Usa

Is Mad Men the Ultimate in Product Placement?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 11.29.2009 | Entertainment


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

What ad men did to America was make us into consumers. And that is what brought us down. Maybe Mad Men will help us understand what went so terribly wrong so that we might do it better this time around.

Hillary Clinton and Propaganda

John Brown | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


John Brown

Hillary Clinton has broken with tradition. She, a high-ranking government official, has admitted that her government engaged in propaganda.

Death Toll Increases to Over 5,000 and Counting

Mary Ann West | Posted 12.02.2009 | World


Mary Ann West

The deaths of unauthorized migrants have been a predictable and inhumane outcome of border security policies on the U.S.-Mexico border over the last fifteen years.

8 American Cities That Get A+ For Sustainable H2O Management

TreeHugger | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


American Rivers has highlighted eight communities' sustainable water management approaches that will make them more resilient to a changing climate....

USA Has Biggest Summer In Cable History

Broadcasting & Cable | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


[USA] network averaged just over 3.6 million total viewers in summer 2009. That easily bests the previous holder Disney Channel, which averaged 3.1 mi...

All Children Are Our Children

Lissa Coffey | Posted 08.25.2009 | Living


Lissa Coffey

More and more we are learning that we live in a global community. Because of the internet and ease of travel, it's easier for us to reach out and help children not only in our hometowns, but around the world.

Chris Matthews: A Deeply Closeted Birther?

Mark Joseph | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media


Mark Joseph

Everyday I drive home from work, walk in the door and ask my four kids under the age of 8 "guess what time it is?" to which they groan in near unison ...

Americans Not Explicit When Defining What Sex Is

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style


WASHINGTON — We talk about sex. A lot. But all too often we don't know exactly what we're talking about. What's considered getting to third bas...

Robert Ménard Slams Door, or Booted Out, of Doha Center for Media Freedom?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media


Magda Abu-Fadil

Depending on whose version one believes, Robert Ménard, ex-director of the Doha Center for Media Freedom, pushed the press freedom envelope a bit too far, until he was shoved out the door.

America Doesn't Suck After All: Confederation Cup 2009, South Africa

David Henry Sterry | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment


David Henry Sterry

America didn't win their first international soccer tournament. But sometimes winning isn't the only thing. Sometimes getting to the finals is the next step toward winning the finals.

If Pigs Could Fly: Traveling in a Time of Swine Flu

Sandip Roy | Posted 07.12.2009 | World


Sandip Roy

All US-bound passengers were handed a little gift bag. I thought it had the usual toothbrush, toothpaste and socks. Instead we got 1 disposable thermometer, 2 surgical masks and 3 wipes.

Cable Ranker: USA, Fox News Back In Top Two Spots

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media


With the NBA playoffs off cable and on ABC, USA and Fox News reclaimed the top two spots in the primetime cable ratings last week (the week of June 1-...

USA Sets Cable Ratings Record, Labeled NBC Universal's "Single Greatest Asset"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — These may not be the best of times for the United States, but they're great for USA. The cable channel that is home to the fussy det...

Iraq: Still Too Many Unknown Unknowns

James Denselow | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


James Denselow

If last week's fighting in Baghdad is a precursor of a more violent stand-off to come, then the US may find its smooth exit from the country rudely interrupted.

What NBC Can Learn From Baseball About Their Primetime Fiasco

Lee Stranahan | Posted 04.23.2009 | Media


Lee Stranahan

Maybe it's time for NBC to start using it's strengths in cable to build a great primetime lineup. When a show on an NBC cable property hits, give them a shot at the big leagues.

Sluggish Economy Affects Number of College Girls Going Wild

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 04.16.2009 | Comedy


Tom McCaffrey

Spring Break '09 showed the lowest amount of drunken women taking off their tops for video cameras ever.

Don't Put Down Your Flag: America in Flux

Jonny 5 | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Jonny 5

Adolescents at the time of the 9/11 attacks, their sense of national identity has formed against the "War on Terror." What does patriotism mean to them? Has the political landscape evolved?

USA Network #1 On Cable In Q3

MediaWeek | Anthony Crupi | Posted 11.02.2008 | Media

Read More: USA Network, Usa, Media News

USA Network claimed its third consecutive quarterly ratings victory, maintaining its ranking as ad-supported cable's number-one network with an averag...

Report: China Trying To Hack US Computers, Buy Nukes

CNN | Mike Mount | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Chinese military continues to increase spending on efforts to break into U.S. military computer systems, expand its Navy, and invest in interconti...