Fabulous

I know this class focuses on the American System, but today is an important day:
Same-Sex Couples in Britain Begin to Marry

Also, a most succinct disambiguation of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, et al. You'll be glad you watched it:
The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

We need less cowbell.

"Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Spaces" -Brent Staples

Hello Everyone,
My husband remembered this "School House Rock - Manifest Destiny" from his childhood Saturday morning cartoons. AMAZING Propaganda! After all...it was all about Elbow Room.

Hello Everyone,
Considering our upcoming discussion on Howard Zinn's book, I thought this article very revealing. "Why," I asked myself, "Do not more people read Howard Zinn's works?" Especially his People's History of the United States? Well, turns out censorship is not dead...as recent as 2013. 

The Governor's Bad List

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This is a documentary that relates to the influence of media in our society. It is quite comprehensive and lengthy, but very well done. It is not at times very easy to watch, and quite disheartening.

Guante spoken word performance: "Where are You"

This is the spoken word performance Wylee mentioned today (Monday, 3/17) in class- the "piece about media misrepresentation in Minneapolis":

Third World Healthcare - Knoxville, Tennessee Edition [VIDEO]

Here's another Daily Show segment you may enjoy/that I think is relevant to the American Society text and our discussions of propaganda, the media and healthcare: