Social Justice Magazine
Walter M. Brasch, Ph.D.—an award-winning former newspaper reporter and editor in California, Iowa, Indiana, and Ohio—is a university professor of journalism and mass communications, and author of a biweekly syndicated newspaper column.
He is also the author of dozens of magazine articles, several multimedia productions, and has worked in the film industry and as a copy writer and political consultant. He is the author 16 books, most of them focusing upon the fusion of historical and contemporary social issues, including America's Unpatriotic Acts: The Federal Government's Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights (2005); Sinking the Ship of State: The Presidency of Geroge W. Bush (2008), Black English and the Mass Media (1981); Forerunners of Revolution: Muckrakers and the American Social Conscience (1991); With Just Cause: The Unionization of the American Journalist (1991); Brer Rabbit, Uncle Remus, and the 'Cornfield Journalist': The Tale of Joel Chandler Harris (2000); The Joy of Sax: America During the Bill Clinton Era (2001); and Sex and the Single Beer Can (3rd ed., 2009). He also is co-author of Social Foundations of the Mass Media (2001) and The Press and the State (1986), awarded Outstanding Academic Book distinction by Choice magazine, published by the American Library Association.
ast year, not one of the 491,687 new minivans sold in the United States was made in America by unionized workers. There were no union made minivans to be found. Some were manufactured overseas by companies owned by non-American manufacturers. The Kia Sedona, with 24,047 sales, was built in South Korea, Russia, and the Philippines. The MAZDA5, with 19,155 sales, was built in China, Japan, and … [Read more...]
or years, my father, a federal employee with a top secret clearance, carried a copy of his birth certificate when he went into Baja California from our home in San Diego. Many times, when he tried to reenter the U.S., he was stopped by the Border Patrol.My father had thick black hair and naturally dark skin, and the Patrol thought he was a Mexican brazenly trying to sneak back into the country … [Read more...]
he quietly walked into the classroom from the front and stood there, just inside the door, against a wall.I continued my lecture, unaware of her presence until my students’ eyes began focusing upon her rather than me.“Yes?” I asked. Just “yes.” Nothing more.“You shouldn’t have done it,” she said peacefully. I was confused. So she said it again, this time a little … [Read more...]
(This is Part 4 of a continuing series on Fracking.. Part 1 looked at a state gag order on physicians; Part 2 reveals how health and environmental impact of fracking is greater than claimed; Part 3 examines why Pennsylvania is giving special consideration to the natural gas companies; Part 4 looks at the damage Pennsylvania's fracking decisions do to its average citizens.)here’s … [Read more...]
t’s the beginning of April, and that means I just finished celebrating New Year’s Eve, and will soon begin shopping for Valentine’s gifts. In a month or two, I may even get around to toasting St. Patrick.It’s not procrastination, it’s just that I’m a Pennsylvanian, and the state encourages me to be behind the times. At one time, Pennsylvania was first in just about … [Read more...]
(This is Part 3 of a continuing series on Fracking.. Part 1 looked at a state gag order on physicians; Part 2 reveals how health and environmental impact of fracking is greater than claimed; Part 3 examines why Pennsylvania is giving special consideration to the natural gas companies; Part 4 looks at the damage Pennsylvania's fracking decisions do to its average citizens.)he … [Read more...]
(This is Part 2 of a continuing series on Fracking. Part 1 looked at a state gag order on physicians; Part 2 reveals how health and environmental impact of fracking is greater than claimed; Part 3 examines why Pennsylvania is giving special consideration to the natural gas companies; Part 4 looks at the damage Pennsylvania's fracking decisions do to its average citizens.)he response … [Read more...]
(This is Part 1 of a continuing series on Fracking. Part 1 looked at a state gag order on physicians; Part 2 reveals how health and environmental impact of fracking is greater than claimed; Part 3 examines why Pennsylvania is giving special consideration to the natural gas companies; Part 4 looks at the damage Pennsylvania's fracking decisions do to its average citizens.)new … [Read more...]
The Reduced Shakespeare Co. cleverly and humorously abridges all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays to 97 minutes. Short of having a set of Cliff’s Notes or a collection of Classic Comics, sources of innumerable student essays for more than a half-century, it may be the least painful way to “learn” Shakespeare. The critically-acclaimed show, in addition to being a delightful way to spend part of … [Read more...]
Once, many years ago, in a land far away between two oceans, with fruited plains, amber waves of grain, and potholes on its highways, there lived a young man named Sam.Now, Sam was a bright young man who wanted to work and save money so he could go to school and become an electrician. But the only job open in his small community was at the gas station. So, for two years, Sam pumped gas, washed … [Read more...]
Gov. Tom Corbett (R-Pa.) praised Joe Paterno and ordered flags on all state buildings to fly at half-staff for four days. That would be the same Tom Corbett who had said he was “personally disappointed” in Joe Paterno for not doing more to alert authorities in the Jerry Sandusky case, while acknowledging that Paterno did nothing illegal and followed university rules for conduct.That … [Read more...]
“Ola, Amigo! Pack your bags, we’re going to Mexico!” bubbled Dr. Franklin Peterson Comstock III, faux physician and money-maker.“Yeah, I could use a decent vacation,” I replied, figuring he’d pay for both of us since he had just set the world record for the most nose jobs in a 24-hour period.“What vacation?” he said. “I’m setting up practice.”“And give up … [Read more...]
One of the fun things sports writers do is try to predict the winners and scores of upcoming games, from high school through the pros. For special “look-at-us-we’re important” bonus points, they create lists of “Top” teams and rank them, both pre-season and weekly.Sports writers have some kind of genetic mutation that leads them to believe they know more about sports than the average … [Read more...]
There is nothing the media love more than a good celebrity sex scandal.Since the story of Scarlett Johansson’s purloined nude pictures had run its course, and the media squeezed every drop of ink it could from the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries engagement/wedding/marriage/divorce, they had to find something else to feed the beast with the insatiable appetite.Something else was Penn State. … [Read more...]
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