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Guma: Media and Democracy in the Post-Modern Age
Znet Article, February, 16 2010
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In the Watergate era, journalists were often seen as heroes. Even commercial TV and radio news outlets, although on the way to becoming showcases for infotainment, were considered by many to be potential parts of the solution. By the end of the 20...
Guma: The CIA, DynCorp, and the Shoot Down in Peru
Zmag Article, December, 01 2009
Greg Guma
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Investigations, coverups, and military contractors
Guma: The Peru Shoot Down
Znet Article, October, 28 2009
Greg Guma
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Among the five cases of intelligence operation cover up currently being investigated by the US House Intelligence Committee is the 2001 shoot down of a small plane in Peru, resulting in the death of a Baptist missionary from Michigan and her 7-mon...
Guma: The Presidency Problem: High Crimes
Znet Article, September, 28 2009
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If staging coups, waging secret wars, suspending civil liberties, or torturing people were merely aberrations pursued by a handful of zealots, Congress could simply punish the offenders and get back to "business as usual." But the obvious, and yet...
Guma: The Oily Road to 9/11
Znet Article, September, 11 2009
Greg Guma
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As troops and planes headed toward Afghanistan in October 2001, few people questioned the reasons for military engagement. But the causes of war are rarely simple and, as time has passed, other powerful motives have come into focus.
Guma: Real Life on Planet Pacifica
Znet Article, May, 27 2009
Greg Guma
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When Pacifica Radio’s national board met in person during my time as the network’s Executive Director, it was normally an all-weekend affair. Actually more than a weekend: Managers and staff started arriving Wednesday for a full-day, staff-onl...
Guma: Vermont and the Progressive Paradox
Znet Article, March, 06 2009
Greg Guma
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On March 3, 2009 voters in Burlington chose a mayor. Incumbent Bob Kiss, the third progressive to hold office over the last 28 years, defeated Democratic, Republican, Green and Independent challengers. To put the election into perspective, this es...
Guma: Vermont’s Chance: Breaking the Two-Party Monopoly
Znet Article, October, 20 2008
Greg Guma
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Barack Obama is expected to win Vermont in the presidential race by as much as 30 points. But the real surprise is the race for governor. At first, three-term Republican incumbent Jim Douglas looked like a shoo-in. But something unusual is happeni...
Guma: Palin’s Problem with Facts
Znet Article, October, 06 2008
Greg Guma
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We’re clearly in an era when facts have less value. Although many people blame the Bush administration, the irresponsibility of some media outlets has also played a part. Yet, when Sarah Palin debated Joe Biden last week she was promoting – perhap...
Guma: The Palin Factor
Znet Article, September, 03 2008
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She’s a rapidly rising star, even – dare it be uttered – an instant celebrity who is firing up the Republican base. Yet little was known about John McCain’s surprise choice for Vice President, Sarah Palin, until a few days ago. And what has been l...
Guma: Breaking Out of the Empire Box
Znet Article, August, 20 2008
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Three days after the 2008 presidential election, no matter which political party takes the White House, a convention will be held in Vermont’s Statehouse to consider more radical solutions to the problems facing the nation. The organizing group is...
Guma: The Afghan Trap & Déjà vu in Georgia
Znet Article, August, 12 2008
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The US government has persistently claimed that its decision to bankroll the overthrow of Afghanistan's government in the final days of the 1970s was a response to the invasion of Soviet troops. But Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was President Carter's ...
Guma: Barack Obama: The New Jimmy Carter
Znet Article, July, 27 2008
Greg Guma
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Since Barack Obama emerged as the Democrat’s choice for president, the national mood has frequently been compared to the late 1960s, another time when an unpopular war polarized the nation. A recent ad for Republican candidate John McCain makes th...
Guma: Nonviolent Action & the Road to Independence
Znet Article, July, 01 2008
Greg Guma
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Each year, as fireworks celebrate the Declaration of Independence and people discuss how the United States began, the spotlight normally turns to “revolutionary” leaders and the “armed struggle” waged more than two centuries ago. But as usual, the...
Guma: Burlington Debates Dropping Al Jazeera
Znet Article, June, 01 2008
Greg Guma
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Al Jazeera English was added to the Burlington Telecom line up in December 2006, shortly after the channel started airing...
Guma: Citizen Nader: From Prophet to Punch Line
Znet Article, May, 26 2008
Greg Guma
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When Ralph Nader announced his fourth bid for the US presidency on NBC in February 2004, shortly after Howard Dean’s insurgent Democratic campaign imploded, he described his goal as building a “second front” in the fight to defeat George W. Bush. ...
Guma: Momentum: A Presidential Blockbuster
Znet Article, May, 20 2008
Greg Guma
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Presidents have frequently been the focus of films and, to a lesser extent, TV serials. In recent years, however, the race to become “the decider” has become the theme for big and small screen storytelling. On the tube, the plots have mainly been ...
Guma: Who Really “Broke” Iraq
Znet Article, March, 31 2008
Greg Guma
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US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s statement this week on Iraq – "What we didn't know was how truly broken the society was” – is truly remarkable for its attempt to erase history. Still attempting to avoid responsibility, Rice blames the curr...
Guma: Imagining Pacifica's Future
Znet Article, June, 08 2006
Greg Guma
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The following are excerpts from a report delivered to the Pacifica National Board by Executive Director Greg Guma on June 3, 2006 at a session held in New York: I’d like to begin by asking you to imagine the Pacifica radio network a few ye...
Guma: Pacifica Remarks
Znet Article, April, 22 2006
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It’s good to be with media makers who don’t believe that climate change is just a rumor, don’t think immigrants coming to the U.S. for a better life should be turned into criminals, and didn’t need over three years ...
