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02 December 2003
Kids should get Big Bird, not Big Mac
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When kids sit down to watch Sesame Street, they will now get a ”corporate sponsorship message” from McDonald’s, promoting yet more brand recognition for the largest fast food chain in the world.

Sesame Street thus becomes...
02 December 2003
On the freedom of the press, Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1757
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While free from Force the Press remains,
Virtue and Freedom chear our Plains,
And Learning Largesses bestows,
And keeps unlicens’d open House.
We to the Nation’s publick Mart
Our Works of Wit, and Schemes...
02 December 2003
Freep Heroes
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Free Press Staff
Freep Heroes - Students at Swarthmore College

They are our heroes for staging an “electronic civil disobedience” campaign against Ohio-based voting machine maker Diebold Election Systems. Diebold has been sending out “...
30 November 2003
Fitrakis speaks at WBAI alternative 9-11 forum
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Free Press Staff
Columbus Free Press Editor Bob Fitrakis spoke at the WBAI-sponsored alternative 9-11 forum in New York City to commemorate the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Fitrakis joined Cynthia McKinney, Greg...
30 November 2003
Stonewall sponsors drive for Project OpenHand
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Stonewall is launching a community service effort for a wonderful local organization, Project OpenHand, which provides meal delivery, a pantry, nutritional counseling and education for persons living with HIV and AIDS. What we are...
30 November 2003
Who will tell the people?
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Free Press Staff
On a Sunday night in the inner city of Columbus, nearly 300 attendees gathered for a rally to promote jobs and justice. Best-selling author and social activist Barbara Ehrenreich headlined the event and received a standing ovation as she...

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