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Znet Article Galeano: Black Humor

Znet Article, March, 14 2002 Eduardo Galeano
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Joke # 1 Adding lead to gasoline was a little trick invented in the U.S. Back in the nineteen twenties, leaded gasoline became the norm in America and in the rest of the world. By the time the United States government banned it in 1986, it was kil...

Commentary Schechter: The FCC And "We": A Media Sermon From Mount Dissector

Commentary, March, 09 2002 Danny Schechter
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And then unto China came POTUS (President of the United States, in the lingo of the Secret Service), a messenger from the Republic of Enron, to preach the gospel about the path to true freedom. Go ye, he urged, beyond Maoism. Beyond Marxism. And y...

Commentary Mokhiber: Wired for Business or Democracy?

Commentary, March, 06 2002 Russell Mokhiber
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While Internet stocks may have crashed, Internet optimists still abound.

Commentary Solomon: Pentagon's Silver Lining May Be Bigger Than Cloud

Commentary, March, 04 2002 Norman Solomon
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Pentagon's Silver Lining May Be Bigger Than Cloud

Zmag Article Solomon: American Journalism: A Class Act

Zmag Article, March, 01 2002 Norman Solomon
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American Journalism: A Class Act

Commentary Prashad: The Parochial Coverage of Enron

Commentary, February, 17 2002 Vijay Prashad
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Again, the US media has shown that it is just not up to the task of stal king the corruption of the global economy. Enron collapses and now the media tells us that it is all about Raptors and the connivance of Arthur Andersen (or isn't it now A...

Commentary Schechter: Where Is AIDS Among The A-List Topics?

Commentary, February, 15 2002 Danny Schechter
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Think about what happened the other day. Enron hearings opened to an Standing Room Only crowd on Capitol Hill. The sleaze was about to start gushing out and then, the TV picture shrinks and another story interrupts. Breaking News displaces Breakin...

Commentary Russell: Jury Duty

Commentary, February, 12 2002 Marta Russell
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No one really wanted to do jury duty except me.

Zmag Article Chomsky: The War In Afghanistan

Zmag Article, February, 01 2002 Noam Chomsky
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The War In Afghanistan

Commentary Solomon: A Communique From The Ghost Of Mark Twain

Commentary, January, 27 2002 Norman Solomon
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I see that I'm damn near legendary now; and since I died long ago, that's safe for all concerned.

Commentary Solomon: In The Media Mix, What Happens To Music?

Commentary, January, 18 2002 Norman Solomon
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The last pages of a calendar remind us that life is fleeting. All we have at any moment is the present, filtered with memory.

Commentary Albert: Democracy Is Coming To Pacifica

Commentary, January, 13 2002 Michael Albert
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PacificaÕs struggle is in a new phase, about to take a big leap forward. Countless activists have pursued diverse strategies and have resisted recriminations and have now finally overcome reactionary obstacles. A majority progressive interim board...

Znet Article Schechter: Black Hawk -- and Truth -- Down

Znet Article, January, 08 2002 Danny Schechter
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I went to a war last night, and for two and half hour had my adrenaline pumped and my patriotic heart strings tugged by U.S. soldiers in battle, bravely tracking down and trying to capture the enemy. No it wasn't Osama, because the movie which fel...

Commentary Glick: ÒThe Least of TheseÓ

Commentary, January, 04 2002 Ted Glick
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Why do people become activists and organizers for positive social change? Even more importantly, why do they continue to live lives of activism even after they experience the difficulties of this line of work?

Commentary Edwards: Lethal Conceits

Commentary, December, 31 2001 David Edwards
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Truth is not always a casualty of war. In a recent Guardian article, Roy Greenslade reports the dramatic and, for the press, devastating collapse in advertising revenues following the terrorist atrocities of September 11:

Commentary Solomon: Bloomberg's Victory And The Triumph Of Business News

Commentary, December, 25 2001 Norman Solomon
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After billionaire Michael Bloomberg won the race to become New York's next mayor, the French news agency AFP noted that he "was among the first to see how the information age could serve investors in unprecedented -- and lucrative -- ways." Bloomb...

Commentary Starhawk: Passcode Redwood: Keeping Repression In Perspective

Commentary, December, 22 2001 Starhawk
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Every day when I check my email or look through the alternative newspapers or turn on the radio, I hear something that arouses my fear. A new bill threatening our civil liberties has been passed, or is being passed, here or abroad.

Zmag Article Solomon: Media War Without End

Zmag Article, December, 01 2001 Norman Solomon
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Media War Without End

Commentary Ali: No Room At The Inn For Mr Biswas

Commentary, November, 29 2001 Tariq Ali
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This is the story of why V.S. NaipaulÕs comic masterpiece, A House for Mr Biswas, which won him the Nobel Prize for Literature a few weeks ago, was turned down in 1998 by an over-hyped inert mediocrity named Michael Jackson who had just usurped th...

Commentary Schechter: After The Media Recount: Who Will Apologize To The People?

Commentary, November, 24 2001 Danny Schechter
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The long-awaited recount of the results of the 2000 presidential election, begun with so much hope and investigative enterprise by a consortium of leading U.S. media organizations, came and went with a whimper not a bang. Released on Sunday, Novem...

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