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June 17, 2006

06.17.06 How to Watch the World Cup; Atenco: Breaking the Siege; How to Recycle Anything
June 17, 2006 Edition

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THiS WEEK: The irony of white fear and insecurity; how gay politics could return to being a movement for real social change; an obligatory but still interesting article about the World Cup; cryptographer Bruce Schneier breaks down what is and is not safer in a post-9/11 world; another blow to "net neutrality" in the House; footage from the military/civilian clashes in San Salvador Atenco; an in-depth audio interview about the Zapatista Other campaign; and ways to recycle damn near everything, in this week's pleasantly compact edition of Media Picks.

This Week's Picks:

  1. Why White People Are Afraid
    It may seem self-indulgent to talk about the fears of white people in a white-supremacist society. After all, what do white people really have to be afraid of in a world structured on white privilege? It may be self-indulgent, but it's critical to understand because these fears are part of what keeps many white people from confronting ourselves and the system.

    Robert Jensen | Alternet
    http://www.alternet.org/story/36892/

  2. Libbing It Up
    The future of gay politics can be found in its past — with a few tweaks. To bring about *real* social change — dependent on truly transforming hearts and minds — it needs to reassess what kind of movement it wants to be.

    Michael Bronski | Boston Phoenix
    http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid14423.aspx


  3. How to Watch the World Cup
    Starting today, the message of much of the world will be: Don't call us; we'll call you in a month. The World Cup begins and, outside the U.S., much else stops.

    Tony Karon | Mother Jones
    http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2006/06/world_cup.html

  4. Tales from the Cryptographer
    Bruce Schneier has little patience for pointless security measures. As an internationally acclaimed cryptographer and security expert who travels extensively for work, he encounters them every day.

    Ken Picard | Seven Days
    http://www.sevendaysvt.com/features/2006/tales-from-the-cryptographer.html

  5. House Rejects Net Neutrality
    "The First Amendment of the Internet – the governing principle of net neutrality, which prevents telecommunications corporations from rigging the web so it is easier to visit sites that pay for preferential treatment – took a blow from the House of Representatives Thursday."

    John Nichols | The Nation
    http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?pid=90090


  6. Fisk Raises 9/11’s Rude Question
    Casually dressed, shirtsleeves rolled up, Fisk spoke to a crowd of over 500. He struck his theme at once: "Refuse to accept the narrative of history laid down by presidents, prime ministers, generals and journalists.

    Crawford Kilian | The Tyee
    http://thetyee.ca/Views/2006/06/05/Fisk/


  7. Evolving Evolution
    Despite much recent controversy about the theory of evolution, major changes in our understanding of evolution over the past twenty years have gone virtually unnoticed. A look at some recent books that push a deeper understanding of how plants and animals evolve.

    Edward Ziff and Israel Rosenfield | NY Review of Books
    http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18970


  8. VIDEO | Atenco: Breaking the Siege (Spanish)
    Federal Preventive Police (PFP in its Spanish initials) invaded San Salvador Atenco on May 4, in what would prove to be a warm-up to the violent gun- and teargas-fueled evictions of a striking teacher's union occupying the center of Oaxaca City earlier this week. While an English-language version has not yet been released, the images from Atenco in this 47-minute documentary speak for themselves. Much of the violence in Atenco was captured by television cameras, but few outside of Mexico have seen this footage.

    Canal 6 de Julio and Promedios | Narco News
    Whole video: http://salonchingon.com/movies/atenco_cerco.xvid.avi

    In three parts:
    http://salonchingon.com/movies/atenco_cerco1.mov
    http://salonchingon.com/movies/atenco_cerco2.mov
    http://salonchingon.com/movies/atenco_cerco3.mov


  9. AUDIO | The Zapatista's Other Campaign
    Over twelve years ago, an uprising erupted in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on the day that NAFTA was to take effect. Activists Mary Ann Tenuto Sanchez and R.J. Maccani talk about the Zapatistas' latest effort to reshape Mexican politics and unite the left with their "Other Campaign," or Otra Campaña.

    Against the Grain
    http://www.againstthegrain.org/audio6.06.06.mp3


  10. How to Recycle Practically Anything
    Recycling and reuse businesses now employ about as many people as the auto industry, meaning not only can you recycle more things, but your discards are very much in demand, perhaps more than you realize.

    Sally Deneen | E Magazine
    http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3172


- Media Picks Contributing Editors: Adam Barker, Justin Park
- Media Picks compiled and edited by Erin Wiegand and Brian Awehali


Posted by erin at June 17, 2006 12:46 AM

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