By Mindy Menjou Rock music has quite the legacy of political and social activism. From Vietnam War protest songs to a pledge by the Artists United Against Apartheid not to play Sun City to the Tibetan Freedom Concerts to Live 8, many of rock's favorite causes have involved the identification and indictment of instances of injustice and oppression. Not all of rock's political … [Read more...] about Swastika Chic
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Chasing A Girl
By Leif Waller It's early, again. Or maybe it's late…perspective has a subtle way of sneaking up on us. The air is crisp and the wind, although slight, is full and certain. There is a strange electricity that would be savage if only it weren't so sparse, and you can feel it course around you, sometimes through you, and fall into cracks. It is like neglected potential energy, … [Read more...] about Chasing A Girl
Objectivity in Television War Coverage
By Matt Seuferer "Only the dead have seen the end of war." -Plato The epigraph of Black Hawk Down (2001) sits boldly on the screen, announcing its anti-war contention. Fade into almost dreamlike, slow-motion shots tinted blue to emphasize despair. Powerful images of a country in the grip of civil war and forced into famine bleed into each other: starving children with … [Read more...] about Objectivity in Television War Coverage
A Return to an Ethical Analysis of Free Trade
By Carolyn Davidson Adam Smith is often credited for prescribing unrestricted trade as an economic policy to improve societal welfare. Such ideas now dominate economic policy as over one hundred regional free trade agreements exist. However, the modern day neo-liberal manifestation of free trade would have surprised Smith; as such capitalist ideas have no ethical foundation, … [Read more...] about A Return to an Ethical Analysis of Free Trade
Electornic Elections: Who and What Can We Trust to Count the Votes?
By Dylan A. Tredrea Following the contentious 2000 presidential election, politicians scrambled to solve the embarrassing national public problem of the outdated voting machines still in use throughout most of the country. Realizing that state and local election officials were under-managed and often under-funded, Congress quickly passed the Helping Americans Vote Act … [Read more...] about Electornic Elections: Who and What Can We Trust to Count the Votes?