On AlterNet: the wire

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How ‘The Wire’ Influenced ‘Parks and Recreation’

Alyssa Rosenberg, ThinkProgress. April 26, 2012.

Looking at bureaucracy and elections through the lens of television.

10 TV Shows That Changed the World

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. July 28, 2011.

Think the boob tube's not progressive? Think again.

Why the Creator of 'The Wire' Turned the Camera to New Orleans

Vince Beiser, The Progressive. April 26, 2011.

Police, drugs, and prisons figure into the storylines of David Simon's show "Treme," but the show narrows on New Orleans' musicians, and what they mean for the city.

Bill Moyers Talks Drugs, Crime, Journalism and Democracy with Creator of 'The Wire'

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. April 21, 2009.

HBO's critically-acclaimed "The Wire" creator David Simon talks about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism.

'The Wire' -- Why Criticize One of the Best Crime Shows in TV History?

Brian Cook, In These Times. February 26, 2008.

The HBO series is the ultimate anti-cop show, a rebellion against the horseshit police worship afflicting American television.