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Rupert Murdoch vs. the BBC

Posted on Oct 23, 2003, Source: MediaChannel.org

Armed with the support of Tony Blair, the media mogul is laying the ground for a major offensive against the public broadcasting system.

Britain Faces U.S. Media Invasion

Posted on Oct 5, 2003, Source: MediaChannel.org

With Viacom gearing up to enter the market, British television may soon fall prey to the same corporate agenda stifling dissent in the U.S. media.

Arbitrary Cruelty, Louisiana Style

Posted on May 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet

After witnessing some of the harassment that is business as usual at Angola, I realized that this was just a small taste of what really goes on inside the prison.

RODDICK: Orwell in the White House

Posted on Jan 29, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Bush seems to have read Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" as manuals for living and leadership.

It's the Real Thing -- Thievery and Corruption

Posted on Nov 25, 2002, Source: AlterNet

To the indigenous people of Kerala, Coca-Cola Corp. is a thief operating with impunity -- polluting their land, killing their crops, stealing their water and selling it back to them as sugary soda and bottled water.

Florida Redux ... in Africa

Posted on Nov 11, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The Ogoni people of the Niger Delta have been on the losing end of Nigerian politics for well over a decade, and now they are being systematically denied voter registration.

Desperation in Brazil

Posted on Oct 15, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The Indians of the Amazon basin are fighting a losing battle against corrupt Brazilian municipalities that fail them right and left.

Keep Your Mouth Open

Posted on Sep 30, 2002, Source: AlterNet

With war gathering on the horizon, readers submit their favorite bits of wisdom on war, peace and dissent in times of turmoil.

Sept. 11 Hangover

Posted on Sep 16, 2002, Source: AlterNet

It is astounding how quickly Bush & Co. has managed to squander the vast international sympathy and goodwill elicited by the events of a year ago.

Judge Rules Shell Oil May Be Liable in Activist's Murder

Posted on Aug 30, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa forced a global oil corporation out from behind the cover of the corrupt Nigerian government. Too bad he had to pay with his life.

The Politics of Solitary

Posted on Aug 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Americans might be shocked to discover that some of their fellow citizens are spending decades in solitary confinement -- right here in the good ol' U.S. of A.
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