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July 12, 2011 12:09AM - The Wavelength: FCC Decries
Lack of Media Diversity,
Stymies
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Isn't Sexy Enough for U.S.
Media
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Private Life
May 31, 2011 05:58PM - The Wavelength: Attack of the
Media Mega-Mergers! Skyprosoft
May 16, 2011 05:16PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
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original version of this blog
mistakenly
credited SB 2988
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January 15, 2010 11:03AM
The Media Consortium's Links
by Lindsay Beyerstein, TMC MediaWire Blogger
Yesterday, Senate Republicans prioritized human life over
anti-abortion grandstanding and confirmed Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as
Secretary of Health and Human Services. When the world totters on
the brink of a pandemic, slow-walking the future health secreta… Read full post »
by Nezua, TMC MediaWire Blogger
Last Friday, 13 people were killed at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York. The event shocked the nation and was "the worst mass shooting in the United States since the 2007 massacre at the Virginia Tech college," as New America Media reports. Becaus… Read full post »
by Zach Carter, Media Consortium MediaWire Blogger
Last week's passage of the economic stimulus bill marked the first major win for progressives on economic policy under President Barack Obama, but the hardest economic battles have yet to come. The fight against entrenched corporate interest… Read full post »
by Nezua Media Consortium Blogger
The nation's eyes are fixed upon a trembling economy. It affects our ability to survive, to thrive, and even think rationally. Today's economic crisis is also impacting the lives of immigrants and immigration reform on multiple levels, be it through provisi… Read full post »
by Zach Carter, Media Consortium MediaWire Blogger
In this week's Audit, we're examining Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's thoroughly uninspiring bank bailout plan, which fails on almost every level. What's more, some of the most insightful (and stinging) critiques of the proposal are coming fr… Read full post »
"I'm not talking about a budget deficit. I'm not talking about a trade deficit. I'm not talking about a deficit of good ideas or new plans. I'm talking about a moral deficit . . . . We have a deficit when CEOs are… Read full post »
By Nezua, The Media Consortium MediaWire Blogger
Hate does not emerge in a vacuum writes the editorial staff of El Diario/La Prensa [translated by New America Media]. Nor could it thrive there, we might add. While many collude to bring about positive change, they face opposition from others who have… Read full post »
by Zach Carter, Media Consortium MediaWire blogger
President-elect Barack Obama rolled out his highly anticipated
priorities for an economic recovery package this weekend, but the
current Congress remains focused on bailouts, with the fate of U.S.
automobile manufacturers still hanging in the
By Lindsay Beyerstein, MediaWire blogger
It's finally official: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will be Barack Obama's Secretary of State.
Some observers thought Clinton was a curious pick because she made a point of differentiating her foreign policy views from Obama's during
… Read full post »by Lindsay Beyerstein, MediaWire blogger
Because if it bleeds, it leads... Sarah van Schagen rates the environmental impact of feminine hygiene products for Grist.
In all seriousness, this has been a very exciting week in healthcare news. The Bush administration is racing to take away as many… Read full post »
by Zach Carter, TMC MediaWire blogger
As Barack Obama readies himself to lead the United States through what appears to be a scathing recession, he faces a choice between feeding the political sphere's Wall Street addiction and investing in economic progress. Two key former Clinton cabinet offi… Read full post »
With less than three weeks to go in the run-up to the presidential election, the McCain campaign, with help from the Republican National Committee, continued to keep its focus on attempts to discredit the Democratic contender, Sen. Barack Obama, more than on the policy goals of G.O.P. standard-bearer… Read full post »
Special Debate Edition
In a forum on a college stage in Nashville, Tenn., Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain faced off for a second time before the television cameras, fielding questions on the economy, energy and foreign policy from an audience selected largely for its members' self-description… Read full post »
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