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Chinese Totalitarianism, American-Style

John W. Whitehead | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Surveillance, Civil Liberties, Human Rights, Beijing Olympics, Big Brother, China, Monitor, Politics News

U.S. defense contractors have been helping China build the prototype for a high-tech police state that will be put to the test with the upcoming Beijing Olympics -- and might end up in the U.S.

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I'm Mad as Hell and I'm Not Going to Take It Any More

Norman Horowitz | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Big Brother, Media Consolidation, Radio, The Fairness Doctrine, Media, Censorship, Media News

Certainly I do not want the government defining "fairness". What could be more frightening then the government trying to impose their definition of "fairness" on America's radio stations?

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Bad News For Paranoiacs

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Ads, Philadelphia, Conspiracy Theory, Paranoid, New Technology, Billboards, Britney Spears, Paranoia, Cameras, Racial Profiling, Hidden Cameras, Manhattan, Advertising, Marketing, Voyeurism, Demographics, Big Brother, Quividi, Living News

In addition to places with known cameras, usually for security purposes like 7-11s, London and everywhere Britney Spears goes, cameras are now filming you from billboards.

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Orwell Cinema: Living in the Land of the Blind

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.15.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Civil Liberties, Movies, Big Brother, Entertainment News

Film may be the best representation of what we now face as a society on the verge of fulfilling Orwell's prophecy. The following are ten of my favorite films on the topic.

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Kneejerk Reactions

Mahmood N. Al-Yousif | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Unrest, Government Surveillance, Government, Bahrain, Big Brother, Crime, Culture, Politics News

Divine intervention couldn't have come at a more fortuitous time for the government to start to re-impose another heinous State Security Law, the very...

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New Evidence In Siegelman Case Points To Republican Cabal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Censorship, Karl Rove, Bill Canary, Rob Riley Richard Scrushy, Don Siegelman, George W. Bush, Alabama, Bob Riley, Rob Riley Don Siegelman, DOJ Corruption, Don Siegelman Case, Scott Norton and Rob Riley, Big Brother, Politics News

A new review of evidence suggests that an aligned group of Republican interests were pressing for -- and seeking to profit financially from -- the tri...

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FCC Official Wants Investigation Of "60 Minutes" Rove Blackout

Reuters | Peter Kaplan | Posted 03.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Karl Rove, Bill Canary, Don Siegelman, Michael Mukasey, George W. Bush, Alabama, Bob Riley, Larisa Alexandrovna, DOJ Corruption, 60 Minutes Blackouts, Don Siegelman Case, 60 Minutes, Big Brother, Media News

U.S. Federal Communications Commission official is seeking an inquiry into the blacking out of a politically charged segment of the CBS News magazine ...

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CBS Local Station Claims Equipment Failure For Blackout During Karl Rove Story

Huffington Post | Posted 02.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Don Siegelman Case, Karl Rove, Bill Canary, Don Siegelman, Michael Mukasey, George W. Bush, Alabama, Bob Riley, DOJ Corruption, Larisa Alexandrovna, 60 Minutes, 60 Minutes Blackouts, Big Brother, Media News

Blogger Larisa Alexandrovna wrote about the blackouts that occured during a 60 Minutes story on how Karl Rove had helped to put Alabama's democratic G...

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Big Brother Cast Member Fired Over Autism "Retards" Comment

New York Post | Posted 02.27.2008 | Media

Read More: United Autism Foundation, Autism United, Autism United CBS, Sheila Big Brother, Autism, Cbs, Adam Big Brother, Big Brother, Big Brother Autism Retards, Big Brother Retards, Media News

From the New York Post: "Big Brother" contestant who stirred up a controversy when he called autistic children "retards," has been fired from his job...

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Parts of "60 Minutes" Broadcast Blocked in Alabama

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 02.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Karl Rove, Bill Canary, DOJ Corruption, Don Siegelman, George W. Bush, Michael Mukasey, Alabama, Bob Riley, 60 Minutes, Big Brother, Media News

As 60 Minutes was putting its show together, the White House put pressure on CBS to kill the show. And during the Don Siegelman portion, the screen went black.

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Autism Group Demands Apology From CBS Over "Retards" Remark On "Big Brother"

AP | Posted 02.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Big Brother Autism Retards, Autism United, Autism United CBS, Sheila Big Brother, Autism, Cbs, Big Brother Retards, Adam Big Brother, Big Brother, Media News

NEW YORK -- A national autism advocacy group is demanding an apology from CBS over a disparaging remark a contestant on the reality show "Big Brother"...

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Prague Brothel Offers Free Sex In Exchange For Being Filmed For Web

Bloomberg | Douglas Lytle and Yon Pulkrabek | Posted 01.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Reality TV, Television X, Big Sister, Prague Bordello, Virtual Brothel, Free Virtual Sex, Progue Brothel, Free Sex, World's Oldest Profession, Big Brother, Business News

If you want to watch Nick having sex with a prostitute, he's happy to let you. The 36-year-old bank-security technician drove eight hours from his ho...

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Ministry Of Truth Helpfully Redefines Privacy

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: 1984, National Intelligence, Private, George Orwell, Wiretapping, Wiretap, Donald Kerr, Ministry of Truth, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Newspeak, Big Brother, Privacy, Electronic Freedom Foundation, Minitru, Eff, Politics News

The new meaning of the word "privacy" will now be (according to MiniTru): "the secure feeling citizens get by knowing that their government is collecting and protecting their personal data."

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