once again, these news events will often not be covered by mainstream media outlets, as the government does not want the public eye to talk about these events. Personally, I have never heard of this website before, nor have I been educated about all of the events happening overseas. This shows how the American public needs to be more conscious of how their tax dollars are being spent. Scrolling further down the main page of the website, I found that news articles were being organized by the country. Most articles are for countries in the Middle East, as that is where a lot of conflict occurs. However, there are categories for China, France, and some Latin American countries. 

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Another website, theamericanconservative.com, acts as a hub for news sources and information. The website titles are about news events that are relevent to the general public. For example, I found one titled, "Yes, Social Media Censorship Is a First Amendment Issue." This article is super relevant as nearly everybody today uses social media in some sort of way. Being censored on these outlets not only restricts what you can hear, but also what you can say. Of course, private companies can do whatever they want, as you did legally agree to their terms and services. This does not mean that censoring the voices of certain people with large amounts of influence is necessarily correct.