The loss of our right to vote (or have it counted) is a media issue which is
why you are all getting this email. I've talked a lot about the effects of
media ownership consolidation on the destruction of democracy by permitting a
few...
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05 September 2006
September began with 140,000 American troops in Iraq -- 13,000 more
than in late July.
Almost 30 months have passed since Time magazine’s mid-April 2004 cover story, “No Easy Options,” reported that “foreign policy...
Almost 30 months have passed since Time magazine’s mid-April 2004 cover story, “No Easy Options,” reported that “foreign policy...
06 June 2006
The 2006 Social Security Trustees Report, which includes the Medicare program, was released on May 1. The trustees projected the year 2040 as the depletion date of the Social Security trust fund versus 2041 in the 2005 report.
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29 May 2006
On April 17, the Washington Post ran an article about Mexico’s economy and the North American Free Trade Agreement, which took effect on January 1, 1994. Part of the focus was on market forces and the flight of some Mexicans to the U.S....
14 May 2006
I know you're shocked -- SHOCKED! -- that George Bush is listening in on all your phone calls. Without a warrant. That's nothing. And it's not news.
This is: the snooping into your phone bill is just the snout of the pig...
This is: the snooping into your phone bill is just the snout of the pig...
20 April 2006
Forget the awards for hurricane coverage. They were predictable and, certainly in the case of the Times-Picayune and probably the Sun Herald in Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss., deserved. The press thrives on disasters, and rare is the year when a...