A partire da Lunedì 20 Luglio alle 22:30. Un insolito sguardo al significato delle parole e delle immagini.A partire da Lunedì 20 Luglio alle 22:30. Un insolito sguardo al significato delle... more
A partire da Lunedì 20 Luglio alle 21:30. Testimonianze di donne che hanno subito violenze e che sono costrette al silenzio.A partire da Lunedì 20 Luglio alle 21:30. Testimonianze di donne che hanno subito... more
A partire da Lunedì 6 Luglio alle 22:30. Una giornata particolare in una piccola agenzia di viaggi: quando tornare a casa diventa un'avventura infinita!A partire da Lunedì 6 Luglio alle 22:30. Una giornata particolare in una piccola... more
Spett. Presidente Obama
Il prossimo 15 giugno lei incontrerà alla Casa Bianca Silvio Berlusconi. Per questa occasione abbiamo pensato di ricordare 10 informazioni utili sul nostro Presidente del Consiglio
1) Berlusconi è stato membro della P2, una loggia massonica che aveva come obiettivo la conquista del potere attraverso il controllo dell'informazione e della giustizia
2) Berlusconi è proprietario delle tre principali tv private e di un impero commerciale tale da configurarlo come il campione del conflitto di interessi nel mondo
3) Il giudice Paolo Borsellino, ucciso dalla mafia, due mesi prima di morire rilasciò un’intervista a dei giornalisti francesi, accennando più di una volta ai rapporti di Berlusconi e Marcello Dell’Utri (suo braccio destro) con la mafia.
4) Sotto i governi Berlusconi sono state approvate numerose leggi ad personam per alleggerire la posizione processuale di Berlusconi stesso. L'ultima, il Lodo Alfano, sospende i procedimenti penali a carico del Presidente del Consiglio per tutta la durata del suo mandato, e costituisce un unicum nel panorama legislativo europeo.
5) I quotidiani stranieri (non certo di sinistra) sono costantemente indignati dal comportamento e dalle frasi di Berlusconi. Celebri le sue "battute" su Obama abbronzato e “la superiorità della civiltà occidentale”.
6) Berlusconi è stato un grande estimatore del suo predecessore: “La storia - ha affermato il premier - dirà che George W. Bush è stato un grande, grandissimo presidente degli Stati Uniti”. Berlusconi ha definito Bush “un uomo di grandi principi, grandi ideali, grande visione, ma soprattutto uno che ha il coraggio di perseguire questa visione”.
7) Il governo Berlusconi, piuttosto che incentivare l'uso delle energie alternative ha reintrodotto il nucleare facendo carta straccia del referendum del 1987 con cui gli italiani lo bocciarono.
8) "L'Italia non è un paese multiculturale" ha affermato recentemente il premier, ed il governo italiano sta procedendo a espulsioni di massa.
9) Mentre lei ha pubblicamente lodato i giornali perchè sono un cane da guardia del potere non c'è giorno che Berlusconi non sferri attacchi contro la stampa
10) «Basta. Non posso stare con un uomo che frequenta le minorenni». «Ho cercato di aiutare mio marito come si farebbe come una persona che non sta bene» Sono le affermazioni della moglie del premier Veronica Lario alla luce delle recenti rivelazioni relative agli incontri del marito nella sua villa privata (incontri che sono stati immortalati e che stanno facendo il giro del mondo).Spett. Presidente Obama
Il prossimo 15 giugno lei incontrerà alla Casa Bianca Silvio... more
In onda in prima visione TV su Current dal 22 Giugno alle 21:20. Oltre al documentario saranno trasmessi dei contenuti extra mai visti in TV prodotti dagli stessi autori.
Le immagini che non vedrete in nessun telegiornale.
Tutti i giorni a mezzanotte su Current. http://current.com/senzacensuraLe immagini che non vedrete in nessun telegiornale.
Tutti i giorni a mezzanotte su... more
Ce l'abbiamo fatta! Current ha vinto un prestigioso Webby Award '09 nella categoria "Best Interactive Video" per Hack The Debate, l'evento condotto in partnership con Twitter che ha consentito a tutto il mondo di interagire nel corso dei dibattiti presidenziali americani mediante una piattaforma crossmediale.
Ecco un video che fa riferimento ad Hack The Debate:
Inutile dire che siamo felicissimi di poter celebrare questa vittoria che ha richiesto un grande impegno da parte nostra ed ha permesso a migliaia di persone di essere parte di qualcosa di straordinario e rivoluzionario.
Grazie a tutti quelli che hanno reso possibile tutto ciò.
La pagina dei vincitori sul sito ufficiale dei Webby Awards:
Current ha confezionato una programmazione speciale per celebrare la Festa dei Lavoratori: sabato primo Maggio a partire dalle 20:20.Current ha confezionato una programmazione speciale per celebrare la Festa dei... more
Current festeggerà il 25 Aprile con una programmazione molto speciale a partire dalle ore 20:00.Current festeggerà il 25 Aprile con una programmazione molto speciale a partire dalle... more
«Aprite un blog, andate per strada con una telecamera, diffondete i vostri video su YouTube e Facebook. È un passaggio necessario per chi oggi vuole fare giornalismo». Questo il consiglio che Tommaso Tessarolo, general manager di Current Italia, ha dato alla platea di giovani partecipanti al seminario «Fare il giornalista. Un altro modo è possibile», organizzato dall’Associazione Giornalisti Scuola di Perugia e moderato da Roberto Chinzari del Tg2.
Cliccando sul link sopra l'immagine potete vedere il video della conferenza.«Aprite un blog, andate per strada con una telecamera, diffondete i vostri video su... more
Mariana Van Zeller, vanguard journalist di Current USA, parla delle frontiere del giornalismo con Beppe Severgnini in un'intervista sul sito del Corriere della Sera. I vanguard journalist americani saranno in Italia fino a domenica per partecipare al Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo di Perugia. Sabato 4 aprile alle ore 13.00, presso l'Hotel Brufani, piazza Italia a Perugia, i quattro vanguard journalist terranno una open session con giornalisti, bloggers, aspiranti videoreporter e studenti che condividono o vogliono approfondire nuovi modelli d'inchiesta innovativa sul campoMariana Van Zeller, vanguard journalist di Current USA, parla delle frontiere del... more
Tommaso Tessarolo, General Manager of Current Italy, is fighting the censorship. Below is a translated letter that Tommaso wrote and posted to the facebook group "Censored by the City of Rome" (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=128786715074):
"I want you to know how astonishing and worrying has been the decision of the Commune ofRome to CENSOR the promotional campaign set for the Subway system(and not for the bus system as declared by ATAC – Rome’s Public Transportation).
Why is it that in Milan this campaign was calmly accepted, but in Rome it was brutally censored? The answer is likely in two keywords: Bible and Vatican. This last one we know is closer to Rome than to Milan. Too bad that that those who have censored our campaign haven’t even taken the time to understand what it referred to. It’s the premiere of our VANGUARD series, of which one episode is about a priest who was killed by the mafia.
Are these the messages that should be censored you think?
Or perhaps the censorship’s goal is to attack the only channel in Italy that has real investigative journalism.
We firmly believe that people are tired. Tired of the situation in which decades of horrible politics have kept us back, tired of being lied to, tired of television channels that do everything except inform.
We are convinced that these messages (this campaign) should be encouraged and applauded, NOT CENSORED. From March 9 on CURRENT we will step on the accelerator even more, we will go out on the field to report every day, because we are convinced that to change this world, a world we many times dislike, we have to understand it. And to fully understand it, first someone has to have the courage to tell it like it is. WE WANT TO HAVE THIS COURAGE. We want to share it and to continue going forward with our TV and online project, with the PARTICIPATION of everyone who wants to join us in this battle.
This censorship might be the first of many. And that’s why it’s important for this group to exist as an active watchdog against those who want to prevent the truth from being told."
Thanks!
Tommaso Tessarolo
General Manager
Current ItalyA new ad campaign for Current TV's original documentary series "Vanguard"... more
In the light of recent events that have taken place in the state of California, many people have decided that it’s time to take matters into our own hands. We will not sit back and let the rest of the world decide what we can and cannot do in America the Free.
We have borrowed from the Chicano movement and modified their "Day without a Mexican" into "Day without a Gay."
This concept is simple, but makes a huge impact.
On December 10th, 2008 we ask that all people in the LGBT community and all of our supporters call in sick to work and do not attend school. We ask that you do not purchase anything that day. We want California to see how many of us there are, and that there may be a person in their life that they didn’t know was gay.
Please join us. I know, personally, how extremely difficult it can be to come out and be open about yourself. I have overcome my fear, and I hope that all of you are able to as well.
We need to stand strong in California, and around the country. We need those that oppose us to know that we are strong and that we will NEVER GIVE UP.
Join us, and gain your equality. **this is not restricted to California**
The Official Website: day without a gay * orgIn the light of recent events that have taken place in the state of California, many... more
Football stars are renowned for scoring - both on and off the pitch! And who could blame then when you see their sexy wives and girlfriends, or WAGs for short.
The glamorous other halves of football players around the world create their fair share of press interest, and none more so than the beautiful Champions League WAGs.
Sarah Brandner, girlfriend of Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger, is one of the young party girls. Pop singer Cheryl Cole is the beauty at the side of Chelsea defender Ashley – and their's is a tale of love, break-ups and reconciliations.
Miss Czech Republic Alena Seredova is the love object of Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, and has captured the hearts of Italian football fans.
Perhaps the most enchanting of all WAGs is Holland’s finest export, Sylvie van der Vaart, wife of Real Madrid star Rafael.
Take a look at the most beautiful Champions League WAGs at BILD.comFootball stars are renowned for scoring - both on and off the pitch! And who could... more
SMOKING hash or marijuana may not be the healthiest way to do it, but taking substances similar to those found in cannabis might one day help to treat colon cancer.
Raymond DuBois and colleagues at the University of Texas, Houston, discovered that a key receptor for cannabinoids - compounds similar to the active ingredient of cannabis - is turned off in most types of human colon cancer cells. Similarly, mice genetically engineered to develop colon tumours developed more of them if the receptor, called CB1, was knocked out (Cancer Research, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-0896). What's more, tumours shrank when the genetically engineered mice were injected with a cannabinoid.
One suggestion is that lack of CB1 encourages tumour growth because the receptor normally interacts with cannabinoids made by the body to prompt cells to die. This opens up a possible two-step treatment for colon cancer. First, switch CB1 back on using decitibine, a drug already approved for use in humans which DuBois and his team showed stops blockage of the receptor in human colon cancer cells. Then give the patient cannabinoids to activate CB1.
The research also casts a shadow on the weight-loss drug rimonabant. The drug suppresses appetite by blocking CB1, which is involved in hunger as well as tumour growth. DuBois suggests that anyone on the drug be screened for colon cancer.
From issue 2668 of New Scientist magazine, 06 August 2008, page 17SMOKING hash or marijuana may not be the healthiest way to do it, but taking... more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's alcohol prohibition lasted 13 years, filled the country's prisons, inspired contempt for the law among millions, bred corruption and produced Al Capone. What it did not do was keep Americans from drinking.
America's marijuana prohibition drew into its 72nd year this month. It has created a huge underground industry catering to users, helped the U.S. prison population balloon into the world's largest, and diverted the resources of American law enforcement. What it has not done is keep Americans from using marijuana.
On the contrary. Since 1937, the year marijuana was outlawed, its use in the United States has gone up by 4,000 percent, according to the Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington-based lobby group which advocates regulating the drug similar to alcohol. A recent World Health Organization study of marijuana use in 17 countries placed Americans at the top of the list.
The 1920-1933 prohibition on the sale, production and transportation of alcohol is now seen as a dismal failure of social engineering. Will the prohibition on marijuana ever be seen in a similar light?
For the first time in a generation, there is a bill before Congress that would eliminate federal penalties "for the personal use of marijuana by responsible adults." But not even the congressman who introduced the bill, Democrat Barney Frank, sees bright prospects for swift passage.
The last time the U.S. Congress dealt with legislation that would have decriminalized marijuana was in 1978, when a bill introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy was passed by the Senate but never got to a vote in the House.
The case for legalizing marijuana, the most widely used drug after alcohol and tobacco, rests on several planks - the most obvious being that prohibition simply hasn't worked despite extraordinarily labor-intensive and costly government efforts. In 2006, the last year for which figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation are available, 830,000 Americans were arrested on marijuana charges, most of them for possession rather than trafficking.
That works out at a marijuana arrest every 38 seconds. A study last year estimated the cost of these arrests at $10.7 billion. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's alcohol prohibition lasted 13 years, filled the... more
Lynch is one of the countless casualties of an idiotic and tragically long-running war on drugs. His shop scrupulously followed Golden State laws and when he opened his shop in Morro Bay, local officials attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. And that kid he provided medical marijuana to? A high school athlete who had lost a leg to cancer and had a prescription from a Stanford-trained doctor (and in any case, Lynch only dealt with the boy's parents). Yes, a common drug dealer.
There's only one good possibility to come out of this verdict: That its manifest injustice and stupidity and inhumanity (to Lynch and his customers) will help spark a long overdue reaction to the drug war and its punishing toll on individuals and basic Constitutional rights.Lynch is one of the countless casualties of an idiotic and tragically long-running war... more
A group dedicated to legalizing marijuana use is launching a new campaign Tuesday aimed at pointing to hypocrisy in a country that could have as its first lady a woman who made millions selling a substance that's killed tens of thousands of people while purveyors of a relatively harmless herb are imprisoned.
The just-launched Web site DrugDealerCindy.com points to Cindy McCain's position as chair of her father's Hensley & Co., one of the country's largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributors, and it argues that alcohol is more toxic, addictive and prone to inspire violence than marijuana. The site, launched by the group Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation, also features mock "Wanted" posters featuring a photo of McCain, wife of the Republican presidential candidate, and offering a -- wait for it-- $420 reward. The site also features a video parodying the Budweiser frog advertisements, labeling McCain a "Drug-Deal-Er"
"No one seems to have a problem with the fact that a potential First Lady sells a drug that contributes to countless violence and other destructive acts," SAFER's Mason Tvert tells RAW STORY.
The Denver-based group led a campaign there for a city-wide ballot initiative making marijuana use legal for adults over 21 within the city limits.
Tvert says the group is not targeting McCain out of malice nor for partisan reasons. The aim is simply to point out the disparity between how alcohol and marijuana use are treated as public policy issues.
"Cindy McCain sells millions of dollars worth or alcohol every year" and may go to the White House, he says. "Whereas someone who may sell hundreds of dollars worth of marijuana gets sent to prison."
SAFER is "not against alcohol," Tvert says, it would just prefer marijuana receive the same recognition under the law.
The "Drug Dealer" campaign will officially kick off Wednesday with a press conference in front of the Hensley distributorship in Phoenix, and SAFER is purchasing a few thousand dollars worth of advertising on several political blogs to promote the campaign.
On its Web site, SAFER also is offering printable Wanted posters it's encouraging supporters to display wherever they can.
Tvert says he hopes the poster displays will give the campaign more of a "guerrilla element."
SAFER posted the following video on its new site and on YouTube:A group dedicated to legalizing marijuana use is launching a new campaign Tuesday... more
