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Coyners’ Dig on Frist

by derek, posted to Dissent / Our Government / Transparency

Check out Congressman Conyers’ response to Frist’s tizzy over the Democrats closing the Senate doors.
“Never have I been slapped in the face with such an affront to the leadership of this grand institution.” - Senate Majority Leader Bill FristSorry Senator Frist, but having to face questions about why we are fighting a war based on […]

What A Real Debate Looks Like

by derek, posted to Dissent / Transparency / Video

It’s not something we see very often; take two intelligent, eloquent public speakers with abrasive wit and passionately-held opposing viewpoints and put them on a stage and point cameras at them and let them fight it out and see if you learn anything. Amy Goodman from Democracy Now did a wonderful just doing just that.

The […]

How Would State-Sponsored Media Be Any Different?

by derek, posted to News / Transparency / Video

Excellent, must-watch presentation by Amy Goodman on independent media in a time of war, exposing our lack of one. Amy raises some interesting questions. If we had State-run media, how would it look any different? Did you know CNN has a different version of the news for the rest of the world, CNN vs. […]