May 2010
May 25, 2010Iran, Hawaii, Freedom and Film Festivals
I’ve been writing a bit about freedom of the press here and the fear that drives authoritarian governments to suppress writing and publishing. We live in a visual time, however, so filmmakers are just as likely to suffer for their speech. Example: Iranian director Jafar Panahi, just released today from Evin prison in Tehran. He’d been Read more » Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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May 22, 2010Where do Hawaii State Leaders Send Their Children for School?A KITV investigation finds that legislators send their kids to private school at a rate three times higher than that of the general public. Read more » Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Politics | Permalink | Comments (1) |
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May 13, 2010What Does "Freedom of the Press" Really Mean?Hint: It's about the machines as much as the professions who go by that name. UPDATE 5/21: China Bans Photocopiers! Read more » Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 in Media | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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May 5, 2010Democrats and Public Worker UnionsA reporter's run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in California offers Hawaii another way to look at the relationship between such unions and the Democratic party. Read more » Posted on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 in Politics | Permalink | Comments (2) |
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