Arts

David Crosby Not Shy About Which Side He's On

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:59:26 -0400

David Crosby Not Shy About Which Side He's On

by Ricardo Baca

It's hard to believe, but David Crosby, an artist celebrated for his liberal activism as much as for inspired songwriting, will attend his first-ever Democratic National Convention, in Denver next week.

A Major Milestone in the Fight for an Open Internet

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:39:10 -0400

A Major Milestone in the Fight for an Open Internet

by Timothy Karr

Wireless to The People

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:16:16 -0400

Wireless to The People

by Megan Tady

I’m no football fan, but I paid close attention to Saturday’s preseason showdown between the Washington Redskins and the Buffalo Bills - not for what was happening in the game, but was happening at the game.

Big Media Steals 5,100 Digital TV Channels

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:19:32 -0400

Big Media Steals 5,100 Digital TV Channels

by Glen Ford

On February 17 of next year, 5,100 new digital TV channels are scheduled to become operational. Every single one of them is stolen.

16-year-old Wins National Peace Video Contest

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:05:45 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2008
1:27 PM

Neil Young Documents Anti-War Tour In Film

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:41:39 -0400

Neil Young Documents Anti-War Tour In Film

Lina Newhouser, CommonDreams.org Co-Founder, 1951-2008

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:34:49 -0400

Lina Newhouser, CommonDreams.org Co-Founder, 1951-2008

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Lina Jeanne Newhouser, 56, of Seal Cove Lane, died at her home Friday evening from complications following an April stem-cell transplant as part of the treatment in her defiant 3-year stand against non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

You Say You Want a Revolution?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:47:06 -0400

You Say You Want a Revolution?
by Olga Bonfiglio

Detroit, the once-proud capital of industrialization is now the paragon of de-industrialization and urban decay.

General Motors’ July 15 announcement that it will cut white-collar employment costs by 20 percent is just one more nail in the industrial coffin.

July 18 & 19: Marx in Soho

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:11:01 -0400

Imagine all Karl Marx would have to say after one hundred years of just being
able to watch...

Marx in Soho: A Play on History
By Howard Zinn, performed by Jerry Levy
Performances AT 7:30 pm
Friday, July 18, Independent Media Center, Urbana
Saturday, July 19, Channing-Murray Foundation, Urbana
Suggested contribution $5

Internet Users Stop Comcast, Net Neutrality Win on the Horizon

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:15:26 -0400

Internet Users Stop Comcast, Net Neutrality Win on the Horizon

by Timothy Karr

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is taking action against Comcast for illegally violating Net Neutrality, after a coalition of Net users and activists caught the cable giant blocking open access to the Internet.