Politics
Wal-Mart's First Lady:
The anti-union connections of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Dubya and Catholic Social Teaching: A
misappropriation of the worst kind
A Lesson on Education for George W.
by Matt Cone
Lethal
Dilemma: Gov. Bush and the death penalty
The
Wrong Man: Innocent on Death Row
US Complicity in East Timor:
From The Nation
Plight of the East
Timorese Women: By Tim Eaton, from Mother Jones
The
Ambivalent American Voter: What they think, what they do.
US Policy Toward East
Timor: A Concise History: Produced by the East Timor Action, an excellent
overview of the situation from 1975 to the present.
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Politics for Generation X: Ted Halstead examines
the surprising political habits and beliefs of this oft-misunderstood generation.
Twelve Questions the
National Media Should Ask of George W. Bush: By Texas Observer editor Louis
Dubose. Requires that the media begin to care about content rather than coke.
Most Campaign Funds Go For TV Ads: New
study that shows how paying for media exposure is the source of massive fundraising.
Economics
That
Giant Sucking Sound: NAFTA After Five Years: Utne Reader's review
and critique
The
Impact of Y2K on the Global Economy: Comprehensive article on what we can expect
on January 1, 2000.
Media
Prime Suspects: The
Corrosive Effects of Television News--
New study by Shanto Iyengar and Frank Gilliam on
how crime coverage can fracture a community
Remaining
Media Giants to Merge: What's the Point of Staying Separate?
Deconstructing the
Media Machine by Robert W. Jensen
Social
Change Through Television?: Screenwriters and activists
are collaborating to introduce progressive ideas into TV shows.
Criticisms of
the Marxist Model of Mass Media Effects: From the 1979 article by Anderson and
Sharrock
Who Owns What in the Mass Media:
Comprehensive guide by the Columbia Journalism on ownership,
cross-ownership, and vertical integration. Shocking and very useful.
Culture
Janice Radway:
Romantic Fiction and Female Readers: An excellent summary of Radway's groundbreaking
ethnography
Culture
Jamming: The Information War of 1990s: What it is, how to do it, and
whether it works or not.
Inside the Bohemian
Grove: The Article People Magazine Doesn't Want You to Read: A behind the
scenes look at the secret society in Northern California that includes in its membership
Alan Greenspan, ex-president Bush, and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Thought on TV Violence: An industry insider poignantly recalls the lasting
effects of a music video he saw years ago
Darwin's Truth, Jefferson's Vision--
Sociobiology and the Politics of Human Nature-- Outstanding article on how we can
simultaneously acknowledge our evolutionary roots, and yet not be content with it,
devising social and political structures to help us become better creatures. By
Melvin Konner.
Interview with Noam
Chomsky about Microsoft: Uncovers the dangers of unbridled corporate power and
Microsoft's newest projects.
Religion
The Pope, The Church and Change: TIME's look at what
challenges the Catholic Church faces as it comes to the end of the century and the era of
Pope John Paul II.
A
Conversation with Ken Wilber: Founder of transpersonal psychology and brilliant
writer on the relationship between science and religion.
Youth
Brand
Nation: New Fall TV Shows Sell Out to Advertisers
Teen
Health and the Media: How television portrays and influences teen health habits
The Other View of
Teen Pregnancy: Controversial research on why,
for many poor African-American teens, having children is very rational.
Bully
in the Mirror: Part 2 of the New York Times Magazine feature on adolescent male
socialization
Activism
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Michael
Albert on the future of activism
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