Thirty years ago the Free Press ran an ad for the first
Community Festival. We’re two years older than the
Festival, but a product of the same cultural and political rebellion against the war in Vietnam and the “plastic” suburban...
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11 July 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- Well, President Bush made his big speech on
corporate reform Tuesday, and the stock market went down by 178 points.
As predicted, Bush proposed stiffer penalties for bad apples, evildoers and...
As predicted, Bush proposed stiffer penalties for bad apples, evildoers and...
11 July 2002
Just about every politician and pundit is eager to denounce wrongdoing
in business these days. Sinners have defiled the holy quest for a high rate
of return. Damn those who left devoted investors standing bereft at
corporate altars!...
28 June 2002
Speaking with grace and ease, a pensive network anchor compared
the America of today with the one of a year ago. His script had the
ring of media truth at the start of a new season. "How different the
summer is going to be for all of us...
25 June 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- "Jaw, jaw," said Winston Churchill, "is better
than war, war."
I bring up the not-often-contested notion that peace is better than war only because it seems the Bush administration is incapable of...
I bring up the not-often-contested notion that peace is better than war only because it seems the Bush administration is incapable of...
25 June 2002
Many Americans feel under siege from advertising that insults
intelligence and helps to degrade the nation's cultural environment.
While serving the interests of advertisers, the daily ad-mania makes
us sick -- sometimes quite literally....
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