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Thanksgiving Anxieties, Political and Personal
u201cI donu2019t hate Thanksgivingu2014I just think itu2019s appropriate to critique a celebration that obscures the reality of the European conquest of the Americas.u201d
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What Message Do You Need?
Nothing will change to make a better world without independent, public interest media sources that inform without fear or favor and so lay the foundation for a functional democracy.
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Scared to Death, My Safety ‘Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Security
Itu2019s the overarching dystopian picture Iu2019m wondering about. The question is: Are most Americans still in that movie house just waiting for the lights to come back on?
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Most Recent Zimmerman Arrest is Opportunity to Address Language and Myths Related to Domestic Violence
With high profile cases of domestic violence in the news, the media has the opportunity to debunk myths and set the record straight on the realities of domestic violence.
From Cold War to Hot Planet: Cultural and Political Transformation From an Australian Perspective
The following account is a summary of that event including some reflections of the significance of the symposium for socially critical politics and activism globally.
How Big Money and Big Media Undermine Democracy
This past Tuesday, special interests pumped big money into promoting or tearing down candidates and ballot initiatives in elections across the country.
When Falsehoods Triumph: Why A Winning Palestinian Narrative Is Hard To Find
It is no wonder why Palestinians are still struggling to tell the world such a simple, straightforward and truthful story.
The Invisible Refugees – Internally Displaced People
They are part of a growing population of refugees that are often without international support, a sub-group of people whose basic needs are rarely addressed by the global community: …
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The Oliver Stone Interview, Part II: JFK
When I chatted with Stone about it recently, he betrayed no false modesty on the subject. u201cJFK was staggeringly complex and beautiful.
Freedom of Speech in the Digital Age
In honor of the 10th anniversary of Free Press, Michael Winship sat down with journalist and author Craig Aaron, who in 2011 became the organization's president and CEO.