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The debate between progressives and corporatists over the state of the mass media goes like this—the former say fewer and fewer giant media conglomerates control more of the print and electronic outlets while the latter respond by saying there has never been more choices for listeners (radio), viewers (television) and readers (magazines, newsletters and newspapers…
With the Bush regime reeling from its own derelictions and falling in the national polls, the question most frequently put to the leading Democrats is, “What do the Democrats stand for?” This is the question that Tim Russert asked Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on Meet the Press recently. Mr. Dean responded…
It was Wednesday, November 10th and the Senators had the five bosses of the largest oil conglomerates in the world facing them and the media in a large hearing room. Millions of Americans are indignant over gouging gasoline and natural gas prices and want action. So what did the two Senate Committees do? They blew…
November 10, 2005 Jeffrey LurieChairman and Chief Executive OfficerPhiladelphia Eagles1 NovaCare WayPhiladelphia, PA 19145 Paul TagliabueCommissionerNational Football League280 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10017 Dear Messrs. Lurie and Tagliabue, I am writing to urge you to rescind the misguided suspension and planned inactive designation of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens. If the Eagles management declines…
November 9, 2005 Jacqueline GlassmanActing AdministratorNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration400 Seventh Street, SWWashington, DC 20590 Dear Ms. Glassman: On October 16, 2005, the first ever conference of the Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS) Council convened in Las Vegas, Nevada to bring together committee members and industry representatives to learn more about the safe replacement…
Suppose every day for the past umpteen years, four fully loaded Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets crashed full of African children. Suppose further that no one doubted that similar children-filled jumbo jets would crash at this level every day into the indefinite future. Don’t you think that at some point something big would be done about…
November 1, 2005 President George W. Bush1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C., 20500 Dear Mr. President: A humanitarian catastrophe of almost unimaginable proportions is unfolding in the Himalayas, yet your administration seems remarkably unorganized in applying more resources. Has anyone shown you the wire service photos of frightened children standing in the rubble with nothing between…
Ask a Washington, DC taxi driver about student activism in the United States and you will likely hear about student involvement in the Civil Rights movement and student opposition to the war in Vietnam. If you push a bit, the driver may mention Earth Day. Don’t blame the driver for providing you with a snapshot…
Ralph NaderRobert WeissmanP.O. Box 19312Washington, D.C. 20036 October 24, 2005 President George W. BushThe White HouseWashington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Bush. As you know, the world faces the possibility in the near future of an avian flu outbreak that many experts say could take millions of lives worldwide. The United States may not be spared…
I recently spoke to Rev. William Sloane Coffin about the war in Iraq and what concerned citizens can do to stop this illegal and unjust war. Rev. William Sloane Coffin was a leader against the war in Vietnam and is a leading advocate for civil rights and opponent of nuclear weapons. Coffin was an Army…