Where do Americans get their news and who controls what they consume? Ten years ago, when The Nation first charted a map of the National Entertainment State, four colossal conglomerates spread across the media landscape. Today, that map has significantly changed, because of the rise of new media and a vigorous reform movement, but the old corporate giants still hold most of the cards. Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft are quickly rising, but are not included in this chart because they do not own--not yet, anyway--the major television networks, which remain Americans' #1 source of news.
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Making Med Schools More Diverse
America needs more minority doctors--and the government can help make it happen.
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Two Wrongs
Legislation and regulation designed to prevent another Virginia Tech shooting virtually eliminates many student rights.
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Free Association: Internet Neutrality and the Struggle for Equal Access
What do OK Go!'s Damien Kulash, the Raging Grannies and the Christian Coalition have in common? They all want net neutrality.
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Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces?
Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism.
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Anti-Nuke Youth: The Next Generation
They're not waiting for WWIII: The millennial generation sets out to promote peace and a world without nukes.
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The League of Pennsylvania Voters
The League has worked non-stop for the past several years to energize community members to help engage "sometimes" and "never" voters into participating in the primary elections this year.
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HeadCount's At It Again
The grassroots group recognized that it just made good sense to add civic engagement into the mix.
Download a PDF of the 2006 National Entertainment State Chart.

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