Petition to nominate Pete Seeger for the Nobel Peace Prize
Why a Nobel Peace Prize for Pete?
Eleanor Walden, 2007
Pete Seeger is an ambassador for Peace and Social Justice and has been over the course of his 88-year lifetime. Using his prowess as a musician he worked to engage other people, from all walks of life and across generations, [...]
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Posted in activism, freedom of speech, media, politics, tagged Comcast, Common Cause, FCC, Free Press, Internet, Kerry, Lawrence Lessig, media, Net Neutrality on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Senator John Kerry speaking at the Third Annual Three Towns & Two Cities Breakfast, 4/12/08.
Image: Nancy Weinberg.
Today, the Senate conducted a Commerce Committee hearing about the future of the Internet. It’s important for the committee to hear from us! Kerry has asked for our input. I saw my Senator at the “Third Annual Three Towns [...]
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From Robert Greenwald:
Air America’s Sam Seder has a chance to take over the time slot created by Randi Rhodes’s departure. It was just about a year ago that Air America made the foolish decision to move Seder from a daily show to Sundays; he a vital progressive voice on the radio, one that should be [...]
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Excerpts below from 4/11 post by Jill http://brilliantatbreakfast.blogspot.com about Air America, entitled: Why I miss Air America, and why this week just makes it worse. I really could not say this any better myself. Check out the entire post at her blog!
I miss the original Air America. Creative, smart, enthusiastic, experimental, funny, edgy, real…
Again, support the idea of [...]
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Posted in freedom of speech, media, politics, tagged media, freedom of speech, Randi Rhodes, Air America, AAR, Nova M, progressive talk, Add new tag, Sam Seder on April 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
“If we don’t believe in freedom of speech for people we despise,
we don’t believe in free speech at all” - Noam Chomsky
Randi Rhodes calls in to Marc Maron subbing for Mike Malloy, 4/10/08
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Randi Rhodes on Larry King Live, CNN, 4/10/08
BREAKING NEWS: Randi Rhodes will appear on CNN’s “Larry King Live” tonight (Thu, 4/10) – 9pm Eastern/6pm [...]
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Posted in freedom of speech, media, politics, tagged media, freedom of speech, Randi Rhodes, Air America, AAR, Nova M, KKGN, Green960 on April 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
STATEMENT OF CHARLIE KIREKER, CHAIR & MARK GREEN, PRESIDENT, FOR AIR AMERICA MEDIA
By Tim Einenkel
Last week Air America suspended Randi Rhodes for abusive, obscene language at a recent public appearance in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.
Air America Media was informed last night by Ms. Rhodes that she has chosen to terminate [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Randi Rhodes GONE from Air America
John Scott speaks out on the Return of Randi Rhodes
UPDATE: John Scott, Program Director of Green960, speaks out:
“We have been very frustrated the past few days in our efforts to rectify the Randi Rhodes Situation (her suspension by her network, Air America Radio). It is our understanding that today (April [...]
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Posted in activism, freedom of speech, media, politics, tagged AAR, Air America, Clinton, Ferraro, freedom of speech, media, petition, politics, Randi Rhodes on April 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You may not know that talkshow host Randi Rhodes was suspended indefinitely for making off-color remarks at a private event (in a nightclub - NOT on the air) at an affiliate event in SF at Green960 AM.
As of now, there are 2 petitions up, so please sign both:
PETITION TO REINSTATE RANDI RHODES
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Reinstate-Randi-Rhodes
and send letters to [...]
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Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968
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So, you thought that Freedom of Speech, of Assembly, to Petition, to Protest War, … were all guaranteed under the First Amendment, … April Fools!
Back in March 2003 - five years ago! - I remember feeling outraged when I heard that a man had been arrested at a Mall in Albany, NY for wearing [...]
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