Stories by Linda Milazzo

Linda Milazzo is a Los Angeles based writer, educator and activist. Since 1974, she has divided her time between the entertainment industry, government organizations & community development projects, and educational programs. subscribe to Linda Milazzo's feed

Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman's Invictus Film Release Kicks Off New Campaign For Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Posted on: Dec 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The launch of Invictus will hopefully set of a wave of renewed interest in a proposal to recognize and protect the rights of humanity.

Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection

Posted on: Dec 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Dick Cheney has used the complicit American media, his most powerful anti-prosecution tool, to near Machiavellian perfection.

Media Mud Pies: CNN's Embarrassing Response to Fox News About 9/12 Coverage

Posted on: Sep 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

CNN nudged into showing off its 9/12 coverage after bullying by Fox News.

OpedNews Journalist and Six Protesters Arrested at 'Army Experience Center' in Philadelphia

Posted on: Sep 13, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Protest organized to shut down $13 million military recruiting center at a Philadelphia mall.

Jingoism Isn't Journalism: Why I Don't Trust Corporate Media on Iran

Posted on: Jun 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Why is corporate media so eager to cover the people's movement in Iran, but unwilling to cover the anti-war movement here?

LT. Dan Choi Takes "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Directly to Obama

Posted on: Jun 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Lt. Choi defied the orders of crowd control police and stepped into the 'no protest zone' street at an Obama event to stand up for gay rights.

Videos Show the Divide of Glamour in Israel and Devastation in Gaza

Posted on: Mar 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Two videos contrast the safety and comfort of Israelis compared to the pain and suffering of Palestinians.

How the U.S. Can Make Partial Amends for Its Negligence During the Rwandan Genocide

Posted on: Feb 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Congolese populist movement requests urgent meeting with Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.N. ambassador Rice.

How One Citizen Is Doing His Part -- to Prosecute George Bush for Murder

Posted on: Feb 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Meet Citizen Bob, who's doing his part to see George W. Bush investigated for his crimes in office.

My Dangerous Encounter With a Supermarket Security Guard & His Gun

Posted on: Dec 30, 2008, Source: AlterNet

'For the first time in my life, I experienced overwhelming, palpable fear.' Was it a Brink's guard or a Blackwater mercenary pointing his gun at her?

Code Pink Activists Blaze the Trail for Obama's 'No Preconditions'

Posted on: Nov 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Citizen diplomats push hard to establish peaceful diplomacy with Iran. Let's hope Obama takes the same approach.

Let's Hope the Rumors About Jane Harman in an Obama Admin Aren't Serious

Posted on: Nov 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The idea that the author of the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act will work with Obama is a scary one.

How a Victim of the Housing Crisis Was Saved from the Brink of Eviction

Posted on: Oct 19, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Code Pink, American News Project, and community organizers worked together to save a woman's home from the auction block.

What I Learned at the Sarah Palin Rally Before They Threw Me out

Posted on: Oct 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet

20,000 Christian zealots, anti-abortion fanatics, and mostly white suburbanites reconnected with their high school past at the Palin rally.