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Jerry Irwin Mander (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2023) [1] [2] was an American activist and author in San Francisco, known for his use of advertising for progressive and ecological causes and for his 1978 book, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television.
First edition (publ. William Morrow) Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television is a 1978 book by Jerry Mander, [1] "who argues that many of the problems with television are inherent in the medium and technology itself, and thus cannot be reformed".
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The ruling coalition at that time, Barisan Nasional (BN; English: "National Front"), has been accused of controlling the election commission by revising the boundaries of constituencies. For example, during the 13th General Election in 2013 , Barisan Nasional won 60% of the seats in the Malaysian Parliament despite only receiving 47% of the ...
English What A Way To Go: Life at the End of Empire is a 2007 documentary film written, directed and narrated by Timothy S. Bennett. It discusses issues such as peak oil , climate change and the effects of global warming , population overshoot and species extinction , as well as how this situation has developed.
Activist Jerry Mander's book Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television argues for the complete removal of television from our lives because of its ill effects. Mander gives the example of Tausk's "Influencing machine" as being a parallel for television: "Doubtless you have noticed that this 'influencing machine' sounds an awful lot like ...
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Cover of a circa 1968 issue. Rat Subterranean News, New York's second major underground newspaper, was created in March 1968, primarily by editor Jeff Shero, [1] Alice Embree and Gary Thiher, who moved up from Austin, Texas, where they had been involved in The Rag.