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- The Military's 40-Year Experiment for 05/10/2013 May 10, 2013Few probably recall the name Dwight Elliott Stone. But even if that name has faded from the national memory, the man remains historically significant. That's because on June 30, 1973, the 24-year-old plumber's apprentice became the last American forced into the armed services before the military draft expired. Though next month's 40-year anniv […]
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Huffington Posts- Budget Showdown Aims To Quietly Exempt Pentagon and Focus All Cuts on Social Programs April 7, 2011The unwritten and unspoken story of the budget showdown in Washington is the tale of both parties deliberately working to once again exempt the ever-growing Pentagon from America's larger deficit discussion. […]
- How Your Taxpayer Dollars Subsidize Pro-War Movies and Block Anti-War Movies March 16, 2011Connections between the Pentagon and the entertainment industry, first intensified in the 1980s, continue to embed militarism in seemingly non-political products like video games and action movies. […]
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CNN: Is Ron Paul Being Ignored By the Media?
Sirota appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to discuss the presidential race and whether or not Republican candidate Ron Paul is being ignored by the media. Watch the clip here:
Hollywood Glorifies Military at Taxpayers’ Expense
San Francisco Chronicle
Since the taxpayer-supported “Wings” won the first Academy Award in 1927, the U.S. government has worked closely with Hollywood to promote, glorify and celebrate the armed forces. In the 1980s, this partnership became a highly political Military-Entertainment Complex, which today grants and denies filmmakers access to military hardware on the basis of filmmakers’ ideology and message.
The result is that many pro-war films are supported by huge public subsidies that underwrite studios’ use of military planes, boats and hardware – as long as those studios promise to produce a film that Pentagon spinmeisters approve of. Antimilitarist filmmakers, by contrast, are often barred by the government from even photographing the same hardware.
Sirota on the Military-Entertainment Complex
Sirota appeared on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann to discuss the stealth ties between Hollywood and the Pentagon, in light of new revelations that the Obama administration may be working with studios on an Osama bin Laden film. Watch the clip here:
Rob Schneider On Progressive Politics
Actor/comedian Rob Schneider stopped by Sirota’s AM760 radio show to discuss movies, comedy and his progressive politics. Click here to listen to the AM760 interview.
AUGUST 18: Beer and ’80s Video Games at the 1UP Arcade
Join Sirota and the AM760 team at the 1UP Bar and Arcade at 1925 Blake Street in Denver. 1Up will be providing a special deal to all AM 760 fans on that evening – for $7.60 you can get a 1Up burger, your choice of a Hall of Fame beer and four video game credits. [...]
SEPTEMBER 8: Sirota at the Highlands Ranch Library
Sirota will be doing a Q&A about his book “Back to Our Future” at the Highlands Ranch Library in Highlands Ranch, Colorado at 7pm on September 8th. The event is free and open to the public.
CBC: Sirota on Obama’s Debt Deal
Sirota appeared on CBC’s Connect with Mark Kelley to discuss the implications of President Obama’s debt ceiling deal. Watch the interview here.
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Hollywood Glorifies Military at Taxpayers’ Expense
San Francisco Chronicle
Since the taxpayer-supported “Wings” won the first Academy Award in 1927, the U.S. government has worked closely with Hollywood to promote, glorify and celebrate the armed forces. In the 1980s, this partnership became a highly political Military-Entertainment Complex, which today grants and denies filmmakers access to military hardware on the basis of filmmakers’ ideology and message.
The result is that many pro-war films are supported by huge public subsidies that underwrite studios’ use of military planes, boats and hardware – as long as those studios promise to produce a film that Pentagon spinmeisters approve of. Antimilitarist filmmakers, by contrast, are often barred by the government from even photographing the same hardware.
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