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MediaMay 24, 2011
In Turkey, Media Censorship Is Rampant and the Internet Isn’t Free
Journalists in Turkey already face a repressive regime that punishes criticism—and in August, regulation of the online content will become even stricter.
Richard Pollak
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PovertyFebruary 24, 2011
Homeless in Hollywood
On the night of the 83rd Academy Awards, 82,000 people will be sleeping on the streets of Los Angeles, the nation’s epicenter of homelessness.
Richard Pollak
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MediaMay 5, 2010
A Confederacy of Foxes
The mainstream media track Fox News as if it were the Sixth Estate. Does that benefit us—or Fox?
Richard Pollak
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EconomyApril 22, 2009
The Cost of Doing Business on the Open Sea
Until the shipping community abandons its pinch-penny cynicism, piracy off the coast of Somalia is certain to grow.
Richard Pollak
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Racism and DiscriminationDecember 20, 2005
The Rumble Down Under
Discrimination is on the rise for Australia’s Muslims and others of Middle-Eastern descent, as Prime Minister John Howard’s draconian anti-terror laws echo the fear-mongering tactics of Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld.
Richard Pollak
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ActivismAugust 26, 2004
Patriot at the Bat
Just as Roger Clemens can be counted on to fire heat, our national pastime inevitably waves the flag in times of national stress.
Richard Pollak
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CorporationsMay 10, 2001
Is GE Mightier Than the Hudson?
Unwilling to pay for a PCB cleanup, it argues that nature can do the job.
Richard Pollak