 The Fairness Doctrine How We Lost it, and Why We Need it Back by Steve Rendall The Fairness Doctrine had two basic elements: It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows or editorials. The Fairness Doctorine Take ActionActForChange ActForChangeGetRadio.Org: In just a few months, the FCC will open a rare window for issuing full-power, noncommercial radio licenses. Now may be your only chance to secure a license. GetRadio.Org Special Report: How the Right Continues To Dominate the Sunday Talk Shows - Urge the networks to make their Sunday shows more balanced. If It's Sunday, It's Still Conservative AlGore.Com: Sign a note to your representatives, so that Al can take our messages to Washington in March and present them to Congress. It only takes a minute to add your voice. AlGore.com AfterDowningStreet.Org - Impeach Bush and Cheney Now! Impeach Bush and Cheney Now! Democracy For America Democracy For America Act Blue - The Online Clearinghouse for Democratic Action Act Blue Kick The Oil Habit Tell Big Oil to Support Renewable Fuels Like E85. More than five million American cars are already equipped to run on E85, a cheaper, cleaner, homegrown, renewable alternative to gasoline. Unfortunately, only about 600 of America's 170,000 gas stations currently offer this alternative fuel. Tell ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell, Valero, and ConocoPhillips to double the number of E85 pumps over the next year and provide E85 at half of all gas stations within a decade. Kick The Oil Habit Clean Up Washington Clean Up Washington Ask Congress to Make Our Voting Machines Secure! Come to Washington, D.C. on April 6 & 7 to Advocate for H.R. 550 and Voter Verified Paper Records! H.R. 550, a bill introduced by Rep. 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Stop Sinclair Again Think the Internet Will Always be Open? You think the Internet will always be the great freewheeling information superhighway you've grown to love? Well, think again. Media giants want to privatize our Internet. Think the Internet Will Always be Open? Internet Freedom Under Fire: Act Now The CEOs of the largest cable and telephone companies are hatching a scheme that would give them control over what content you can view and what services you can use on the Internet. Internet Freedom Under Fire: Act Now ImpeachPAC ImpeachPAC supports Democratic candidates for Congress who support the immediate and simultaneous impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney for their Iraq War lies. ImpeachPAC IAVA's Honor the Fallen Campaign More than 2000 American Troops have now been killed in Iraq, but for over two years, our newspapers have failed to adequately honor the sacrifice of America 's servicemembers. Putting the names of the fallen on page A14 is an insult to America 's Troops and to the families of the fallen, and is yet another example of poor media coverage of the war. IAVA's Honor the Fallen Campaign The Battle For America The Battle For America Wakeup Walmart The truth is that Wal-Mart has let America down by lowering wages, forcing good paying American jobs overseas, and cutting costs with total disregard for the values that have made this nation great. Wal-Mart has needlessly exploited illegal immigrants, faces the largest gender discrimination lawsuit in history, forced workers to work in an unsafe environment, and -- incredibly -- broken child labor laws. Wakeup Walmart Torture Is Not US - Demand your Representative take action Colin Powell, John McCain and 89 additional Senators support the McCain Anti-Torture Amendment, which bans torture, cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. Sadly, Vice President Cheney is lobbying furiously behind the scenes to stop the ban. Torture Is Not Us FOX NEWS: Email Addresses and Phone Numbers Let FOX know how you feel about their propoganda organization attacking our democracy. Contact FOX NEWS: Email Addresses and Phone Numbers Dear President Bush, You can no longer mislead Congress and the American people and need to honestly lay out the facts about Iraq. It's time for an Iraq success strategy that will bring our troops home. We cannot continue to stay the course in Iraq -- we must change the course. Dear President Bush Don’t let Wal-Mart’s morally corrupt political agenda corrupt our Congress. Don’t let Wal-Mart’s morally corrupt political agenda corrupt our Congress. Tell Wal-Mart to stop supporting corrupt politicians like Tom Delay today. Don’t let Wal-Mart’s morally corrupt political agenda corrupt our Congress. The World Can't Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime! Mobilize for November 2, 2005! sign and circulate Drive Out the Bush Regime! Don't FOX With Local News Roger Ailes, the architect behind the right-wing tilt of cable news, is now remaking 35 local television stations -- broadcasting to nearly 40 percent of America’s homes -- in Fox News Channel’s image. Don't FOX with local news Stop News Fraud "State-run media" is a phrase normally reserved for regimes such as North Korea that manipulate and censor all public information. Media in the United States were thought to be immune to such autocratic control, but recent maneuvers by the Bush administration should make Americans wonder how free our press actually is. Stop News Fraud Low Power FM On July 7th, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking asking a number of important questions about the future of the Low Power FM (LPFM) radio service. This is the most important opportunity for you to comment on the direction of LPFM since the service was implemented 5 years ago. If you act today, you can help expand LPFM to reach your community! Take Action GOP Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff and His Closest Allies Jack Abramoff: Under investigation by the Justice Department, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, the IRS, the Department of the Interior, and the FBI. GOP Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff and His Closest Allies Participate In just four months since our launch, we've enjoyed a level of participation and growth that leaves us nearly speechless. We are proud of the dedicated users and guest bloggers that carried us through the end of 2005, and are very excited to see what 2006 will bring. Participate.Net Campaign For America's Future Campaign for America's Future is on top of issues about which progressives need to stand up and be counted. Check out the latest issues we're tracking and campaigns we're fighting. Campaign For America's Future Democracy In Action DemocracyInAction.org is the first nonprofit organization providing an affordable, integrated online campaign solution for nonprofits of any size. Democracy In Action MoveOn.org Current Campaigns MoveOn.org Campaigns Free Press Campaigns Protect PBS, stop news fraud, save community internet, defend local access, reclaim radio and more. Free Press Campaigns VerifiedVoting.org Action Center Take action now to ensure reliable and publicly verifiable election systems: VerifiedVoting.org Action Center Stop Global Warming Virtual March On Washington THE STOP GLOBAL WARMING VIRTUAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON is a bi-partisan effort to bring all Americans together in one place, proving there is a vast consensus among Americans that global warming is here now and it is time for our country to start addressing it. With the support of leading scientists, political and religious leaders, prominent Americans and concerned citizens, the Virtual March on Washington will move across the United States via the Internet from one town to the next, showing the evidence of global warming's alarming progress, and highlighting real people's concerns and real solutions along the way. Stop Global Warming Virtual March On Washington The National Conference For Media Reform Fed up with the media? Want to do something about it? Activists from across the country will converge in St. Louis on May 13-15 to mobilize to fix our broken media system. Please join us for one of the most exciting and inspiring events of the year. The National Conference For Media Reform Big Media Hall of Shame Voting On April 18, Lowry Mays, chairman of radio giant Clear Channel, will receive the broadcast industry's "Distinguished Service Award." Distinguished service to whom? Not to you and other Americans. But Lowry isn't alone. He's one among many media kingpins who put their own political and business interests ahead of the public. Now it's time for you to help free American media from the grip of these shameful men. You decide: who among them has done his utmost to make the media the abomination it is today? Vote for your worst below and on May 14 we will induct the "winner" into the Big Media Hall of Shame. Big Media Hall of Shame Physicians for Social Responsibility What the American public and policy makers must understand is that physicians, nurses, medics, and other medical personnel who serve in the Armed Forces have an obligation to refuse to participate in torture, and to report such unethical and illegal behavior when they observe it or treat its victims. To date, to our knowledge, this has not happened. Physicians for Social Responsibility Protect Free Speech in the Senate Republican Senate leaders have decided to fundamentally alter the role of Congress — they want to give George Bush unprecedented power to manipulate the legislative branch and the courts. Harry Reid and the Democratic Senators asked us, the American people, to help them preserve the right of our elected representatives to speak their mind on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Sign our petition today. Protect Free Speech in the Senate National Resource Defense Council Take Action Here you'll find all the tools, tips and information you need to make your voice heard on important legislation that affects the environment. National Resource Defense Council Take Action New Democrat Network NDN is a powerful, national network of leaders committed to modernizing progressive politics and building a durable Democratic majority. New Democrat Network Protect Social Security Tell Democrats in Congress You Stand With Them in Their Fight to Protect Social Security Protect Social Security Stop Bush's Irresponsible Budget Sign the Petition President Bush recently submitted his budget for fiscal year 2006 to Congress. If passed, it would devastate families around the country by cutting programs like Medicaid, veterans' benefits, college loans, education programs, farm subsidies, and community development grants, all while doing nothing to alleviate the record-breaking federal deficit. Stop Bush's Irresponsible Budget Sign the Petition Parents Action For Children Parents' Action for Children is organizing parents as a powerful movement to ensure that our nation's policies reflect our concern and commitment to parents and their children. Parents Action For Children Help Support The Democratic Party Today! - No Place to Hide Campaign We're holding President Bush and the Republicans accountable for their attacks on Social Security. With your donation today, you'll help us make sure there's no place to hide for Republicans who support privatization! Help Support The Democratic Party Today! The Principles Project The Principles Project is a four-week online discussion to help create a one-page Statement of Progressive Principles: a clear vision of a just society and a progressive politics. The starting point of our discussion is a draft statement that has been prepared with the assistance of 2020 Democrats' 3,500 members. Its purpose is to start people thinking. The Principles Project Watch Bush Mislead Watch Bush Mislead Turn Off Corporate Media Now! Turn Off Corporate Media Now! Stand Up Democrats As a first step, we are collecting ideas from December 14th through January 14th. We will take the best 100 ideas and submit it to the new Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman and to every Democratic U.S. Senator, Member of Congress and Governor. Stand Up Democrats Operation Truth - The Truth About Iraq From Those Who Served We are the voice of the troops, a non-partisan group created to help them share stories of life on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are also working to help veterans get the support they need. Operation Truth 
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