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The Baffler #44 - Truth Decay
by The Baffler (editor) (#44)
April 25, 2019 - April 25, 2019 (read)

(2019). The Baffler. The Baffler.


The Baffler, 2019. 136 pages.

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p.102
invidious »
(adjective) tending to cause discontent, animosit…
p.102
apothegm »
a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism
p.100
deracination »
(verb) uproot / (verb) to remove or separate from…
p.96
palaver »
(noun) a long parley usually between persons of d…
p.89
parlous »
(adjective) full of danger or uncertainty; precar…
p.110
new callers are recruited at addiction recovery g…
[...] It’s a wonder that anybody manages to raise…
p.103
the ever-mythic specter of enlightened corporate …
The logic of the corporate enclosure of the publi…
p.102
an impressive array of PR professionals
[...] As digital monopolies steadily enclose what…
p.83
when elites can no longer excuse their status
Behind all this frenetic policing of culturalized…
p.82
cynical and strategic deployment as cultural sign…
[...] the only time the economic circumstances of…

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