“Throughout history, culture and art have always been the celebration of freedom under oppression.” – Author unknown Analysis By Dahr Jamail Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have tough truths to tell, and it has been well demonstrated that the establishment media does not want to broadcast these. Given the[Read More…]
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Why Glenn Beck, and Fox News, Can’t Escape the ‘Racist’ Trap
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Have so many blue-chip advertisers ever fled a program as quickly as the who’s who of corporate America that’s sprinted away from Glenn Beck in recent weeks? I certainly cannot recall ever seeing a mass exodus of this scale. The A-list collection of disgruntled Beck advertisers[Read More…]
Militarizing the Homeland with G.I. Joe
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola, t r u t h o u t | Perspective “My very first recruiting officer was G.I. Joe,” says Iraq war veteran Michael Prysner, an Iraq war veteran who was an aerial intelligence specialist in the US Army Reserve. Award-winning journalist and[Read More…]
Meet the Birthers: This Is Who Lou Dobbs Is Mainstreaming
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In recent days, on both radio and TV, CNN host Lou Dobbs has provided cover for conspiracy theorists who claim that President Obama lacks a valid birth certificate and is therefore ineligible to be president. Specifically, Dobbs has repeatedly said that Obama needs to “produce a[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of June 22, 2009
Children play in an inflatable bounce during Saturday’s Youth Day. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– June 22, 2009. Looks like summer has finally arrived. With predictions of the thermometer nearing 90 this week, consider cooling off at the Aqua Center. In addition, one of Park Forest’s favorite family events, Main[Read More…]
What Would Pat Buchanan Have To Say To Get Himself Fired From MSNBC?
By: Jamison Foser In the weeks since President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, one question has consumed the news media, particularly conservatives in the media: Imagine what would happen if a white man had said the reverse of Sotomayor’s famous (and famously distorted) “wise Latina” comment. Media[Read More…]
Rampage Nation: The Press No Longer Cares About Epic Gun Violence
by Eric Boehlert Last week, two breaking news events competed for attention from the national news media, and particularly from the 24-hour cable television outlets. In one, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, who was arrested months ago for defrauding investors out of billion of dollars, appeared before a judge in New[Read More…]
Probation Officer Alfreda Keller Retires
By: James WorthingtonGuest Contributor Homewood, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Over 100 family members and friends gathered at the Calumet Country Club in Homewood recently to celebrate to celebrate the retirement of Alfreda Keller from Juvenile Court. A long-time resident of Park Forest, Keller currently serves as Chairwoman of the Commission on Human Relations.[Read More…]
1950s Dolls and Valentines on Display
It sounds like this weekend will be another snowy one. Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. would be a great time to come out for short “staycation” from the winter doldrums, and visit the 1950s Park Forest House Museum. The Forest Boulevard School classroom is all dressed up for 1950s[Read More…]
On America Learning to Lead Again
Commentary by Dahr Jamail T r u t h o u t “Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect it. It may help us to escape all criticism, we may even[Read More…]
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