This piece is rather lengthy but Henry Giroux really hits the nail on the head. Thanks to Barb Wold of Democracy for New Mexico for sharing it on Facebook
We live at a time that might be appropriately called the age of the disappearing intellectual, a disappearance that marks with disgrace a particularly dangerous period in American history. While there are plenty of talking heads spewing lies, insults and nonsense in the various media, it would be wrong to suggest that these right-wing populist are intellectuals. They are neither knowledgeable nor self-reflective, but largely ideological hacks catering to the worst impulses in American society.
Read the rest at www.truth-out.org
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