I recently read the New York Times article, “Kucinich Should Be Allowed To Debate, Judge Rules” by Brian Stelter, and posted the following comment:
“The New York Times continues to participate in the silencing of Dennis Kucinich. Consider the fact that this article [...]
New York Times Neglects Kucinich And Silences His Supporters
By Will Riley
January 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Robert Kaiser’s Closed Conversations And Media Politics
By Will Riley
January 4th, 2008 · No Comments
I read Robert G. Kaiser’s Live Analysis: Iowa Caucuses Returns, a “caucus-night conversation about the Iowa results.” Robert Kaiser asked us to post comments or suggestions, but Kaiser censored my comment/suggestion. Here’s what I submitted to Kaiser’s cherry-picked conversation on the Washington [...]
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Working People On Ponce De Leon
By Will Riley
December 29th, 2007 · No Comments
For those of us who travel up and down Ponce de Leon Ave. in Atlanta Georgia, past the City Hall East, and in front of the Home Depot, the daily sightings of day laborers is all too familiar and all too uncomfortable. [...]
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On Prescribing Environmental Action
By Will Riley
December 25th, 2007 · No Comments
The Yale Science-To-Action Collaborative published a list of Action Items to fight global climate change. I was very pleased to see media and education as top priorities for environmental action. Merv Williams was less pleased:
” An incredible collection of academic clap-trap. Not [...]
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Kucinich and Gravel Unfairly Excluded From Iowa Debate
By Will Riley
December 16th, 2007 · No Comments
Our democracy relies on the media to broadcast the views of all Americans, but the Des Moines Register, recently violated its journalistic responsibilities by excluding Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel from the last Democratic debate before the Iowa caucus. What does this [...]
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The Southern Company ranks #6 in world for CO2 pollution
By Will Riley
November 21st, 2007 · No Comments
According to the Center for Global Development, the Southern Company ranks #6 in the world in terms of CO2 pollution, a greenhouse gas that causes global climate change. It produces over 172,000,000 tons of CO2 per year. Georgia Power Company, a subsidiary [...]