11 May 2004

Nightline Snub

By Timothy Karr
Sinclair Broadcast Group on April 29 ordered its eight ABC affiliates to pre-empt April 30's Nightline broadcast of the reading of the names of U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq, saying the program is "motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq.
11 May 2004

The Media, Politics, and Censorship

By Bill Moyers
The war in Iraq has become also a war of images. A few weeks ago, we were troubled by pictures of tortured Iraqi prisoners. Earlier, it was photographs of American soldiers who have given their lives there. On April 30 on Nightline, Ted Koppel read the names of the dead and showed their photographs.
30 Mar 2004

Testifying and the Power of Love

By Shellie Moore Guy
Several years ago, after reading books by Angela Davis and several other black women regarding the role of black women in the suffrage and civil-rights movements, I was asked to be a part of a women's history celebration at one of the local colleges.
03 Feb 2004

Primary Numbers: Questioning the Nomination Process

By Ian Williams
It could be worse. Remember, Willy Horton was originally Al Gore's inventive way of beating up on co-Democrat Mike Dukakis in the 1988 primary - but even so, the perennial spectacle of Democrats rooting in each others' dirty-linen baskets and waving their soiled finds in public looks like unnecessary party-political harakiri to outsiders.
27 Jan 2004

Ungodly Politics

By Cathy Young
I was recently reading an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean in Newsweek when I had to stop and check that it was indeed Newsweek and not, say, Christianity Today. Yes, it was indeed Newsweek.
13 Jan 2004

Don't Accept Globalization; Fight It

By Administrator
Mr. Aeschliman states the obvious in his "Business Insighter" column (see "Globalization Trend Means Change in Job Types," River Cities' Reader Issue 458, January 7-13, 2004). He summarizes the symptoms and partial effects of the current runaway globalization.
02 Dec 2003

Media Silence on 9/11

By Danny Schechter and Colleen Kelly
A subpoena can work like truth serum. Drag waffling officials and dissembling politicians before a serious investigating body and suddenly secrets start to spill and disclosures mount. Dots are connected. Confessions emerge, and sometimes, indictments follow.
11 Nov 2003

The Hazards of Drug Importation

By Joseph L. Bast
According to a recent news story in a Des Moines newspaper, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack "is taking heart from Illinois' conclusion that it could safely save millions of dollars by helping state employees buy prescription drugs through Canada.
07 Oct 2003

The Bush Crony Full-Employment Act of 2003

By Joshua Micah Marshall
Every big new piece of legislation needs a catchy title to set it apart. And I think I've come up with a good one for the $87 billion. How about "The Bush Crony Full-Employment Act of 2003"? Now before you get up in arms, I'm for however much money our troops need to get the job done in Iraq and protect their own safety.
29 Jul 2003

Why Ex-Cons Should Be Given the Vote

By Matt Welch
Have you ever committed a felony? If you've ever written a lewd comment on a postcard, you have committed a felony (which is generally defined as a crime punishable by more than 365 days in prison). Or if you refused to register for the draft after turning 18, or knowingly misvalued the items in your suitcase, or smuggled an abortion pill from France, or taken a baseball bat to a mailbox.

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