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Pacifica Stands in for All Public Media
Pacifica, the embattled progressive radio network, has been the recipient of bad press and suggestions that it should simply be allowed to go into bankruptcy.
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Albert Maysles, RIP
A word about documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, who died last week.
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Confronting the Rhetoric of “Black on Black Crime”: A Response to Derailing Strategies
This article is dedicated to all those who seek to produce justice in the face of state sanctioned violence vis-u00e0-vis police brutality
Early Warning Signs in United Arab Emirates Indicate Troubling Crisis Over Press Freedoms
UAE leaders have become more aggressive in arresting people for expressing their opinions.
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Beyond Reform: Essays Call for a Sweeping Reassessment of Incarceration
The journal Socialism and Democracy's collection of essays demonstrates why we need to go beyond various justice system reform proposals - valuable as they are - to a much …
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Rewriting the Future
The only way we know we can challenge the divine right of kings is by being able to imagine a world where kings no longer rule us - or …
The Media Know That Spreading the Fear of Terrorism Sells
Truthout interviews “Covering bin Laden” coeditor Susan Jeffords
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The Killing of Osama bin Laden Did Not Stop the Use of Fear to Justify US Wars
“Covering bin Laden” is an exploration of the iconic status of Osama bin Laden achieved through government propaganda.
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Three Takeaways From Chapel Hill
Many in the Muslim community have expressed frustration about the way media handled coverage of the Chapel Hill shooting.
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Framing the News
Brian Williams' transgressions from reality has opened a dark, gaping hole piercing the veil of credibility in which much of the media has unduly shrouded themselves for years.