Nothing but wires and lights in a box…that was the prognosis given to television broadcasting in a speech by Edward R. Murrow 58 years ago unless the medium forgave the wiggling lure of profit for the yeoman’s work of informing… Read More ›
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Fearmongering & Football: A Look At The Ridiculous Anti-Drug PSA Airing During The Super Bowl
All things being considered, I’d have to say my abilities as a job interviewee aren’t stellar. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got no problem tooting my own horn, answering questions on the fly and being engaging and all that noise…. Read More ›
The Ballad of Lincoln Chafee — Dispatches From The Democratic Debates
Tuesday night’s showdown of prospective Democratic nominees for president provided all of the clarity and revelation that one could reasonably expect from an inaugural debate taking place 4 months prior to the opening of primary season. As she was expected… Read More ›
Young Men With Old Brains: The Hard Realities of Traumatic Brain Injury in Sport
Editor’s Note: In light of the recent controversy surrounding the NFL’s handling of Junior Seau’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony and a new settlement challenging the terms of NFL’s concussion settlement that was filed in a U.S. Circuit Court by… Read More ›
We’re Going To Miss You: Paying Homage To Jon Stewart on GOP Debate Night
Today, as we bid farewell to Jon Stewart in his tenure as one of the most unlikely voices of a generation on The Daily Show, I must hark back to the original king of American satire and mockery, Mark Twain… Read More ›
Black Protests, White Coverage: How The Mainstream Media Distorts The Uprising in Baltimore
You do not dress for war in order to wage peace. You do not suppress information when you have nothing to hide. You cannot serve & protect a community while you dig your knee into its neck. These would seem… Read More ›
Closed Minds, No Heart, Will Lose: A Response to Paul Daugherty’s Article Concerning Michael Sam
Mr. Daugherty: As a sports columnist for The Cincinnati Enquirer, you are entitled to publish a wide array of opinions concerning St. Louis Rams and University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam. For instance, it would be perfectly reasonable for… Read More ›
The New Virally Suppressed — It’s Time to Rake Some Muck
For many of us who come to find that our lives have become defined by the pursuit of some social good or the eradication of its attendant evil, it is possible to trace back the origins of our passions to… Read More ›
Tell “The Progressive”: West Virginia’s Story Will Be Heard
My latest article on the water crisis in West Virginia, “Trust is Not a Word We Use Around Here,” (has been seen by thousands of people on my blog, Virally Suppressed and on DailyKos as part of the Community Spotlight… Read More ›
In Most States, Schools Have Snow Days. In West Virginia, Schools Have Chemical Leak Days
Sunday will mark the one month anniversary of the day that the first reports began trickling in that a small chemical company called Freedom Industries had let between 2,000 and 5,000 gallons of a relatively unknown chemical used in coal… Read More ›
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