(Originally published at the Daily Censored for Project Censored.) On June 14, 2011 Carlos Hernandez, the mayor of Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade County, “honored” the FBI and CIA funded terrorist Luis Posada Carriles by giving him the key to the city. As many know, there is overwhelming evidence linking Luis Posada Carriles to the […]
Two Years Later: The Media Response to Death Panels and Why It’s Still Important
by Matthew L. Schafer and Regina G. Lawrence (This article is based on an academic study by Kevin P. Reilly Sr. Chair of the Manship School, Dr. Regina G. Lawrence and Matthew L. Schafer, JD/DCL/MMC Candidate. This article originally appeared at the media website LWR.) It’s been almost two years now since Sarah Palin published […]
DELHI MORE ALARMED THAN COLOMBO OVER THE MULLIVAYKAL MASSACRES AND SRI LANKA (SL) WAR CRIMES
DELHI MORE ALARMED THAN COLOMBO OVER THE MULLIVAYKAL MASSACRES AND SRI LANKA (SL) WAR CRIMES In a subtle master stroke Gothabhaya Rajapakse more than anyone else was the principal architect of the defeat of the Tamils in Sri Lanka in May 2009. A greater achievement was his diplomatic coup that bought Delhi’s ‘stilled […]
DELHI MORE ALARMED THAN COLOMBO OVER THE MULLIVAYKAL MASSACRES AND SRI LANKA (SL) WAR CRIMES
DELHI MORE ALARMED THAN COLOMBO OVER THE MULLIVAYKAL MASSACRES AND SRI LANKA (SL) WAR CRIMES In a subtle master stroke Gothabhaya Rajapakse more than anyone else was the principal architect of the defeat of the Tamils in Sri Lanka in May 2009. A greater achievement was his diplomatic coup that bought Delhi’s ‘stilled […]
Reactions to Twitter’s Sinking #flotilla Hashtag: Glitch or Censorship?
The recent flotilla debacle may have started at sea but it was to the Twitosphere that many activists turned, filling it with condemnation of Israel. The power of Twitter as a mobilizing force and alternative platform for affecting change is not to be underestimated. From the Iranian election, to the more recent Thai protests, citizens […]
Injured Abroad, Neglected at Home: Labor Dept. Slow to Help War Zone Contractors
WASHINGTON–In her first public address after taking office, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis promised to increase enforcement of laws designed to protect workers. "You can rest assured that there is a new sheriff in town," she told union members at a gathering in Miami Beach shortly after her confirmation in February. Ten months later, Solis’ Labor […]