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Former TF Editor’s New Blog Assesses Media Politics and the Alternative Press

Toward Freedom March 25, 2008 Toward Freedom

"The technology of journalism has advanced more in the last decade than in the 100 years before," notes former Toward Freedom Editor Greg Guma in a recent post on his new blog, Maverick Media. A witness to and participant in many of the radical changes in mass media since the late 1960s, he became Pacifica Radio's executive director in 2006. Now, after 40 years as a journalist, organizer and manager, he looks back - and forward - at media politics and the alternative press.

Tibet: Unrest in the ‘Roof of the World’

Carole Reckinger March 24, 2008 Carole Reckinger

Tanks in Lhasa

On March 10th, a group of about 500 Buddhist monks marched from the Drepung monastery to demand the release of monks arrested last October for celebrating the award of a US congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama. Between fifty and sixty monks were arrested as police and paramilitary units blocked roads and surrounded other monasteries in the Lhasa area to prevent protests from growing. Despite the heavy crackdown, over the next days the protests rapidly spread and unrest has been reported throughout Tibet and in provinces close to Tibet with large ethnic Tibetan populations.

Tibet: Universal Responsibility

Rene Wadlow March 24, 2008 Rene Wadlow

Recent protests of Tibetans in Lhasa and in Tibetan-majority areas in Chinese provinces have drawn attention to the ever-growing frustration and anger of Tibetans as Chinese settlers take over the economy of Tibet. For the first time, there has been violence used by angry Tibetans against Chinese and Muslim merchants in Lhasa.

War on Terror Means Repression of Unions in the Philippines

Dan Read March 20, 2008 Dan Read

In 2006, Filipino trade unionist Diasdado Fortuna died under suspicious circumstances. Nobody was arrested or charged. Later in the year, International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) member Brian Campbell arrived in the Philippines to investigate his death. After discovering the local police unconcerned and unwilling to investigate, Campbell's efforts to uncover the truth were met with opposition.

Iraq War Coverage Skews Perceptions

Greg Guma March 20, 2008 Greg Guma

On the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, media coverage of the occupation continues to decline. According to a survey by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, the percentage of news stories devoted to the war has sharply declined since last year, dropping from an average of 15% last July to just 3% in February, 2008. Public interest has also dropped.

Brewing Trouble: How to Drink Beer and Save the World

Benjamin Dangl March 18, 2008 Benjamin Dangl

Beer, like so many other products, is largely in the hands of giant corporations. Therefore, drinking beer can often enrich the same systems of power we as activists are fighting against. Fermenting Revolution: How To Drink Beer and Save the World by Christopher O'Brien is a book about how the people can take back the brew and join together in saying, "If I can't drink good beer, it's not my revolution."