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Hiding the Broadband Map

Megan Tady July 19, 2007 Megan Tady

A "David and Goliath" battle is being waged in Washington over zip codes and the names of companies offering high-speed Internet access. A non-profit organization is seeking access to records that detail the companies that offer broadband access in every zip code to include in a public database of media services. But the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with the backing of telephone and cable companies, is keeping consumers lost by not releasing an accurate map of broadband Internet deployment in the United States.

UN Human Rights Council: A Focus on Human Trafficking

Rene Wadlow July 18, 2007 Rene Wadlow

While the Human Rights Council has focused only on a small number of States where human rights are abused - basically the Israel-Palestine conflict, the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, and Darfur, Sudan - the Council has played a key role in building awareness of the growing flow, world wide, of human trafficking.

Mainstream Media Silent While Calls for Impeachment Grow

Jeff Nall July 11, 2007 Jeff Nall

When President Bush made an appearance at the Miami Dade College graduation, The Miami Herald predicted that Bush would receive "more cheers than heckles." However, during his visit a group of people equal in size to the number of graduates greeted the president with a criminal's welcome on the hottest day of the year. On the same day, activists in cities across the country took to the streets calling for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

Children Under Fire in Ugandan Conflict

Nash Riggins July 4, 2007 Nash Riggins

In the small African country of Uganda it has been estimated that over 25,000 children have been abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a group of militants that has plagued the Acholi region of Northern Uganda for over twenty years. The children that have been abducted are often forced to participate in the torturing and killing of fellow child captives and members of their own family.

Pirates in Paradise: Reviews of Seven Books for Summer Reading

Benjamin Dangl July 2, 2007 Benjamin Dangl

Statistics show that across the globe over one billion people stare into computer screens at internet websites each day. This means that it's now more rebellious than ever to read a book. Here are seven reasons to leave the computer screen and read about pirate governments, a rainbow gathering in Croatia, coup d'etats in hot climates, media coverage of cults in Waco and counter-revolution in Nicaragua.

Evolve or Perish: Media Conference Grapples with Future of Indy Print Media

Megan Tady June 27, 2007 Megan Tady

Five days before journalists converged in Detroit for the Allied Media Conference, another independent media publication fell. After thirteen years of producing cutting-edge content, Punk Planet announced that "the final issue is in the post." With so many additional independent outlets dipping their toes in financial mires, nervous journalists traveling to Detroit last weekend were looking to each other for answers.