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Cable News Confidential
Jeff Cohen
The advent of CNN, the first 24/7 news channel in 1980, was hailed as a revolutionary development in media. It was soon to be followed by others. The results have not been encouraging. Most of the so-called news consists of fluff pieces on celebrity deaths, divorces, marriages, adoptions, babies, affairs and kidnappings. Recall Fox’s Geraldo […]
Deep Economy
Bill McKibben
Public opinion on global warming has dramatically shifted. Perhaps it was the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” or people finally feeling the heat. Eleven out of the dozen years from 1995-2006 were among the 12 hottest on record. A recent poll reveals 86% of respondents favored action to deal with the problem. An authoritative UN report […]
Jihad: Theirs and Ours
Tariq Ali
Now in its fifth year, how is “mission accomplished” in Iraq going? The National Intelligence Estimate says, “The Iraq conflict has become the ’cause celebre’ for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of U.S. involvement in the Muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement.” A newly released study “Iraq Effect” reports the war […]
Journalism That Matters
P. Sainath
Journalism is in decline. No better example of that is People magazine. It assigns seven reporters to cover the latest activities of Britney Spears. Then there is the highbrow, serious genre. In this realm, powerful seductive forces lure journalists away from actual journalism. A system of perks and privileges keeps reporters tethered. If you don’t make […]
Dateline: Tehran
Nader Talebzadeh
No doubt wanting to build on its “enormous successes” and “progress” according to Dick Cheney in Iraq and Afghanistan the Bush administration is now threatening Iran with war. For the propaganda masters, it’s a dream. All they have to do is change the q in Iraq to an n and they are good to go. […]
Palestine: The Iron Cage
Rashid Khalidi
How was Israel able to forge a state while the Palestinians have been unable to? A key element in establishing Israel was British colonial control of Palestine and the 1917 Balfour Declaration. In 1936-39 the Palestinians rose up in revolt against their British masters. Key cadres were killed and exiled. Thus crucially in the decisive […]
Culture, Language, Media & Meaning
Amiri Baraka
Culture is an area of conflict and contention. Supposedly top Nazi Hermann Goering once said, “Whenever I hear the word ‘culture’ I reach for my gun.” In the U.S. in recent decades there are cultural wars over books, movies, language and lifestyles. It’s the grist for many a radio and TV show. Listeners and viewers […]
South America Rising
Noam Chomsky
From one end of the continent to the other, South America is rising. After centuries of colonial, semi-colonial rule and Monroe Doctrine U.S. gunboat diplomacy and coups, the erstwhile “banana republics” are saying, “Basta!” With Chavez in Venezuela and Morales in Bolivia taking the lead, they are being joined by Correa in Ecuador, and to […]
The Politics of Food
Vandana Shiva
Just a few years ago, Globalization was being hailed as the cure all for the world’s economic problems. There were cascades of platitudes about “level playing fields” and “a rising tide lifts all boats.” Prosperity for all was on the horizon. It hasn’t quite worked out that way. But it’s no surprise. The rich North […]
Overcoming Obstacles
Howard Zinn
In a time of war, imperialism and official lying it’s hard to be optimistic. The monopolistic media function as a weapon of mass distraction. They say, Don’t fret about affairs of state. Turn to the sports pages or worry about clothes or whether Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will be happy. Public apathy about serious […]
Framing The Debate: Politics & Language
George Lakoff
Behind every catchy right-wing slogan, there are a set of facts that tell a different story. Bush’s “No Child Left Behind Act” has never been fully funded. The “Clear Skies Act” weakens mercury pollution control, poisoning our air. The “Healthy Forests Initiative” allows the lumber industry to plunder our forests.. And “The War on Terror,” […]
Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser
Here’s the short answer to why fast food is so successful: it’s quick, cheap and tasty. Plus, you never have to leave your car. But like the reeking dumpster behind a brightly lit McDonald’s, there’s a nasty side to fast food success. It’s quick because of an assembly line kitchen that relies on low-paid, unskilled […]

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