 For close to 40 years, my memories of journalist, Ruben Salazar, havebeen of smoke, fire, riots, rampaging police, and his premature deathin East L.A. on August 29, 1970. Seared into... Readmore |  THE WAR & THE STATE OF JOURNALISM Before the war, the Bush-Cheney administration made numerouspreposterous claims about the imminent threat posed by Iraq that forthe most part turned out to... Readmore |  In this election, there should be but one issue on the table: whatwill be the relationship between the president and the people and lawsof the United States? Within the context... Readmore |  Politicians possess a special language that requires specialtranslators. Yet, politicians don't simply engage in double-speak andobfuscation, particularly during elections; their primary objectiveseems to be contributing to national narratives that can... Readmore |