HomeTagged ‘civil rights’
Jun 4, 2009
In Debate
The Tiller discussion continues
Reverberations from Dr. Tiller’s murder continue to spread, as the LA Times, Jezebel and Current.TV took notice of Salon.com’s coverage of our movie and its coverage of the Pro-Life movement in Wichita.
Not surprisingly, most of the angst is coming from the Pro-Choicers, who are devastated by the loss of one of the very few late-term [...]
Apr 15, 2009
In Debate
Tax day “Tea Parties” – populist outrage or manufactured spectacle?
The Tax Day tea parties, which emanated from some CNBC’s Rick Santelli reporting about Obama’s plan to bail out some distressed mortgage holders, have certainly made a splash.
Thomas Frank and some others such as Firedoglake feel that these events are not spontaneous uprisings, but a coordinated public relations campaign, funded by certain right-wing foundations and [...]