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FCC rule changes threaten freedom of press

May 29, 2003

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will vote June 2 on rules governing media ownership, allowing further consolidation and control by the nation’s largest media corporations. Advocacy groups such as the Center for Digital Democracy and nearly...

Taxes: No pretty sunsets here

May 29, 2003

On May 23 Congress passed a $320 billion tax cut. Or was it $350 billion? Or $550 billion? But what ever its size, one thing is certain: it was another bonanza for the richest of the...

Chicagos Hot House update and appeal

May 23, 2003

Since the unexpected closure on May 9, HotHouse, the Center for International Performance and Exhibition, has worked around the clock to understand and respond to the allegations levied against it by the City of Chicago. To...

Eight days in May: Birmingham and the struggle for civil rights

May 22, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

The eight days between May 2 and May 10, 1963, when thousands of school children in Birmingham, Ala., defied the fire hoses and police dogs of Eugene “Bull” Connor, marked a turning point in the civil...

State budget crisis deepens

May 22, 2003 By David Eisenhower

In her analysis of “The State Fiscal Crisis” for the Center for Budget Priorities, Lisa McNichol reveals the dimensions of the most serious budget crisis in decades.