http://www.economicrefugee.net/false-choices/ News analysis, communications management, community organizing, and volunteer opportunities engaging Latinos Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.economicrefugee.net/false-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Project Economic Refugee , Archive » “Border Wars”? Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:53:04 +0000 http://economicrefugee.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-157 [...] I’ve been seeing a lot of TV ads for the January season premier of “Border Wars“.  If you haven’t watched it before, it is basically a reality show that follows ICE around and it is told from the perspective of the border pratrol agents.  I suppose the show is done from such point of view so as to show that the often demonized ICE agents are just regular men and women that happen to work very hard to guard our borders against drug smuggling, terrorism, and yes, against “illegal” immigrants (aka economic refugees) and to make it relatable and appealing to the mythical but ever-present  ’average Joe’ (whoever that is anymore) American audience (by the way, I’m not a big fan of the hand-washing excuses that corporate media apologists often likes to give that revolve around the ol’ “we only give the public what it wants to see”, as I have previously argued on this previous post of mine).  [...] [...] I’ve been seeing a lot of TV ads for the January season premier of “Border Wars“.  If you haven’t watched it before, it is basically a reality show that follows ICE around and it is told from the perspective of the border pratrol agents.  I suppose the show is done from such point of view so as to show that the often demonized ICE agents are just regular men and women that happen to work very hard to guard our borders against drug smuggling, terrorism, and yes, against “illegal” immigrants (aka economic refugees) and to make it relatable and appealing to the mythical but ever-present  ’average Joe’ (whoever that is anymore) American audience (by the way, I’m not a big fan of the hand-washing excuses that corporate media apologists often likes to give that revolve around the ol’ “we only give the public what it wants to see”, as I have previously argued on this previous post of mine).  [...]

]]> http://www.economicrefugee.net/false-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Ed Schultz: Progressive Populism vs. Conservative Populism « Refugio’s Blog Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:42:27 +0000 http://economicrefugee.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-26 [...] and now MSNBC TV host, Ed Schultz for quite some time.  I’ve previously written here and here about him because he embodies what progressive populism looks like: pro-union, pro-worker, [...] [...] and now MSNBC TV host, Ed Schultz for quite some time.  I’ve previously written here and here about him because he embodies what progressive populism looks like: pro-union, pro-worker, [...]

]]> http://www.economicrefugee.net/false-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-25 So what are you getting your Mom for Mother’s Day? « Refugio’s Blog Fri, 08 May 2009 00:46:47 +0000 http://economicrefugee.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-25 [...] open to not only bring about new sets of values that challenge the old materialist me-firstism (and sometimes fallacious) profit-making ways AND on top of that, helping you do something really cool for your Mommy Check [...] [...] open to not only bring about new sets of values that challenge the old materialist me-firstism (and sometimes fallacious) profit-making ways AND on top of that, helping you do something really cool for your Mommy Check [...]

]]> http://www.economicrefugee.net/false-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-24 morethinking Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:18:05 +0000 http://economicrefugee.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-24 This is why Youtube and iTunes are wiping the floor with the traditional medium: The customer in the end has a choice in what media they choose to get, and can even upload their own. TV and Radio have been giving the finger to the customer long enough, which is why the Internet is changing the game for the better. This is why Youtube and iTunes are wiping the floor with the traditional medium: The customer in the end has a choice in what media they choose to get, and can even upload their own. TV and Radio have been giving the finger to the customer long enough, which is why the Internet is changing the game for the better.

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