Be part of the 'Media and the Riots' big debate

Marc Wadsworth at The-Latest.Com We all have views about whether or not the shocking events in our English inner cities of August were covered in a fair and balanced way by big media. Many Black people, particularly young ones, I have spoken with think the “riots”...

'Straw Dogs' successfully hits societal issues where it hurts

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Not too often does a new movie release cause audiences to stand up and cheer after experiencing a contrasting, emotional period of highs and lows. But on Saturday, at a movie theatre in Marina del Rey, the penetrating renovation of director Sam...

Iran bans showing half-naked men on TV

TEHRAN: Iran has banned TV programs showing half-naked men and love triangles, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday, in the latest sign of a conservative crackdown on media in the Islamic state. It was not clear what prompted the ban — Iran TV, which has...

A Political System Corrupted

Nowhere in the United States Constitution does it say that a individuals finances are the basic requirement for any political office. Yet, today more than in any other time in our history elections are won and lost solely on the bases of monetary strengths. Ideas, concepts,...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn — America Still Allows White On Black Rape

100 percent of the cases, in which a woman of African descent, publicly claimed that she was raped by a white man, resulted in the women being trashed, their supporting attorneys disbarred, and their cases derailed before reaching a jury.  In the matter of Strauss-Khan,...

FCC Eliminates Fairness Doctrine for US Broadcasts

'Fair and Balanced' No More: Fairness Doctrine Discarded The FCC has eliminated the Fairness Doctrine. The Fairness Doctrine,  enacted in 1949 when airwaves were considered a public resource, required broadcasters to provide equal airtime to opposing views. The...