What’s up with the FCC?
 
Show Notes: On this week’s show the upcoming move by the FCC chair to further big media conglomeration is under way. He hopes to vote on new rules by December 18th. More big companies owning more stations and papers in large markets. The time to contact your senator and say NO to more big media is now. There’s a bill in the Senate to help stop the FCC in it’s tracks. The Media Ownership BILL OF 2007 addresses the issue and needs your support. The PUBLIC airwaves are not serving the people anymore. Listen to the discussion and then tell your representatives how you feel about it. www.beyondguantanamo.org paid for by the center for constitutional rights audio from psa with Danny Glover about torture Rickie Lee Jones Have You Had Enough? Lee Harris Santa please go to New Orleans Billy Jones Revolution Blues The neo-con plan all laid out... project for the new american century http://www.newamericancentury.org/ A great site for finding out what bills are in the house & senate track bills in congress http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills A must read. Also there’s a short film on her site Naomi Klein the shock doctrine http://www.naomiklein.org/main Al Gore assault on reason http://www.amazon.com/Assault-Reason-Al-Gore/dp/1594201226 val's reading list freepress.org stopbigmedia.com us constitution http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html http://www.freepress.net/news/28782 Dingell: FCC Appears to Be Broken Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) said the FCC "appears to be broken ... The victim in this breakdown at the agency is a fair, open, and transparent regulatory process. The real loser, of course, is the public interest and the American consumer." House Committee on Energy and Commerce - December 6, 2007 Racial and ethnic minorities make up 34 percent of the U.S. population Yet they only own 7.7 percent of full-power radio stations 3.15 percent of television stations The Media Ownership Act of 2007 would force the FCC to address this 'disgrace' Urge Your Senators to Support the Media Ownership Bill » Peace and Love, Val click here to Join in the discussion on my blog! http://www.beyondguantanamo.orghttp://myspace.com/haveyouhadenoughhttp://myspace.com/haveyouhadenoughhttp://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=9d8bb025d6577650b94622d5cfdffed2http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=9d8bb025d6577650b94622d5cfdffed2http://www.billy-jones.com/http://www.billy-jones.com/http://www.newamericancentury.orghttp://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebillshttp://www.naomiklein.org/mainhttp://www.amazon.com/Assault-Reason-Al-Gore/dp/1594201226http://avalonfarmblog.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/vals-list/http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.htmlhttp://www.freepress.net/news/28782http://avalonfarmblog.wordpress.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11shapeimage_1_link_12shapeimage_1_link_13shapeimage_1_link_14
AVALON FARMCAST
Thursday, December 6, 2007