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Topic: P. T. Barnum

Washington Harrison Donaldson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/WikiCommons/Public Domain)

The "real" Wizard of Oz

Emma Marns
Lion tamer on a circus poster, 1873 (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Joe Exotic & USA's original tiger kings

Madeline Steiner - The Conversation
The One and Only Ivan (Disney+)

Disney's defiant, talking-gorilla movie

Melanie McFarland
Zac Efron and Zendaya in "The Greatest Showman" (20th Century Fox)

“Greatest Showman” is a step backward

Matthew Rozsa
Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News by Kevin Young (Graywolf Press)

From P.T. Barnum to FAKE NEWS

Melanie McFarland
President Donald Trump pauses during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

this way out

Michael Winship - BillMoyers.com
(AP/Charlie Neibergall)

The Donald is a fraud

Nomi Prins - TomDispatch.com