After the bombings that killed and maimed so horribly at the Boston Marathon, our country’s politics and mass media are awash in heartfelt compassion -- and reflexive “doublethink,” which George Orwell described as willingness “to forget any fact that has become inconvenient.” by Norman Solomon Published on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Common Dreams People react as an explosion More
After the bombings that killed and maimed so horribly at the Boston Marathon, our country’s politics and mass media are awash in heartfelt compassion -- and reflexive “doublethink,” which George Orwell described as willingness “to forget any fact that has become inconvenient.” by Norman Solomon Published on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Common Dreams People react as an explosion More
"We can have raging debates in mainstream media about issues like gun control and gay marriage and minimum wage, but when the elites of both parties agree on military intervention–as they so often do–debate is nearly nonexistent." By Steve Rendall April 12, 2013 FAIR BLOG (Photo: United for Justice With Peace) FAIR founder Jeff Cohen's latest piece More
Change the Media, Change the World Panel description: (full panel below): http://youtu.be/UmgwYGohqv8 Full panel: [youtube=http://youtu.be/Ezf4EwXxh54] Published on Apr 11, 2013 videofreepress· Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also More
Jeff Cohen, Amy Goodman, Norman Solomon, Marjorie Cohn, & Sonali Kolhatkar on war, journalism, civil rights, drones, human rights, citizen journalism, Bradley Manning and much much more. [youtube=http://youtu.be/I3q5JORiVaw] videofreepress Published on Apr 11, 2013 Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the More
Jeff Cohen, Amy Goodman, Norman Solomon, Marjorie Cohn, & Sonali Kolhatkar on war, journalism, civil rights, drones, human rights, citizen journalism, Bradley Manning and much much more. [youtube=http://youtu.be/I3q5JORiVaw] videofreepress Published on Apr 11, 2013 Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the More
Amy Goodman: Corporate Media No Longer Mainstream, But Extreme "This is no longer a mainstream media, but an extreme media beating the drums for war," journalist Amy Goodman tells the National Conference For Media Reform meeting in Denver. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5scBuP2EK-I] Published on Apr 7, 2013 Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS More
Craig Aaron addresses the National Conference for Media Reform [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iONwaUAMzQk#.UWIKzmLnhqk] Published on Apr 7, 2013 Craig Aaron, President and CEO of Free Press, addresses the 2013 National Conference for Media Reform in Denver, CO Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of More
Craig Aaron addresses the National Conference for Media Reform [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iONwaUAMzQk#.UWIKzmLnhqk] Published on Apr 7, 2013 Craig Aaron, President and CEO of Free Press, addresses the 2013 National Conference for Media Reform in Denver, CO Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of More
Learning from Our Past, Looking to the Future> NCMR 2013 Opening Plenary [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcfFOVHFJQQ#.UWDLV0h21Vsl] Published on Apr 6, 2013 Get ready for speeches and performances from some of the movement's best thinkers, artists and rabble-rousers. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and our emcee for the afternoon, Denver's own David Sirota, welcome us to the 2013 National Conference More
Learning from Our Past, Looking to the Future> NCMR 2013 Opening Plenary [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcfFOVHFJQQ#.UWDLV0h21Vsl] Published on Apr 6, 2013 Get ready for speeches and performances from some of the movement's best thinkers, artists and rabble-rousers. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and our emcee for the afternoon, Denver's own David Sirota, welcome us to the 2013 National Conference More
A Bradley Manning event with Birgitta Jonsdottir [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=szUgQImKD1g#at=710] A panel in New York City on April 5, 2013. Editor's Note: Alexa O'Brien has provided primary independent coverage of the pre-trial hearing, as has Kevin Gosztola. Bjrgjtta Jonsdottir is from Iceland and helped create WikiLeaks' "Collateral Damage." An interesting panel that includes discussion of the corporate More
