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American Mirage

American Mirage

By: National Media Archive
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 Peeling back the spectacle of money, media, and madness — where conspiracies sell, the rich stay weird, and the truth is usually stranger than the bit.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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  • The Free Bus and the Price of Bread

    The Free Bus and the Price of Bread
    Jul 5 2025

    A restless city wonders if rage and envy can be turned into free buses, cheap groceries, and safer streets. We follow the story of a candidate who promises clipboards instead of cuffs, who says the rich will pay so the poor can breathe. From the ghosts of old wars and forgotten towers to the quiet places where envy whispers louder than fear, we drift through the backstreets of New York’s rising cost of living, the boardrooms that keep the lights on but the people in the dark, and the stubborn hope that maybe this time the story ends differently. Through every promise and every crack in the pavement, we look at what happens when a city’s oldest dreams collide with its newest rage — and ask whether the free bus is just a ride, or a last chance to fix what is broken.

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    • Power & Influence
    • Luxury & Prestige
    • Wealth & Finance
    • Erotic Audio
    • Personal Growth & Achievement
    • Crime & Corruption (True Crime)
    • Knowledge & Ideas
    • History & Legacy
    • News, Culture & Society
    • Technology & Innovation
    • Exploration & Wonder
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