Press: Is The Firing Of Thomas, Sanchez And Williams Censorship?
In the past five months, three firings of high profile journalists by their respective news outlets have raised some serious questions about what is left of the freedom of the press in the US main steam media. The firings also raise questions about defining the blurry journalistic lines between analysis, commentary and opinion. It started […]
The Battle of California: Marijuana Vote In 10 Days
Almost everyone watching the epochal Proposition 19 battle in California — the voter initiative that would legalize and regulate cannabis for adults, and allow its taxation by local governments — realizes that the implications and symbolic significance of the vote goes far beyond the baby steps included in the language of the measure.
Do Americans Want To Be The Road Kills On Rove’s Crossroads?
The midterm elections are right around the corner, and according to most polls the GOP could make enough gains to have a majority in the House of Representatives while the Senate is likely to remain under the control of Democrats, with possibly a smaller majority. If this situation occurs, it is likely that the Republicans […]
Reactions To Austerity: Passivity In The UK, Strikes And Riots In France
France and Britain are not separated by much geographically, but politically the reactions of British and French people are a study in contrast. Today, the British government of David Cameron announced the most drastic budget cuts in decades. Meanwhile, in France the popular protests over a much more timid plan to raise the retirement age […]
EU: Is A New Revolution Brewing In France?
Tuesday, across France, more than one million strikers, both from the private and public sector, demonstrated in protest over retirement and pension reforms. This estimation of one million people who took to the street today is according to the French police, while the union organizers of the nationwide protest estimated that the number of demonstrators […]
