"The press does many things and serves many functions but its major role, its irreducible responsibility, is to continually recreate a view of reality supportive of existing social and economic class power.”

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"The press does many things and serves many functions but its major role, its irreducible responsibility, is to continually recreate a view of reality supportive of existing social and economic class power.” -Michael Parenti (1933-2026)

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Jan 25

Michael Parenti has passed away at the age of 92: Here he is explaining the enduring power of the October Revolution in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin’s Bolsheviks, and how fear of that power influences US foreign policy to this day. x.com/gunderground_t…

2:41 AM · Jan 26, 2026

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