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Rupert Murdoch: Genius or dummy and should we care? By William Bowles
The bulk of News Corp’s content starts life in print, radio and video, some of which makes it online either edited or ‘massaged’ in some way. This is called ‘refreezing’ the product, so essentially the same content can be used over and over again. This is what ‘convergence’ is really all about from the business… Continue reading
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An Open Letter to the Anti-War Movement: How Should We React to the Events in Iran? by Phil Wilayto
In the West, we have been conditioned to think of President Ahmadinejad as a kind of crackpot dictator who is now the target of an angry and aroused citizenry. Mousavi supporters are projected as “the Iranian people,” while Ahmadinejad is seen as being supported by little more than the military, the Revolutionary Guards, and the… Continue reading
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William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 70 The great, international, demonic, truly frightening Iranian threat
On May 12, in New York City, a debate was held on the proposition that ‘Diplomacy With Iran Is Going Nowhere’ (English translation: ‘Should we bomb Iran?’). Arguing in the affirmative, were Liz Cheney, former State Department official (and daughter of a certain unindicted war criminal) and Dan Senor, formerly the top spokesman for Washington’s… Continue reading
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Internet Threatened By Censorship, Secret Surveillance, And Cybersecurity Laws By Stephen Lendman
Net Neutrality must be defended at all costs. Preserving a viable, independent, free and open Internet (and the media overall) is essential to a functioning democracy, but the forces aligned against it are formidable, daunting, relentless, and reprehensible. Some past challenges suggest future ones ahead. Continue reading
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