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Healthcare for the homeless
Chalk one up for the pro-universal healthcare side. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently mentioned a report by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta...
Posted by outreach on August 11

English 2.0
Be on the lookout for Chinglish subtitles in the near future. According to an article on Wired.com, the fusion of Chinese and...
Posted by Intern on June 25

Greening Your Car
Last night I was checking out wired.com when I noticed this article discussing whether it was "greener" to buy a brand new...
Posted by Jennifer on May 20

Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
In light of Earth Day (coming up next week) and my love of online quizzes, I wanted to share a nifty website...
Posted by Jennifer on April 15

Long Live Film Arts
I am basically the oldest staff person at Arts Engine (and let me clarify: it’s not that I’m so old -- it’s...
Posted by Katy Chevigny on April 8

Old Law + New Interpretation = Thousands of Newly Enfranchised Voters
On Sunday, the New York Times reported activities around a new reading of the Alabama constitution, which will grant thousands of former...
Posted by Maggie on March 5

Monday Night Doc Night
Michael Moore's announcement last month of his plan to help documentaries at the box office has sparked a lot of discussion. His...
Posted by Intern on March 4

Wikileaks and Free Speech
A California judge ordered earlier this week that the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, be taken offline. The site allows people to anonymously post...
Posted by Intern on February 20

How to Survive the Post Holiday Blues Without Leaving Your Couch
Just having survived the holidays with my dear relatives I can empathize with the woman who is searching to rent a family...
Posted by Kasmore on January 8

As Many Bites as Necessary
In the New York Times piece Is the Entree Heading for Extinction? celebrity chef Tom Colicchio says, "Eating an entree is too...
Posted by Kasmore on December 19

The Doc Shortlist Drama
Recently, the shortlist for Best Documentary Oscar nominations were announced and there were many people with some strong feelings about it. AJ...
Posted by Angela on December 7

Politics as usual?
Obama takes Bollywood... chori chori. Maybe the 2008 elections will be this fantastic! We can only hope....
Posted by Enrico on December 6

Activate the Vote
Why Tuesday? is active. I met Jacob Soboroff, Why Tuesday?'s fearless leader, at Claim Democracy a few weeks back. The gathering itself...
Posted by Enrico on November 28

Rather’s “Trouble with Touch Screens”
Dan Rather takes a close look at balloting and the change-over to touch screens. I recommend watching this clip. It's an amazing...
Posted by Enrico on November 13

The F Word
Sgt. Coco Fusco and Emily North at the Symposium - picture by Danielle LatmanI attending the The F Word Symposium at Rutgers...
Posted by Laimah on November 9

How Slow Can We Go?
For a conference that was ostensibly about media arts and culture, there was lot of talk about the Slow Food Movement at...
Posted by Katy Chevigny on November 6

Al Franken on Renewable Energy
Comedian, Media That Matters presenter and now Senate hopeful Al Franken took some time out from campaigning to answer five questions about...
Posted by Jennifer on September 11

Read A Book
During a discussion about the power of the media and its ability to create new and diverse audiences (and yes, I was...
Posted by Angela on August 29

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Ahh. The Ocean. Huge, limitless, mysterious, perhaps even unknowable-or so I used to think. But the intense focus on the sea in...
Posted by Enrico on August 15

New Copyright and Fair Use Project
One of our interns asked me an interesting question a while back: "If I download an image from say Amazon.com and then...
Posted by Jennifer on August 11

Full Enfranchisement Not in Political Parties’ Interest
by Maggie Bowman and Katy Chevigny Democratic leaders in the House and Senate announced the week before last that they are slowing...
Posted by Maggie on August 8

Farm Sanctuary NYT Article
The New York Times ran an intelligent article today about Animal Welfare. The article focuses on Farm Sanctuary, an organization that was...
Posted by Mary on July 25

Filmmaking in NYC and Your First Amendment Rights
In the MediaRights news we have posted an alert about some troubling proposed regulations from New York City Mayor’s Office of Film...
Posted by Katy Chevigny on July 19

More on Moore
"Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story" has been the siren call of many an inky scribe,...
Posted by Jean on July 12

Indie Films Crave Great Reviews
Anne Thompson is a columnist and a resident blogger at Variety. Her blog is always insightful and filled with all of the...
Posted by Angela on June 27

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