Media defend power over Snowden and Greenwald
Sheldon Richman argues that major media act as mouthpieces for government, attacking Snowden and Glenn Greenwald for exposing NSA spying. He cites MSNBC figures and pundits, noting their hostile coverage and the broader pattern of press hostility to government wrongdoing disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wason
D.C
The
Guardian
Glenn Greenwald
Edward Snowden
NSA
Greenwald
Meet the Press
David Gregory
Andrea Mitchell
Bradley
Chris Matthews
Hardball
Snowden
U.S
MSNBC
Aidin
Gregory
Paul Farhi
Washington Post
Nonce
Oped
David Brooks
Richard Cohen
Brooks
Hong Kong
Moscow
Bradley Manning
Obama
Sheldon Richman
Future of Freedom Foundation
Fairfax
Fff.org
Happy birthday America Fourth of July tribute
An editorial celebrates the Declaration of Independence as the birth of the United States and a new form of government based on natural rights. It argues that true democracy rests on elections and peaceful power transfer, contrasting with other regimes. It ends by wishing happy birthday to America and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United States
England
Great Britain
Congress
America
Freedom
Dear Doctor K How to Overcome Dentist Fear
A reader asks how to conquer dental anxiety. The dentist suggests practical steps and notes that medications like Valium or Ativan can help when used with other strategies to ease fear and enable treatment.
Relaxation techniques to ease dental anxiety and pain
Dr K explains cognitive and behavioral strategies including breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, desensitization, and distraction to reduce fear before dental procedures. Deep breathing and slow exhalations calm tension, while gradual exposure and music or tile-counting aid focus. Harvard research notes gene activity changes from relaxation.
Court tackles voting laws and affirmative action
The Supreme Court narrowly votes 5 to 4 to strike down a central part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, enabling nine states mostly in the South to alter election rules without federal preclearance. Reactions split with civil rights leaders decrying the ruling while others argue reforms reflect changing attitudes toward race and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington
Supreme Court
South
New York Times
Washington Post
John Lewis
D-Ga
Brooklyn
Bronx
Manhattan
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Snowden and Greenwald
Booz Allen Hamilton
Editorial
Doonesbury
Alabama
Pennsylvania
MR. James Crow
Dr. K
United Media Syndicate
Asia
Harvard Medical School
Komaroff
Doctor K
Shattuck St
Boston
Black Leadership Network
Cherylyn Harley LeBon
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Curt Levey
Committee For Justice
Texas
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