Wednesday, November 30, 2011
1. First lawsuit filed against Sandusky in child sex scandal.
The first lawsuit in a child sex abuse scandal involving Jerry Sandusky was filed Wednesday on behalf of a person listed in the complaint as "John Doe," who says he was 10 years-old when he first met Penn State's former defensive coordinator. Attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marci Hamilton said Sandusky sexually abused the alleged victim "over one hundred times" and threatened to harm the victim and his family if he alerted anyone to the alleged abuse. Anderson said Sandusky also showered the victim with "gifts, travel, and privileges" while attending The Second Mile camp, a nonprofit organization he founded for underprivileged children.
2. British workers strike over retirement benefits.
Mass strikes began across the United Kingdom Wednesday, with up to 2 million public sector workers walking off jobs in schools, hospitals and police stations to protest proposed pension reforms.
As of lunchtime, the strike appeared to be having a limited impact on many public services, the government said, although more than half of the country's schools were closed, impacting many families.
Prime Minister David Cameron dismissed the industrial action as a "damp squib" -- a fizzled firecracker -- as he answered questions in Parliament Wednesday. "These strikes are wrong at a time when negotiations are going on," he said. Chaos was predicted at Heathrow airport near London, one of the world's busiest international airports, but as of Wednesday morning operations were more or less normal, officials said.
Lines at immigration counters were moving smoothly, but BAA, the company that operates Heathrow, said they could get worse and incoming passengers could expect waits of two to three hours because of strikes by border control staff.
3. Facebook settles FTC charges over 2009 privacy breaches.
Facebook has agreed to 20 years of privacy audits to settle a lengthy complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, which says Facebook misled its members about its use of their private data.
Facebook "deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public," the FTC said in its complaint. The complaint cites several examples of alleged false promises from Facebook, most of which took place several years ago. One example: In December 2009, Facebook changed its website so that some information that users had shared with a private group of friends was made public -- and users weren't warned about the change.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
1. Iranian protest leads to embassy incursion.
Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran Tuesday, breaking down the door, throwing around papers and replacing the British flag with an Iranian one. Iran's state-run Press TV reported that police had the incident under control, but Britain's Foreign Office called the situation "fluid" and said "details are still emerging." "There has been an incursion by a significant number of demonstrators into our Embassy premises, including vandalism to our property," the Foreign Office said. "We are outraged by this. It is utterly unacceptable and we condemn it."
2. Lawyer: Ex-Penn State coach accused of sex abuse conducting own investigation.
Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach accused of sexually abusing boys over a 14-year period, is working with a private investigator in his quest to prove his innocence, his lawyer said Monday. Attorney Joe Amendola said his client, who is free on $100,000 bail, is conducting his own investigation. Besides the original attorney general's criminal inquiry, several other investigations have been launched tied to various aspects of Sandusky's case, including by Penn State and the U.S. Department of Education.
3. American Airlines files for bankruptcy.
American Airlines, one of the few major U.S. airlines to avoid bankruptcy, finally succumbed Tuesday and filed for chapter 11. Corporate parent AMR also filed, and said that American, American Eagle and all other subsidiaries will honor all tickets and reservations and operate normal flight schedules during the bankruptcy filing process, using its $4.1 billion in cash. The airline also announced that Gerard Arpey, its chairman and CEO, is retiring. He is being succeeded by Thomas Horton, who was named president of the company in July 2010.
Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran Tuesday, breaking down the door, throwing around papers and replacing the British flag with an Iranian one. Iran's state-run Press TV reported that police had the incident under control, but Britain's Foreign Office called the situation "fluid" and said "details are still emerging." "There has been an incursion by a significant number of demonstrators into our Embassy premises, including vandalism to our property," the Foreign Office said. "We are outraged by this. It is utterly unacceptable and we condemn it."
2. Lawyer: Ex-Penn State coach accused of sex abuse conducting own investigation.
Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach accused of sexually abusing boys over a 14-year period, is working with a private investigator in his quest to prove his innocence, his lawyer said Monday. Attorney Joe Amendola said his client, who is free on $100,000 bail, is conducting his own investigation. Besides the original attorney general's criminal inquiry, several other investigations have been launched tied to various aspects of Sandusky's case, including by Penn State and the U.S. Department of Education.
3. American Airlines files for bankruptcy.
American Airlines, one of the few major U.S. airlines to avoid bankruptcy, finally succumbed Tuesday and filed for chapter 11. Corporate parent AMR also filed, and said that American, American Eagle and all other subsidiaries will honor all tickets and reservations and operate normal flight schedules during the bankruptcy filing process, using its $4.1 billion in cash. The airline also announced that Gerard Arpey, its chairman and CEO, is retiring. He is being succeeded by Thomas Horton, who was named president of the company in July 2010.
Monday, November 28, 2011
1. Pakistan's prime minister issues a warning to U.S.
Tensions among Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States jumped a notch Monday, with Pakistan's prime minister warning there would be "no more business as usual" with Washington after NATO aircraft killed two dozen Pakistan troops. The Pakistani Taliban urged Pakistan to respond in kind to the airstrike, which NATO called a "tragic unintended" event. The Pakistani military insisted Monday it had not fired first in the incident, and it said it had told NATO its aircraft were firing on friendly troops. Meanwhile, a top adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned that Afghanistan and Pakistan could be on a path to conflict.
2. Syracuse basketball coach fired amid sex abuse investigation.
Syracuse University has fired Bernie Fine as an assistant men's basketball coach, the school announced Sunday night, hours after new reports arose regarding his alleged sexual abuse of boys. ESPN and a newspaper detailed that and other claims made in a call with Fine's wife. Syracuse's chancellor says the school didn't know of this recorded phone conversation.
3. Kuwait government resigns.
The emir of Kuwait has accepted the resignation of the Cabinet and the prime minister and asked them to stay as a caretaker government until a new government is formed, state-run news agency KUNA said Monday. The decision comes less than two weeks after anti-corruption protesters forced their way inside Parliament in Kuwait City, pushing for the prime minister's ouster. Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah has had six previous governments brought down by opposition elements over the years. The new wave of protests pushed not just for the downfall of his government but for the prime minister himself to step down.
Monday, November 21, 2011
1. 'Super committee' headed for failure, aides concede.
Members of the congressional "super committee" -- the bipartisan panel tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in budget savings over the next decade -- will likely announce Monday that they have failed, according to both Democratic and Republican aides."No decisions or agreement has been reached concerning any announcement or how this will end," one senior Democratic aide said. "But, yes, the likely outcome is no agreement will be reached."
2. Chaos, deja vu in Tahrir Square.
Chaos reigned Monday in Cairo's Tahrir Square as demonstrators battled security forces, marking three days of bloody violence in Egypt's capital. In the same spot where demonstrators launched protests 10 months ago that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak, there is now a sense of deja vu as protesters stand up against the military in charge. Twenty-two protesters have died and 1,700 have been wounded, a spokesman for the ministry of health said.
3. Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj win big at AMA show.
Taylor Swift won three trophies at the 39th annual American Music Awards Sunday night, but the singer's ability to act surprised and excited may be worthy of an Emmy. Rapper Nicki Minaj also had a big night, opening the show with a collaborative performance with David Guetta and winning her first two AMA honors.Minaj included a thanks to Swift when she accepted for favorite rap/hip hop artist. And she bowed to Swift as she was handed the favorite hip hop album trophy.
Members of the congressional "super committee" -- the bipartisan panel tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in budget savings over the next decade -- will likely announce Monday that they have failed, according to both Democratic and Republican aides."No decisions or agreement has been reached concerning any announcement or how this will end," one senior Democratic aide said. "But, yes, the likely outcome is no agreement will be reached."
2. Chaos, deja vu in Tahrir Square.
Chaos reigned Monday in Cairo's Tahrir Square as demonstrators battled security forces, marking three days of bloody violence in Egypt's capital. In the same spot where demonstrators launched protests 10 months ago that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak, there is now a sense of deja vu as protesters stand up against the military in charge. Twenty-two protesters have died and 1,700 have been wounded, a spokesman for the ministry of health said.
3. Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj win big at AMA show.
Taylor Swift won three trophies at the 39th annual American Music Awards Sunday night, but the singer's ability to act surprised and excited may be worthy of an Emmy. Rapper Nicki Minaj also had a big night, opening the show with a collaborative performance with David Guetta and winning her first two AMA honors.Minaj included a thanks to Swift when she accepted for favorite rap/hip hop artist. And she bowed to Swift as she was handed the favorite hip hop album trophy.
Friday, November 18, 2011
1. On this, deficit committee members agree: "Time is running out."
Republican and Democratic members of the special congressional committee tasked with cutting $1.2 trillion from the national budget deficit over the next 10 years haven't agreed on much since they began their work in September. But there is one thing on which they do agree now. "Time is running out," Democratic Rep. Chris van Hollen and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey each said in separate Friday morning appearances on CNN.
2. Oklahome State women's basketball coaches among four killed in plane crash.
Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant women's basketball coach Miranda Serna died in a plane crash in Arkansas, the university confirmed Friday. Two others -- including the pilot --also died in Thursday night's crash in Perry County, Arkansas, the university said in a statement. There were no survivors, the school said. The plane, a Piper Cherokee PA-28, according to FAA records, crashed under "unknown circumstances" in a wooded area about four miles south of Perryville, Arkansas, about 4:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, agency spokesman Lynn Lunsford said Friday.
3. Woods loses again but Americans maintain Presidents Cup lead.
Tiger Woods suffered a second straight defeat at the Presidents Cup on Friday, but the U.S. still held a two-point lead over the International team at the end of day two in Australia.Woods suffered his worst match play result in the foursomes on Thursday, but with a new partner -- Dustin Johnson -- the fourballs clash with Australian duo Jason Day and Aaron Baddeley went the full 18 holes. However, the American duo could not recover a one-shot deficit at the last as U.S.-born Baddeley's 13th-hole birdie proved the difference between the pairs in windy conditions at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
Republican and Democratic members of the special congressional committee tasked with cutting $1.2 trillion from the national budget deficit over the next 10 years haven't agreed on much since they began their work in September. But there is one thing on which they do agree now. "Time is running out," Democratic Rep. Chris van Hollen and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey each said in separate Friday morning appearances on CNN.
2. Oklahome State women's basketball coaches among four killed in plane crash.
Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant women's basketball coach Miranda Serna died in a plane crash in Arkansas, the university confirmed Friday. Two others -- including the pilot --also died in Thursday night's crash in Perry County, Arkansas, the university said in a statement. There were no survivors, the school said. The plane, a Piper Cherokee PA-28, according to FAA records, crashed under "unknown circumstances" in a wooded area about four miles south of Perryville, Arkansas, about 4:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, agency spokesman Lynn Lunsford said Friday.
3. Woods loses again but Americans maintain Presidents Cup lead.
Tiger Woods suffered a second straight defeat at the Presidents Cup on Friday, but the U.S. still held a two-point lead over the International team at the end of day two in Australia.Woods suffered his worst match play result in the foursomes on Thursday, but with a new partner -- Dustin Johnson -- the fourballs clash with Australian duo Jason Day and Aaron Baddeley went the full 18 holes. However, the American duo could not recover a one-shot deficit at the last as U.S.-born Baddeley's 13th-hole birdie proved the difference between the pairs in windy conditions at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
1. Cities face Occupy movement's 'mass day'.
Protesters in New York launched what they called an effort to "shut down Wall Street" Thursday morning at the beginning of a nationwide day of what could be the largest protests yet by the Occupy movement.
From New York to Los Angeles, organizers were calling for a "mass day of action" to mark two months since the movement began. A heavy police presence was in place as protesters kicked off the effort with a large group of demonstrators marching on Wall Street. CNN personnel could see about a dozen people arrested, including a retired Philadelphia police captain, Ray Lewis, who had joined with the Occupy Wall Street protesters. CNN saw him arrested as he stood in the middle of a street near Wall Street on Thursday morning.
2. 6 killed as storms sweep across South.
Search teams combed through rural South Carolina Thursday morning, a day after strong storms swept through the Southeast, killing at least six people and causing injuries in several states. At least three people died and five others were taken to hospitals after a storm hit York County in South Carolina, according to the sheriff's office. "This is considered a search-and-rescue operation at this time," said Lt. Mike Baker of the county sheriff's office. The county coroner's office said authorities are unsure whether the number of deaths will go up.
3. Penn State, college football's biggest crisis.
College football is in a real institutional identity crisis. The range of reactions to the Penn State scandal, from Penn State University itself to the NCAA to the American people, tells us that we don't know what college football is or what it should be.
The NCAA's response has been little better. NCAA President Mark Emmert released a statement last week, saying, "The NCAA will defer in the immediate term to law enforcement officials since this situation involved alleged crimes. ... To be clear, civil and criminal law will always take precedence over Association rules." While perhaps technically correct, the victims, as well as the college football community, deserve more of a response than this.
Protesters in New York launched what they called an effort to "shut down Wall Street" Thursday morning at the beginning of a nationwide day of what could be the largest protests yet by the Occupy movement.
From New York to Los Angeles, organizers were calling for a "mass day of action" to mark two months since the movement began. A heavy police presence was in place as protesters kicked off the effort with a large group of demonstrators marching on Wall Street. CNN personnel could see about a dozen people arrested, including a retired Philadelphia police captain, Ray Lewis, who had joined with the Occupy Wall Street protesters. CNN saw him arrested as he stood in the middle of a street near Wall Street on Thursday morning.
2. 6 killed as storms sweep across South.
Search teams combed through rural South Carolina Thursday morning, a day after strong storms swept through the Southeast, killing at least six people and causing injuries in several states. At least three people died and five others were taken to hospitals after a storm hit York County in South Carolina, according to the sheriff's office. "This is considered a search-and-rescue operation at this time," said Lt. Mike Baker of the county sheriff's office. The county coroner's office said authorities are unsure whether the number of deaths will go up.
3. Penn State, college football's biggest crisis.
College football is in a real institutional identity crisis. The range of reactions to the Penn State scandal, from Penn State University itself to the NCAA to the American people, tells us that we don't know what college football is or what it should be.
The NCAA's response has been little better. NCAA President Mark Emmert released a statement last week, saying, "The NCAA will defer in the immediate term to law enforcement officials since this situation involved alleged crimes. ... To be clear, civil and criminal law will always take precedence over Association rules." While perhaps technically correct, the victims, as well as the college football community, deserve more of a response than this.
Monday, November 14, 2011
1. Supreme Court takes up challenge to health care reform law.
As expected, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide the constitutionality of the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama.The justices made their announcement in a brief order issued Monday.Oral arguments are likely to be held in late February or March, with a ruling by June, assuring the blockbuster issue will become a hot-button political debate in a presidential election year.
2. Iran may reconsider atomic watchedog cooperation.
Iranian lawmakers want Tehran to reassess its cooperation with the U.N. atomic agency after the latter published what Iran calls a "politically motivated" report on its nuclear program, state-run Press TV reported
Ali Larijani, speaker of the parliament, said Sunday the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency was based on outdated information from the United States and Israel.
3. American Eagle fined for tarmac delays.
American Eagle suffered a dubious distinction Monday, becoming the first airline to get fined for excessive tarmac delays, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The government agency fined American Eagle, a subsidiary of American Airlines' AMR Corp., (AMR, Fortune 500) a a civil penalty of $900,000 for delays that occurred earlier this year at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
Friday, November 11, 2011
1. Romney finds himself man to beat in South Carolina.
Something funny could happen on the way to the Republican presidential nomination next year.
Mitt Romney might actually win South Carolina. A triumph by the former Massachusetts governor in the first-in-the-South primary state has long been considered unthinkable by Republican insiders here, where Romney's northern pedigree and evolving positions on core conservative issues have been viewed with skepticism since his last White House bid in 2008. But, as in Iowa, Romney is holding steady at or near the top of the polls in the Palmetto State with roughly a quarter of the GOP vote in his corner. And crucially, no other candidate has managed to rally conservatives and emerge as a serious alternative to the presumed front-runner.
2. Major League catcher kidnapped in Venezuela.
Venezuelan federal authorities on Thursday dispatched their "best investigators" to track the kidnappers of Major League Baseball catcher Wilson Ramos, the country's justice minister said. Ramos, a rising star for the Washington Nationals, was snatched from his family home in central Venezuela by gunmen Wednesday night, a team spokeswoman said. The 24-year-old emerged as the Nationals' top catcher this past season. He had a .267 batting average with 15 home runs and 52 runs batted in. This past year was his rookie season, and he was back in his home country playing for the Aragua Tigers in Venezuela's winter league.
The Nationals could not confirm the kidnapping, but they published a statement citing Tiger's spokeswoman Kathe Vilera. Ramos was kidnapped by four armed men from his home in Santa Ines, in Carabobo state, Vilera said on Twitter. "It's sad, worrisome and true that Wilson Ramos was kidnapped," she wrote.
The vehicle believed to have been used in the kidnapping was found in the town of Bejuma, about 60 miles from where Ramos was kidnapped, the country's justice and interior minister, Tareck El Aissami.
3. 'Horrified' mother of Penn State victim wants 'justice'.
Penn State tackled the ugly fallout of the child sex abuse scandal Friday, as authorities planned to create a special panel to investigate the allegations and students prepared for a nighttime vigil in support of the victims. The scandal revolves around Jerry Sandusky, the football team's former defensive coordinator who is accused of sexually assaulting children, and it led to the departure of four top university figures, including nationally revered coach Joe Paterno, amid widespread outrage over their perceived failure to contact police.
Something funny could happen on the way to the Republican presidential nomination next year.
Mitt Romney might actually win South Carolina. A triumph by the former Massachusetts governor in the first-in-the-South primary state has long been considered unthinkable by Republican insiders here, where Romney's northern pedigree and evolving positions on core conservative issues have been viewed with skepticism since his last White House bid in 2008. But, as in Iowa, Romney is holding steady at or near the top of the polls in the Palmetto State with roughly a quarter of the GOP vote in his corner. And crucially, no other candidate has managed to rally conservatives and emerge as a serious alternative to the presumed front-runner.
2. Major League catcher kidnapped in Venezuela.
Venezuelan federal authorities on Thursday dispatched their "best investigators" to track the kidnappers of Major League Baseball catcher Wilson Ramos, the country's justice minister said. Ramos, a rising star for the Washington Nationals, was snatched from his family home in central Venezuela by gunmen Wednesday night, a team spokeswoman said. The 24-year-old emerged as the Nationals' top catcher this past season. He had a .267 batting average with 15 home runs and 52 runs batted in. This past year was his rookie season, and he was back in his home country playing for the Aragua Tigers in Venezuela's winter league.
The Nationals could not confirm the kidnapping, but they published a statement citing Tiger's spokeswoman Kathe Vilera. Ramos was kidnapped by four armed men from his home in Santa Ines, in Carabobo state, Vilera said on Twitter. "It's sad, worrisome and true that Wilson Ramos was kidnapped," she wrote.
The vehicle believed to have been used in the kidnapping was found in the town of Bejuma, about 60 miles from where Ramos was kidnapped, the country's justice and interior minister, Tareck El Aissami.
3. 'Horrified' mother of Penn State victim wants 'justice'.
Penn State tackled the ugly fallout of the child sex abuse scandal Friday, as authorities planned to create a special panel to investigate the allegations and students prepared for a nighttime vigil in support of the victims. The scandal revolves around Jerry Sandusky, the football team's former defensive coordinator who is accused of sexually assaulting children, and it led to the departure of four top university figures, including nationally revered coach Joe Paterno, amid widespread outrage over their perceived failure to contact police.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
1. An 'opps' that could mean 'over' for Perry.
Three is hard. I'll start by quoting the silence heard around the political world during Wednesday night's CNBC Republican presidential debate. Here were Texas Gov. Rick Perry's words in the middle of one of his answers: "I will tell you: It's three agencies of government, when I get there, that are gone: Commerce, Education and the -- what's the third one there? Let's see. ... OK. So Commerce, Education and the -- ... The third agency of government I would -- I would do away with the Education, the ... Commerce and -- let's see -- I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops."
2. Initial unemployment claims drop to 7-month low.
Fewer Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits last week, marking continued -- but still slow -- improvement in the job market.
About 390,000 people filed for initial unemployment benefits in the week ended Nov. 5, the Labor Department said Thursday. The number of claims fell 10,000 from the revised 400,000 in the prior week, and is now at the lowest level since April 2.
3. Despite 12-hour meeting, no deal reached in NBA lockout.
NBA players and owners did not reach a deal early Thursday on the bitter labor struggle that has postponed the basketball season, but the two sides agreed to meet again later in the day to continue with the negotiations.
Three is hard. I'll start by quoting the silence heard around the political world during Wednesday night's CNBC Republican presidential debate. Here were Texas Gov. Rick Perry's words in the middle of one of his answers: "I will tell you: It's three agencies of government, when I get there, that are gone: Commerce, Education and the -- what's the third one there? Let's see. ... OK. So Commerce, Education and the -- ... The third agency of government I would -- I would do away with the Education, the ... Commerce and -- let's see -- I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops."
2. Initial unemployment claims drop to 7-month low.
Fewer Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits last week, marking continued -- but still slow -- improvement in the job market.
About 390,000 people filed for initial unemployment benefits in the week ended Nov. 5, the Labor Department said Thursday. The number of claims fell 10,000 from the revised 400,000 in the prior week, and is now at the lowest level since April 2.
3. Despite 12-hour meeting, no deal reached in NBA lockout.
NBA players and owners did not reach a deal early Thursday on the bitter labor struggle that has postponed the basketball season, but the two sides agreed to meet again later in the day to continue with the negotiations.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
1. Pentagon taking closer look at Dover Morgue Where Body Parts Were Lost
The Pentagon is launching a drive to reassure members of the military and their families that flaws in the handling of human remains at the Dover military mortuary - including two instances of lost body parts - have been fixed.
2. Former Rugby Player Claims Stroke Turned Him Gay
A former British rugby player claims a stroke turned him gay overnight, the Daily Mail reported.
Chris Birch, 26, a bank clerk, broke his neck while attempting a back flip and suffered a stroke in 2005. When he woke up, he told his family he was no longer interested in women.
3. Scandal Claims a Legend
Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno announces he will retire at the end of this season amid allegations of child sex abuse by his former defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky.
The Pentagon is launching a drive to reassure members of the military and their families that flaws in the handling of human remains at the Dover military mortuary - including two instances of lost body parts - have been fixed.
2. Former Rugby Player Claims Stroke Turned Him Gay
A former British rugby player claims a stroke turned him gay overnight, the Daily Mail reported.
Chris Birch, 26, a bank clerk, broke his neck while attempting a back flip and suffered a stroke in 2005. When he woke up, he told his family he was no longer interested in women.
3. Scandal Claims a Legend
Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno announces he will retire at the end of this season amid allegations of child sex abuse by his former defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
1. The 22- Year- Old who led the charge against Bank of America
3. Joe Frazier, former heavyweight boxing champ dies at 67
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/08/should-joe-paterno-survive-penn-states-child-sex-scandal/#ixzz1d8KwVhWM
3. Joe Frazier, former heavyweight boxing champ dies at 67
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/08/should-joe-paterno-survive-penn-states-child-sex-scandal/#ixzz1d8KwVhWM
Friday, November 4, 2011
In a dictatorship, the only way to get rid of it is by starting violence. Violence undermines dictatorships when the people of a totalitarianism country want to change their governmental ways. This is the same for propaganda, it undermines democracy. Propaganda is bad for democracy and will be the demise of it at some point if we keep failing to recognize it.
As far as the movie goes, it was quite boring but it did help me get an insight into what Noam Chomsky was trying to accomplish and how influential the media really is in our world and everyday life.
As far as the movie goes, it was quite boring but it did help me get an insight into what Noam Chomsky was trying to accomplish and how influential the media really is in our world and everyday life.
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