Stories by Marty Kaplan

Marty Kaplan is the Norman Lear professor of entertainment, media and society at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Reach him at martyk@jewishjournal.com.

Brazilians Are Taking to the Streets to Protest Their Country's Injustice and Inequality—Why Aren't We?

Posted on: Jun 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A case of "outrage envy."

Reading the News Is Fun and Patriotic, But It Sure Can Make You Anxious

Posted on: May 30, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Keeping up with the news can give you something the American Psychiatric Association ought to call "Informed Citizen Disorder."

What Will It Take for Us to Recognize That the Way We Live Could Be Destroying Life as We Know It?

Posted on: May 14, 2013, Source: AlterNet

CO2 is at a level not seen in millions of years—if this happened in science fiction, the planet would pay attention.