The paradox of restricting free speech at political conventions
By: Jenna Scatena
Tension had been building throughout the country for months. Tumultuous events—vast protests, cultural upheaval, assassinations—during the first eight months of 1968 turned the entire nation into a spectacle of turmoil of historic proportions. Watching to see what would happen next, America turned to the Democratic [...]
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The Not-So-New Energy Economy
Obama’s plan for change…or whatever
By Jenna Scatena
Within a week of being inaugurated, President Obama proclaimed he was “announcing the first steps on our journey toward energy independence.” Obama’s vision, though certainly not the first U.S. presidential vision–or promise–of energy independence, has been a particularly ambitious one. This, Obama assures us, is our “new energy economy. [...]
Broken Megaphones
The paradox of restricting free speech at political conventions
By Jenna Scatena
Tension had been building throughout the country for months. Tumultuous events — vast protests, cultural upheaval, assassinations — during the first eight months of 1968 turned the entire nation into a spectacle of turmoil of historic proportions. Watching to see what would happen next, [...]
