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Alan T. Brown has spent the past two decades working to find a cure for paralysis. Now he’s diverting his energy toward improving medical care today for people with spinal cord injuries. (Video: Jennifer Molina, Josh Fisher) 9/11/09: The ‘True Blood’ star on realizing he had become famous, why he doesn’t mind baring all for Alan Ball, and how the cameras are good to him(Reporter: Ramin Setoodeh; Video: Jon Groat) 9/24/09: You couldn’t flip a channel this week without seeing President Obama’s made-for-TV mug. But did it help him at all? ‘The Weekly Obsession’ is a new video series dissecting the issues that dominate our 24/7 news cycle. (Video: Sarah Frank) 8/13/09: The young actress on her new movie, “Bandslam”; how “High School Musical” fulfilled her every teen need; and why you will never be her friend (Video: Michael Collins, Sarah Frank) A look at ‘Fleetstreet’ in London, and how ‘bin-men’ (journalists or private detectives who dig through garbage) have supplied the country with tabloid fodder on everyone from the Royals to government officials. (Video: Roisin Timoney) 8/20/09: The young designer on his new guide to fierce style, why “The Fashion Show” is heartless, and how Kate Moss knocked him off (Video: Jessica Bennett, Michael Collins, Jon Groat) 9/23/09: The movie star on NYC Climate Week, an attitude-changing trip to Ethiopia, new Broadway show A Steady Rain, and his recent Emmy nod (Reporter: Sarah Ball; Video: Jon Groat, Sarah Frank) 9/19/09: Behind every statistic, there’s a good story: facts and figures can add up to something greater than themselves. (Writers: Arlyn Tobias Gajilan, Kurt Soller, David Graham; Producers: Jon Groat, Sarah Frank; Animation: Haylee Hanewold) freepress.net http FCC Chair Proposes Net Neutrality Rules to Protect a Free and Open Internet The Federal Communications Commission has announced a new set of proposals to prevent internet service providers from curbing or blocking online services. On Monday, FCC Chair Julius Genachowski unveiled a plan that would make permanent existing safeguards that ensure open [...] 9/4/09: In the past two decades, Ryan Crocker has served as US ambassador to Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, Pakistan, and Iraq. Since 9/11, hes been a point-man on the front lines of terrorism. (Video: Sarah Frank, Christopher Dickey) 9/12/09: Emmy-nominated actors Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Poehler on what they hate about awards shows and what theyll do if they dont win 9/12/09: Emmy-nominated actors Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Poehler on how they prepare for a role and what theyd be doing if they werent acting 9/12/09: Emmy-nominated actors Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Poehler discuss why theyre over talking about funny women and Silverman reveals Tina Feys dirty nickname 9/12/09: Emmy-nominated actors Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Poehler discuss the many ways the Internet has affected television 9/12/09: Emmy-nominated actors Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Poehler on why they hate acting classes 9/12/09: Emmy-nominated actors Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Poehler debate whether traditional sitcoms are a thing of the past 9/12/09: Emmy-nominated actors Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Poehler discuss the writer of Pretty in Pink which starred Cryer as Duckie Dale 9/12/09: Emmy-nominated actors Toni Collette, Jon Cryer, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Poehler discuss how they deal with people that just don’t like them 9/18/09: The self-proclaimed D-List celebrity on Obama’s “jackass” remark, how her memoir, “Official Book Club Selection” will out-sell the Bible, and why she bum-rushed Barbara Walters in a bathroom. (Video: Sarah Frank, Jon Groat) 9/18/09: It seems like nobody can keep their big mouths shut anymore. Not congressmen, not tennis stars, not rappers, not even the president. The ‘Weekly Obsession’ is a new video series dissecting the issues that dominate our 24/7 news cycle. savetheinternet.com President Obama, September 21, 2009 “One key to strengthening education, entrepreneurship, and innovation in communities like Troy is to harness the full power of the internet. That means faster and more widely available broadband as well as rules to ensure that we preserve the fairness and openness that led to the flourishing of the [...] freepress.net FCC Chief ‘Boldly’ Commits to Net Neutrality By Tim Karr, September 21, 2009 http The Federal Communications Commission just took a big step forward for Net Neutrality with the announcement Monday of FCC Chair Julius Genachowskis plans to expand the rules to protect a free and open Internet. In a speech at the Brookings [...] freepress.net New FCC Chairman Genachowski and Commissioners Baker and Clyburn join the rest of the Commission in unanimous support for the Local Community Radio Act at their first Congressional oversight hearing (Sept. 17, 2009). savetheinternet.com Net Neutrality wins another key supporter. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) opened the September 17 ’09 FCC oversight meeting by singing Net Neutralitys praises and pledging to co-sponsor the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, which would make Net Neutrality the law. The bill, which was introduced in late July by Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Ed [...] freepress.net The President heralds Walter Cronkite’s contribution to journalism in America at the memorial service in New York. September 9, 2009 (Public Domain) freepress.net Tell President Obama Glenn Beck Doesn’t Speak for Me The loudmouths of mainstream television and radio have turned media into a megaphone for smear campaigns against public servants and innocent Americans. Our leaders need to know that these media blowhards dont speak for us. Its time to condemn merchants of misinformation like Glenn Beck, [...] 9/9/09: Young adults reflect on experiencing the events of 9/11 as children and discuss how that day was a defining moment for their generation (Video: Sarah Frank) 9/9/09: As Apple releases its latest product (an iPod Nano with a camera!), NEWSWEEK pokes fun at the cult of Mac |
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Palestine’s American-Style Prime Minister
A profile of Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad on what it takes to run a government that ‘makes sense’. (Video: David Blumenfeld)