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Chinese Totalitarianism, American-Style

John W. Whitehead | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics


John W. Whitehead

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.

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

Norman Horowitz | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media


Norman Horowitz

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?

Bad News For Paranoiacs

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

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.

Orwell Cinema: Living in the Land of the Blind

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.15.2008 | Entertainment


John W. Whitehead

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.

Kneejerk Reactions

Mahmood N. Al-Yousif | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics


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...

Sam Stein

New Evidence In Siegelman Case Points To Republican Cabal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics


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

FCC Official Wants Investigation Of "60 Minutes" Rove Blackout

Reuters | Peter Kaplan | Posted 03.04.2008 | Media


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

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

Huffington Post | Posted 02.29.2008 | Media


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...

Big Brother Cast Member Fired Over Autism "Retards" Comment

New York Post | Posted 02.27.2008 | Media


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...

Parts of "60 Minutes" Broadcast Blocked in Alabama

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 02.24.2008 | Media


Larisa Alexandrovna

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.

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

AP | Posted 02.18.2008 | Media


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"...

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

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


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...

Ministry Of Truth Helpfully Redefines Privacy

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

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."

Have Your Cookie and Eat it Too

Anna Papadopoulos | Posted 11.05.2007 | Media


Anna Papadopoulos

Behavioral targeting is more than a line item on an Excel sheet and requires some insight and analysis.