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Archive for December, 2005

Top 10 Opportunities for Social Criticism at the Movies

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005 by Jessica

“Whether we like it or not, cinema assumes a pedagogical role in the lives of many people. It may not be the intent of a filmmaker to teach audiences anything, but that does not mean that lessons are not learned. … Movies not only provide a narrative for specific discourses of race, sex, and class, […]

stupidity in the classroom

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 by Chad

With the State of California’s execution of Stanley Tookie Williams last nite, it is a day to hang one’s head. Fortunately, some folks in Arnie’s native Austria are now trying to revoke his citizenship for his savage gubernatorial policies.
[As said by Dave Zirin, “watching Schwarzenegger in action has been to observe the nexus of […]

Rev. Billy Bus Crash

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005 by Keith

We here at Clamor got some bad news about friends today. Reverend Billy (profiled in our new issue by Liz Wolfe) and about a dozen members of the Church of Stop Shopping were in a serious car crash last night just west of sweet home Toledo on the Ohio Turnpike. According to the Toledo Blade, […]

Top 10 Cartels of 2005

Monday, December 5th, 2005 by Chad

Sure, we all know that OPEC is a cartel. A consortium of diverse self-serving nations, OPEC frustrates those angry at the Saudis, venezolanos and their oil-rich allies who have the nerve to set production levels and agree to policies that serve their self-interests.
Beyond OPEC, here are the TOP TEN shadiest cartels of the past […]