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Bronski: How Vietnam Gave us Dude, Where's My Car
Zmag Article, July, 01 2008
Michael Bronski
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One of the most amazing cultural responses to the war against Iraq has been the plethora of documentary and feature films produced by independent companies and even Hollywood studios. From In the Valley of Elah, Grace is Gone, and Stop-Loss to Red...
Rosen: Write On!
Zmag Article, July, 01 2008
David Rosen
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The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike this winter against TV and movie producers was one of the longest successful white-collar worker strikes in U.S. history. It lasted 14 weeks less then the writers’ 1988 strike, which lasted almost 22 weeks...
Herman: Aggression Rights and Wrongs
Zmag Article, July, 01 2008
Edward Herman
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A recent book by Michael Vickery, Cambodia: A Political Survey, dramatizes once again the fantastic double standard that operates in cases of cross-border attacks by the weak, and U.S. targets, and the strong, especially the United States.
Berlet: Right-Wing Witch Hunts, Then and Now
Zmag Article, May, 01 2008
Chip Berlet
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Debbie Almontaser and Hallie Flanagan were both targeted by public witch hunts for their educational and cultural activities. Both were smeared by small-minded xenophobic right-wingers. Both stood up to their accusers. Both belong in the Bill of R...
Herman: Safari Journalism
Zmag Article, April, 02 2008
Edward Herman
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At the center of Schindler’s analysis is his detailed showing that Izetbegovic was an Islamic fundamentalist, who at no time favored a multi-ethnic tolerant state, but always kept this hidden from the gullible and bamboozled Western pundits.
Bybee: Free Trade Fundumentalism
Zmag Article, April, 02 2008
Roger Bybee
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NY Times editorialists and leading columnists continue to embrace a fundamentalist faith in the uplifting power of “free trade” and corporate globalization, regardless of evidence to the contrary.
Herman: Neither Popular Government Nor Popular Information
Zmag Article, March, 01 2008
Edward Herman
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One of my favorite quotations, from James Madison in 1822, is that “a popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both” (this was used as the title of Nichols ...
Rosen: Sundance and The Contradictions of Independent Media
Zmag Article, March, 01 2008
David Rosen
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Sundance is the premier U.S. film festival. It annually draws a new crop of dedicated filmmakers and launches the careers of many acclaimed independents. And, for all its success, it is a venue where the boundaries of art and business, creativity ...
Sorensen: Cartoonerama
Zmag Article, February, 01 2008
Jen Sorensen
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Two cartoons, on branding & spamming.
Cohen: Announcing the PU-litzer Prizes for 2007
Zmag Article, February, 01 2008
Jeff Cohen
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Many journalists qualified for the 16th annual PU-litzer Prizes, but only a few were able to win recognition for turning in one of the truly stinkiest media performances of the year. As the judges for this un-coveted award, we have done our best t...
Berkowitz: Transforming Culture One Blockbuster At A Time
Zmag Article, January, 01 2008
Bill Berkowitz
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Named the nation’s “greediest executive” by Fortune magazine in 1999 and recently identified by Beliefnet as the tenth most powerful Christian in Hollywood, Philip Anschutz is bringing faith-based movies to the nation’s cineplexes.
Bronski: Reel Politick - In the Valley of Elah Review
Zmag Article, November, 01 2007
Michael Bronski
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In the Valley of Elah is many things. Foremost, it’s a passionate cry against the continuing U.S. occupation of Iraq and the cavalcade of political, military, personal, emotional, and psychological disasters that have emerged from it.
Barsamian: Journalism That Matters
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
David Barsamian
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P . Sainath is an award-winning journalist who writes about India. He is Rural Affairs editor of the Hindu , one of India’s most important newspapers. “I cover the people who...
Street: The Obama Illusion
Zmag Article, February, 01 2007
Paul Street
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L ong before any formal announcement (I’m writing this in early January), it was obvious that overnight sensation Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) wanted to be the U.S.’s next chief executiv...
Solomon: The P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2006
Zmag Article, February, 01 2007
Norman Solomon
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The P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2006
Mcneill: Normalizing the Unthinkable
Zmag Article, June, 01 2006
Sophie Mcneill
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T he late journalist Edward R. Murrow might well have been rolling in his grave on April 21. That’s because Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a lecture that day in Washington, DC to jo...
Weir: Associated Press Omissions
Zmag Article, May, 01 2006
Alison Weir
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T he Associated Press (AP), according to its website, is the world’s oldest and largest news organization. It is the behemoth of news reporting, providing what its editors determine is the ne...
Martin: The News Media and Big Coal
Zmag Article, April, 01 2006
Christopher r. Martin
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A s he stood wearing a parka in the cold January night air for live coverage of the unfolding Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia, CNN’s Anderson Cooper reminded viewers that the Appalachian ...
Solomon: Ted Koppel Joins NPR News
Zmag Article, March, 01 2006
Norman Solomon
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T ed Koppel will become a regular voice on National Public Radio. He recently ended 25 years with ABC’s show, “Nightline,” amid profuse media accolades. NPR has announced that Kop...
Barsamian: The Problem of the Media
Zmag Article, February, 01 2006
David Barsamian
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R obert McChesney is president and co-founder of Free Press, an organization working to increase public participation in media policy debates, and to generate policies that will produce a more demo...
