AltWeeklies Wire
The Path of Democracy or Militarism
How different would America be if Martin Luther King, Jr. had not been shot down at the hands of an assassin?
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James Preston Allen |
01-19-2006 |
Commentary
The Growing Scandal
Some big media personalities were aboard the Abramoff train too.
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Paul Rosenberg |
01-19-2006 |
Politics
Wiretaps Spur Impeachment Talk
There is a growing chorus of conservative voices who are breaking with the administration on political surveillance having nothing to do with terrorism.
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Paul Rosenberg |
01-19-2006 |
Politics
Tags: domesticspying
The Meaning of Frank Wilkinson
Frank Wilkinson wasn’t the first man to stare down Joe McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee, but he was the last man to go to jail for trying.
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Lionel Rolfe |
01-19-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Flying High With Boeing
Why the heck is a political show on public television getting a lot of its budget from one of the biggest players in the Washington sweepstakes for Pentagon contracts?
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
01-19-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Making Democracy Safe
As the latest and greatest excuse for going to war is to make Iraq safe for democracy,and as another political scandal befalls Washington’s insiders, the ghost of Mencken may still be asking, “is our democracy safe for the world?”
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James Preston Allen |
01-11-2006 |
Commentary
The Media Politics of Leaks
When thinking about leaks, it's very important to assess whether a journalist has been a watchdog or a flunky for powerful officials.
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Norman Solomon |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Tags: cia spy leaks, Valerie Plame
Media New Year’s Resolutions for 2006
Who could possibly be in more need of guidance for the next year
than the big media outlets that have besieged us during the previous
365 days?
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Norman Solomon |
12-29-2005 |
Media
Tags: yearinreview2005
Next Stop – Impeachment!
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, and our problem of late has been that this republic has been too frightened to be vigilant.
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James Preston Allen |
12-22-2005 |
Commentary
Wiretapping Increases Pressure for Impeachment
By authorizing spying in America without a warrant, President Bush has apparently violated the Constitution as well as specific federal law, an impeachable offense, critics say.
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Paul Rosenberg |
12-22-2005 |
Politics
Journalists Should Expose Secrets, Not Keep Them
The twin issues of government secrecy and
civil liberties have burst into flames. The big spark came when The
New York Times reported that domestic
spying by the National Security Agency has been going on for years on the orders of President Bush.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
12-22-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: George Bush, domestic spying
Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2005
Here are the 14th annual P.U.-litzer Prizes, awarded for the foulest
media performances of 2005.
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Norman Solomon |
12-20-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: yearinreview2005
Making a Distinction Between 'Terrorists' and 'Insurgents'
Journalists are not supposed to participate in twisting words for
propaganda effect. Yet too many reporters for American news outlets
have allowed their work to slide in that direction.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
12-09-2005 |
Commentary
When Free Speech Is Called Treason
What does it mean when the President's political surrogates start calling critics of the Iraq war traitors for speaking freely? If exercising our Constitutional rights of free speech is treason under these circumstances -- as some on the right maintain -- then let us all stand guilty!
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James Preston Allen |
12-09-2005 |
Commentary
Scant Coverage of Air War in Iraq Debate
Public discussion assumes
that reducing the number of American troop in Iraq will mean a drop in
the Pentagon’s participation in the carnage. But it ain’t necessarily
so.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
12-01-2005 |
Commentary
