The echo machine
how right-wing extremism created a post-truth America
The echo machine
how right-wing extremism created a post-truth America
Book - 2025
"How right-wing extremism has led to the fall of critical thinking and rise of reactionary politics-and what we can do about it to save our democracy"--
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Boston, Massachusetts :
Beacon Press,
[2025]
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| 505 | 0 | |a Chapter 1: How the United States broke -- Chapter 2: What happened to critical thinking? -- Chapter 3: What are facts? -- Chapter 4: The cost of principles over problems -- Chapter 5: Why choose leftism? -- Chapter 6 How to fight against a movement that has no policy -- Chapter 7: Why does the right keep winning? -- Chapter 8: How to (responsibly) consume media -- Chapter 9: What else can we do? | |
| 520 | |a "How right-wing extremism has led to the fall of critical thinking and rise of reactionary politics-and what we can do about it to save our democracy"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 520 | |a In The Echo Machine, David Pakman offers a sharp, progressive political analysis of the current state of U.S. politics, particularly focusing on how right-wing disinformation and political polarization have spiraled out of control. He explores the decline of critical thinking and media literacy, which has led to a fractured political landscape. Through real-world examples and pragmatic insights, Pakman explains how the political system has become a toxic echo chamber and argues that leftism offers a better path forward for addressing key societal issues. His accessible, well-researched work encourages readers to think critically, embrace media literacy, and engage in productive discourse to repair the broken system and safeguard democracy. | ||
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