Stories by Monica Mehta
Monica Mehta is a writer based in San Francisco and a former AlterNet associate editor.
Steven Soderbergh's new flick just might be the end of the megaplex.
Posted on Jan 27, 2006
Peter Jennings' death signals the end of a period in which certain journalists were trusted implicitly. Is that a bad thing?
Posted on Aug 11, 2005
Tonight's PBS documentary makes the case that the end of life is something we should be preparing for -- and not just with a 401(k).
Posted on Jul 26, 2005
A radical new book debunks the concept of marriage as a time-honored institution, and argues that we need to loosen up about it.
Posted on Jul 21, 2005
The best-selling author of all time has virtually stopped talking to the press. Is the creator of Harry Potter thumbing her nose at the media circus, or giving the middle finger to the masses?
Posted on Jul 15, 2005
In PBS' 'The Fire Next Time,' a small Montana town is torn apart by land-use issues and right-wing talk radio -- until a documentary filmmaker highlights the messages of hatred.
Posted on Jul 7, 2005
A PBS documentary depicts the transformation of a Texas teenager -- from conservative Christian to champion of sex education.
Posted on Jun 21, 2005
The barrage of nauseating particulars by day, coupled with the merciless jokes by night, served to desensitize Americans to the seriousness of the allegations in the Jackson case.
Posted on Jun 16, 2005
In the wake of newly uncovered British documents showing there was no postwar plan for Iraq, critics are launching a renewed offensive against the Bush administration and its justification for war.
Posted on Jun 13, 2005
Does television have a place in the progressive agenda? Why should we pay attention to it, and what does it do for us?
Posted on Jun 10, 2005
Few cities generate as much heated comparison as New York and San Francisco. They're intrinsically bonded. When a rash turns others red, these two will undoubtedly stay blue.
Posted on May 28, 2005
For those of us who haven't thrown our television sets out the window, the fall season provides five interesting new picks featuring affairs of state, the wrongfully convicted, and Martha Stewart.
Posted on May 27, 2005
Communities across the country are erecting memorials to Iraq's war losses, honoring both civilian and military fatalities.
Posted on May 17, 2005
