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Philip Rizk, Phyllis Bennis, Uncloaking Koch & Inequality
January 31, 2011"People are sick and tired of the way things have been for the past 30 years," says Philip Rizk, a blogger and filmmaker based in Cairo. In 2009, Philip was detained by state security after taking part in a protest in support of Gaza, and so has intimate awareness of the control and terror inflicted by the state on its people--who are only escalating, with a general strike called for today and a "Million March" for Tuesday.The F Word: Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse
January 31, 2011It's amazing what inequality can drive people to, eventually. Just look at Egypt. “These big guys are stealing all the money,” one 24-year-old textile worker told standing at his second job as a fruit peddler told a reporter this weekend. "People are desperate.”Year in Review: Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald on the Media's Wars
December 28, 2009The independent media has all but taken over the old role of the Fourth Estate, and Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald are two of the most respected voices in the new media generation. We spoke to them on October 1st.Week In Review: What Does New Journalism Look Like?
December 5, 2009Where is journalism headed? Is "balanced" coverage really the best option, or does it leave too many out in the cold? How responsible is the media for the failures of the health care debate? Jay Rosen, New York University professor and one of the most prominent thinkers about journalism in the new media era, has some answers to all of these questions.Jay Rosen: What Does New Journalism Look Like?
December 2, 2009Where is journalism headed? Is "balanced" coverage really the best option, or does it leave too many out in the cold? How responsible is the media for the failures of the health care debate? Jay Rosen, New York University professor and one of the most prominent thinkers about journalism in the new media era, has some answers to all of these questions.Rebooting the System, Jay Rosen, and UC Protests
December 1, 2009President Obama is about to announce a troop escalation in Afghanistan. Though it's consistent with his campaign promises, public opinion has shifted and now, according to most polls, a majority of the American people oppose the war. Politics as usual? Is he stuck?Is there a way around the machine to create a true politics of the people?
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