Stories by David Rosen

David Rosen writes the Media Current column for Filmmaker and contributes to CounterPunch, Huffington Post and the Brooklyn Rail. His website is DavidRosenWrites.com; he can be reached at drosennyc@verizon.net. subscribe to David Rosen's feed

Conservatives' Big Hypocrisy: Turning Women Candidates (Who Are Anti-Sex and Anti-Woman) into Sex Symbols

Posted on: Oct 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The conservative right is happy for 'sexy' female candidates so long as they don't demand abortion rights, maternity leave, equal pay and equal sexual pleasure.

How the Phone Companies Are Screwing America: The $320 Billion Broadband Rip-Off

Posted on: Oct 6, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Americans are stuck with an inferior and overpriced communications system, compared with the rest of the world, and we're being ripped off in the process.

Shameless Schemers Like Sarah Palin, the Tea Partiers and Right-Wing Christians Trying to Start a New Religious War Against Muslims

Posted on: Aug 15, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

The building of a Muslim community center two blocks from the site of the WTC has become the latest controversy in America's long fought religious wars.

The Tea Party and Christian Right's Sneaky Anti-Abortion Crusade

Posted on: Jul 4, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

The new anti-abortion movement is a continuation of the old religious war against a woman's right to choose and for sexual freedom, but with some important new twists.

Gay Sex Scandal Rocks Christian Right ... Again

Posted on: May 9, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

George Rekers, caught with a gay escort, makes clear that sexual scandal is about more then sex and hypocrisy. It's also about denial, shame and pathology.

10 Biggest Sports Sex Scandals of All Time: How Does Tiger Woods Rate?

Posted on: Dec 7, 2009, Source: CounterPunch

Woods' sex scandal is the latest battleground for a media debate over moral order -- here are 10 others that captivated the press and public.

Sanford's Sordid Sex Saga: Why We Like Publicly Shaming Hypocrite Politicians

Posted on: Jun 28, 2009, Source: CounterPunch

Last week, Gov. Mark Sanford participated in one of the oldest social rituals in American history: public shaming of the moral hypocrite.

9 Ways to Halt the Right Wing Culture Wars and Bring Sanity to Sexual Policy

Posted on: Dec 2, 2008, Source: CounterPunch

We have a unique opportunity to overturn the perverse agenda of the Religious Right.

Rape as an Instrument of Total War

Posted on: Apr 13, 2008, Source: CounterPunch

Sexual assault has long been used as a tool of war. But as war tactics have changed, so have sex crimes in war-torn areas.

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