Progressive Radio News Hour - Robert McChesney - 04/26/13

McChesney is a leading media scholar, critic, and activist. He’s also University of Illinois Research Professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

He's a prolific writer and frequent speaker. His new book is titled "Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Away from Democracy." It represents 15 years of research. He calls it "the capstone of (his) career."

Discussion will focus on why the book's so important.