WWII Epic ‘Red Tails’ Opens Nation-wide Jan. 20 (video)

Red Tails, George Lucas’ epic action-drama about the heroic World War II African-American flying aces, Tuskegee Airmen, opens nation-wide January 20 and has stirred a national debate about racism in American cinema. In promoting the film, George Lucas( Star Wars), opened a can of worms when he told The Daily Show that he had difficulty [...]

Democracy Now Televises MLK Speeches on US Foreign Policy and Civil Rights (video)

While broadcast television virtually ignored the federal holiday Martin Luther King Day, choosing to stick with regularly scheduled fare over more somber holiday-themed programs, Democracy Now devoted its entire Monday telecast to the discussion of Dr. King and civil rights issues. “Martin Luther King: In His Own Words” offers a powerful look at the slain [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama Guest Stars on iCarly (video)

First Lady Michelle Obama will guest-star on an episode of the hit Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly airing Jan. 16 at 8 p.m as part of her Joining Forces initiative in support of military families.

Town Rebels Against Italy’s Austerity Plan (Video)

Fed up with its nation’s economic crisis, the small and fiscally solvent town of Filettino in central Italy declared independence of Rome, thereby seceding from the country’s jurisdiction to impose planned austerity on the town. Like many communities in Italy, the town of over 500 faced a forced merger with other municipalities, over 30 miles [...]

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