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I’m encouraged by the news that Thom Hartmann is about to replace Al Franken on Air America Radio.
Thom’s show is excellent (and a ratings grabber) — he turns listeners into activists, reminding them that, ‘democracy beings with you.’ The fast-paced show is consistently engaging and one comes away armed with historic context, empowered by a [...]
A Connecticut rush-hour rally in the center of Hamden managed a very impressive crowd today. Organized by MoveOn.org, the gathering was one of many across the country in response to Bush’s ridiculous call last night for more of the same in Iraq. According to CBS, support for an escalation is in the teens, and it [...]
The accents are a joke and I’m not quite sure if the overacting was intentional, but Disney’s 1992 box office failure Newsies warrants some renewed attention. It’s very loudly pro-labor. The movie was inspired by the NYC Newsboys strike of 1899 when homeless newsboys organized to take on media giants Pulitzer and Hearst over a [...]
