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Trump's Shutdown: Can The Democrats Save Healthcare? w/ Sen. Chris Murphy

Published | Video Starts at 36:29

You know, it's really important to, you know, somebody that's seeking to contract the space for dissent to, you know, be able to pull the levers of media control. And It's really worrying that increasingly there's a really small number of people in this country who control the platforms upon which we communicate. The algorithms really matter there and control the sources of news that we all consume. You mentioned this, you know, this one company that's essentially controlled by the Ellison family. (36:29–36:42)

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