Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 1, 2008. An American financier is pitching a vast theme park in Baghdad, not out of kindness, but as he says, "for profit."
Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 5, 2008. The Pentagon wants to Disney-fy the Green Zone and create a lasting cultural footprint in Baghdad.
Eric Alterman, The Nation. May 1, 2008. A serious debate focused about torture, wiretapping, food prices, world hunger... oh, wait. That's the kind of fairy tale they don't do at Disney.
Julianne Hing, RaceWire AlterNet: Media and Technology. February 8, 2008. Disney’s suggestions about where folks of color belong in the American fairytale narrative are egregiously offensive.
Garlin II, AlterNet: PEEK. September 12, 2007. Garlin II: I've got mixed feelings. Disney's had opportunities to show the uniqueness of non-white cultures in its films, but has failed miserably at doing so.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. May 14, 2007. Too many liberals bash Bush policies, cheer Michael Moore, and swoon over Obama, yet see absolutely no harm in racial stereotypes, especially anti-black stereotypes.
Michele Simon, AlterNet. October 19, 2006. Disney says it's concerned about kids' eating habits. But the company can't turn down the huge profits associated with helping junk-food companies market to children.
