On Friday, April 30, PBS will air the last episode of Bill Moyers’ Journal. Moyers will be stepping down as the host of the popular news program. The show was launched in 1971. Moyers announced his retirement last November, disappointing faithful viewers that had come to regard the program as one of the most progressives [...]
This past week, the ongoing battle to protect and maintain our freedoms was conceded. Blatant threats issued by Islamic Fundamentalists was enough to subvert the First Amendment right of free speech for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and subject their work to censorship.
Today, on the 95TH anniversary of the genocide perpetrated against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire, tens of thousands of people gathered in the Armenian capital Yerevan. There were also commemorations worldwide, including in Beirut, France and the United States. In Istanbul, human rights activists organized a rally at Haydarsa train station where the [...]
Featured Author: Aaron Glantz, New America Media OAKLAND, Calif — Giselle Jiles could be the new face of foreclosure. The 52-year-old financial planner has owned her home in Oakland’s Laurel District for 12 years. She did not buy an expensive home that was beyond her means and she did not sign up for a predatory [...]
Al Pacino delivers a performance to die for in the new HBO film “You Don’t Know Jack.” Premiering this weekend ( frequent re-airings), the film explores the odd odyssey of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the polarizing figure nicknamed “Dr. Death.” A hero to so many terminally ill patients and their loved ones who sought a dignified [...]
