Category: Press Releases

  • AP Erases Video of Israeli Soldier Shooting Palestinian Boy

    By Alison Weir “The trend toward secrecy is the greatest threat to democracy.” – Associated Press CEO, in a speech about the importance of openness “The official response is we decline to respond.” – Associated Press Director of Media Relations, replying to questions about AP In the midst of journalism’s “Sunshine Week” – during which…

  • A Sad Day: for Rachel Corrie

    By Starhawk March 17, 2006 Yesterday was a sad day. The third anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie, crushed by a bulldozer in Rafah, in the Gaza strip. All day the sky glowered, dark and oppressive, while from time to time drenching showers rained down, as if nature herself were weeping. Three years since…

  • Too Hot for New York

    Originally printed in The Nation by Philip Weiss The slim book that was suddenly the most controversial work in the West in early March was not easy to find in the United States. Amazon said it wasn’t available till April. The Strand bookstore didn’t have it either. You could order it on Amazon-UK, but it…