Tuli Kupferberg Reads Sports Illustrated: In Honor of the Baseball Season

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Poet and activist Tuki Kupferberg reflects on the publication Sports Illustrated. He discusses the sense of generating a "contained universe" separate from conventional reality in which idealization of the human form, the sadomasochism of competition and games in a class society are paradigms for war. Kupferberg goes on to point out the contradictory proliferation of alcohol related advertising within it's pages with it's obvious debilitating effect on motor skills and the central nervous system. A must see for all sports fans.

Tuli Kupferberg Reads Rolling Stone: Always Smile When You Give Them the Shaft

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Tuli Kupferberg is an original Fug and publisher of underground comics, takes a deeper look at 80s mainstream pop with a reading of Rolling Stone magazine. American counter culture poet, author & publisher Tuli Kupferberg critically deconstructs Rolling Stone magazine, offering detailed perspectives on it's origin and founding and weighs in on Rolling Stone magazine topics such as commercial advertising and the cult of celebrity.

An Interview with Ron Scott at the Allied Media Conference, June 2010

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Catch this snippet from a conversation with Ron Scott at the Allied Media Conference this past June, to get a glimpse into a massive mobilization for media justice that happens every year in Detroit!Ron Scott, a native of Detroit, co-founded the Motor Citys branch of the Black Panther Party, and now works with the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality and the Boggs Center. He has been to every Allied Media Conference since it started 12 years ago, and was invited to give the keynote address at the opening ceremony this year.The Allied Media Conference unites the worlds of media and communications, technology, education and social justice, providing a space to brainstorm innovative community organizing models. See what Ron Scott has to say about why he keeps coming back, and what he thinks is happening here to revolutionize the movement for media justice.Interview conducted by Sarah Lu and Nicole Hummel as part of the Radio Rootz workshop at the AMC. Thank you to Gabriel Duncan, Tani Ikeda, and the AMC for photos. Made by Nicole Hummel. ;Paper Tiger Productions!
July 2010

Paper Tiger Reads: 21st Century Working Woman

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A feminist comedy show examining the representation of working women in mainstream media and the evolution of women's place in the workforce over the past 50 years with a special focus on contemporary women's issues.
Structured as a local news program featuring two female anchors (JC Wyatt and Tess McGill, formerly of Working Girl fame) this show uses slapstick comedy, man-on-the-street interviews, live music, kitschy camera techniques, big hair-dos and plenty of cribbed footage to examine a myriad of issues related to the contemporary working woman. Topics covered include the economic crisis of 2008, the current state of women in the workforce, a profiles Non-Traditional Employment for Women, a New York based non-profit that helps women enter the construction and building trades, and a creative critique of mainstream media representations of women working.
The live show also features special guest performer, the inimitable, glitter punk, accordion toting Mira Stroika singing her original song "Norman Rockwell," as well as a traditional Russian folk song and a beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel."
To view this show and more like it, go to blog.papertiger.org.

Heroin Stamp Project

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Heroin Stamp Project Opening Night

FrackAction Protest: Day of Action June 15, 2010

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On June 15, 2010 protesters gathered outside of the Department of Environmental Conservation regional office in Long Island City and other locations state-wide to raise awareness about the dangers of hydro-fracking and to express support for the Englebright-Addabbo bill, which calls for a moratorium on permits for hydro-fracking until the federal Environmental Protection Agency completes extensive research into accidents and health hazards around the country linked to hydro-fracking. ;

Gulf Oil Spill: PPTV interviews Jean Michel Cousteau @ Ocean Futures

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Jean Michel Cousteau is the son of the great French sea explorer Jacque Cousteau. He founded Ocean Futures, one of the largest private conservation entities in USA. ;He is currently helping the Media, the US Government and the Oil industry in dealing the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Check out his opinion on the current situation in the Gulf of Mexico in relation to dispersants, compensation and current regulatory system in the oil industry, together with clear propositions on what the future of Off Shore Oil drilling and consumption should be.

Gulf Oil SPill: PPTV interviews Jean Michel Cousteau @ Ocean Futures

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Jean Michel Cousteau is the son of the great French sea explorer Jacque Cousteau. ;He founded Ocean Futures, one of the largest private conservation entities in USA.

PTTV streaming of GulfofMexico Oil spill June 22-24

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Between June 22nd and 24th, PPTV paid tribute to the Gulf of MExico Disaster by streaming live from the BP website via our VLOG , 8 live digital videos of the leak taken by ;BP underwater cameras.

PTTV streaming of GulfofMexico Oil spill June 22-24

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Between June 22nd and 24th, PPTV paid tribute to the Gulf of MExico Disaster by streaming live from the BP website via our VLOG , 8 live digital videos of the leak taken by ;BP underwater cameras.

Hunger Strike for the DREAM Act

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Introduced nearly a decade ago, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) would offer a 6 year path to legalization for undocumented youth who came to this country before their 16th birthday and have since graduated from high school and are enrolled in college or in the military for a minimum of two years.

Living off water and salt, young strikers completed a 12 day hunger strike in front of Sen. Schumer's office in Manhattan. This was just one of the many direct actions taking place; students around the country have escalated their protests, risking arrests and deportation.

Right to the City - Press Conference and vacant condo tour

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On Tuesday May 11th, 2010, Right to the City-New York City Alliance (RTTC-NYC) released a report documenting the thousands of vacant condos across New York City. People Without Housing and Housing Without People: A Count of Vacant Condos in Select NYC Neighborhoods." Followed by a walking tour around Manhattan showing off some of the vacant condos. ;

Urban Environmentalism: DIY Living Green

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Paper Tiger introduces you to New Yorkers who have found ways to live more sustainably through DIY environmentalism. The creative and unique projects of these city dwellers show how living in urban settings allows rather than hinders their ability to live a green lifestyle. This show features segments on worm composting as an alternative to contributing to landfill waste, reusable bags for green markets, food foraging walks with Wildman Steve Brill, and the monthly Really, Really Free markets in Manhattan hosted by the In Our Hearts Collective. As an extra bonus, there is also an archival piece about the thriving yet threatened Lower East Side community gardens, documenting the residents struggle to save their gardens from the wrath of Mayor Giulianis gentrifying bulldozers. The show also includes a studio conversation between community members discussing how environmentalism, through resourcefulness and perseverance, can become a part of everyone's urban routine.

The NYC Anarchist Book Fair 2010

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New York City, a center of anarchist life, culture, struggle, and ideas for 150 years, hosted its 4th annual NYC Anarchist Book Fair, a one-day exposition of books, zines, pamphlets, art, film/video, and other cultural and very political productions of the anarchist scene worldwide, on April 17, 2010, at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan.

Protest at Penn Station on May 4th

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The Keep America Coalition and transit workers in solidarity with New York City Student Union, Brooklyn Tech's Progressive Student Awareness, the Working Families Party, and many other community groups from across the nation protested last week to

Artist Protest

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For decades, parks in New York have provided a safe refuge for artists to sell their work. Just stroll down through Battery Park or Union Square on any given day and you have a chance to support these struggling artists. A new rule proposed by the Department of Parks and Recreation would limit

Green Dot Program-Interpersonal Violence Prevention

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Paper Tiger headed out to New Jersey to work with a group of high school students to create a PSA to help prevent interpersonal violence.

You didn't see it on TV

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We are into our seventh year of the Iraq War with no end in sight. How come we did not see this coming? This short shows us that plenty of people knew exactly where the war was heading before it happened- the power of one camera reminds us.

You didn't see it on TV

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We are into our seventh year of the Iraq War with no end in sight. How come we did not see this coming? This short shows us that plenty of people knew exactly where the war was heading before it happened- the power of one camera reminds us.

Surveilling Surveillance: Melissa Goodman

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How has the U.S. government's approach to domestic surveillance changed in recent years? And, how does it affect our rights as individuals? Paper Tiger talked to ACLU lawyer Melissa Goodman about issues of security, technology, privacy and freedom.

Part of our in-the-works show on the cultural and political ramifications of modern-day surveillance.

Domestic Violence PSA

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Every year Paper Tiger Television and Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault
Intervention Services team up with High School students to create a PSA.

The Right to the City Alliance Makes Demands

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What would New York City be like if everyone had...
 
Housing that was safe and affordable?
Public space that was truly public?
Local governance that was representative and powerful?
Jobs that were good and available?
 
We know, its hard to imagine.
But that's why the Right to the City Alliance brought together dozens of
community groups from throughout the five boroughs to visualize a
better City and flesh out demands and build a movement to make it
happen. On Thursday, February 11th, the Alliance presented the Right to the City
platform, cultivated from months of radically democratic thinking. New
York City has been the playground of the wealthy for far too long  --
its time for the people to take back the power!

Paper Tiger screened our new documentary on the RTTC movement. 
Dr. David Harvey, Distinguished Professor, CUNY and Dr. Peter Marcuse, 
Professor Emeritus, Columbia University were special guests, representatives 
from RTTC partner organizations presented on a panel, and 250 community members
showed up for this inspiring event.
 
WHERE: CUNY Graduate Center
 
WHEN: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 -  6:30pm to 8:30pm

Left Forum 2010

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The Left Forum is coming back to New York City!
Join this great event with stellar speakers and breathtaking panels this year march 19-21 and watch this little commercial...

The Art of the New York Street Art Takeover 2

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This piece looks at some of the artwork that was on display during this fall's New York Street Art Takeover 2. Look out for the full story coming soon!

Interview with Jill Magid

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Paper Tiger interview with artist and author Jill Magid about her work that touches on the topics of surveillance, power and intimacy. This excerpt is part of our upcoming show on surveillance culture- Surveilling Surveillance.

Media Blanks Out on Health Care Reform DEJA VU!!!

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In 1994 Paper Tiger outlined the major problems with the healthcare system-- feel like you are living in a time warp? Bonus points for those who can spot the difference between 1994 and 2010. Hint it rhymes with "older ads"

What's the score on the healthcare reform card? Our tally says Health Insurance Companies - 1, Health Care Coverage - 0. Players from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), Health Care We Gotta Have It, labor unions and others give the play-by-play on how the administration went to bat for the big business of the health insurance industry, how the mainstream media declared it safe and how the Single-Payer national health care option got fouled out of the debate. Paper Tiger Production 1994.

Class Dismissed

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In memory of Howard Zinn Paper Tiger TV is showing today a part of the show, which was produced 2004:
Our beloved Howard Zinn died today of a heart attack in Los Angeles; he was 87. What a huge loss, for us as progressives, as human beings who care about the world and about how people are treated.

How lucky we were, to share this world and this time with him; he always offered a perspective that included telling the truth, humor, and hope.

"If we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand Utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory." --Howard Zinn

Reality of Reality TV School

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Is reality television real? Is this the real life or is it just fantasy? Paper Tiger is currently creating a show on reality television to explore the social impacts and affective stereotypes of this explosive and exploitative genre that has taken TV networks by storm. The show will feature an interview with media critic, journalist and founder of Women in Media and News, Jennifer L. Pozner. Pozner will explain the social, economic and cultural reality of reality TV. This clip highlights an interview with Robert Galinsky, founder and principal of the New York Reality TV School, where actors get trained how to act real.

Extended Interview with David Harvey (50 mins.)

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This is our third part of our 3 Part DVD:
Dr. David Harvey, Distinguished Professor at City College of New York speaks about the history of New York, and the Right to the City movement. He is author of numerous books including The Limits of Capital, Social Justice and The City, and The Urban Experience.

Right to the City: New York City Demands

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This is our second part of our 3 Part DVD:

Right to the City: New York City Demands (14 mins.)
This fast-paced film unfolds the RTTC Alliance’s 2009 Platform: the right to community decision-making power; to federal stimulus funds; to quality, affordable housing; to environmental and public health, to public space; and jobs and workforce training.

The Right to the City (28 min)

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We are thrilled to present to you a 3-part DVD on the Right to the City (RTTC) alliance in New York City, which is fighting for a just, healthy, affordable and equitable city. In a city run by moneyed interests, a united front is needed to win real and lasting change for the majority of New Yorkers.

About this documentary:

Connecting yesterdays suburban sprawl to todays condo gluts and Robert Moses style development with the growing movement taking back the city, this irreverent film brings it all together with the analysis of scholar David Harvey.

#294: Showdown in Seattle

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To mark the 10 year anniversary of the Seattle WTO protests we wanted to dust off the fantastic "Showdown in Seattle" show that we made way back in 1999.

This show is a one hour version of the five-part "Showdown in Seattle" series produced by Paper Tiger TV, in coalition with Changing America, Whispered Media, Big Noise, VideoActive, and the Independent Media Center. This unprecedented media collaboration makes public the voices and concerns of tens of thousands from all over the world who gathered in Seattle, Washington to protests the World Trade Organization's Millennium meeting, December 1999. This tape contains edited versions of all 5 shows that were satellite cast during the WTO's ministerial.

Peace Pentagon Parade

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Residents and friends of the legendary "Peace Pentagon" rally to save the building. Located at 339 Lafayette Street in downtown Manhattan, the building has had a major role in New York's social justice movement since the late sixties. To learn more about what's going on with 339 Lafayette, check out:

http://www.peacepentagon.org/

http://peacepentagoncompetition.org/

Retreat 2009

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We had a great weekend out in the Catskills and made this horror-fun movie:
Enjoy!!!

Surveilling Surveillance: The Spy Store

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Part of a longer production that explores modern surveillance technologies and how they affect us, this segment exposes civilian spy techniques at their weirdest and finest.

Shot at Spy Store NYC in the West Village.

David Harvey Interview

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Art, Activism and Analysis: A New Series on Free Speech TV (Trailer)

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Paper Tiger Television will present ART, ACTIVISM and ANALYSIS a 13-part curated series highlighting some of our most outstanding shows. The series presents a chronological look at how the content and style of the collective's work has changed since 1981. It covers a wide range of topics from racism, classism, DIY media, domestic violence, the prison-industrial complex, media conglomeration and displacement... just to name a few. Broadcast dates TBD but look for it sometime in late 2009 or early 2010 on Free Speech TV! Tune in!

Right to the City trailer

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This is the trailer for our first collaborative documentary with IndyVideo
(the video component of the Indypendent).

The Right to the City (RTTC) is a documentary about the New York coalition
of many groups which are giving a unified response to gentrification and a call to halt 
the displacement of low-income people, LGBTQ, and  youths of color from their
historic urban neighborhoods.The RTTC is a national alliance of racial, economic 
and environmental justice organizations. Groups like Picture the Homeless, Make the
Road, Mothers on the  Move... and also academics such as David Harvey are part
of the local movement.

The 28-minute documentary will come out soon.
Look for broadcast dates and information about local screenings 
on our website in the next few weeks.

For more information check this out: http://www.righttothecity.org/

Let Them Eat (Stinky) Cheese!

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On Thursday, September 24th, 2009, members of Times Up! orchestrated a bike ride and “Funky Protest Cheese Party” at Union Square to protest the privatization and transformation of the park’s Pavilion into a private upscale restaurant, a plan proposed by Danny Meyer and the Union Square Partnership. Through funky dance, protestors interrupted the annual private “dinner” for supporters of the privatization of the Pavilion, a place that is considered a birthplace of the Labor Movement and a historically important site for Free Speech: it’s an idea that stinks!

Paper Tiger Reads the 21st Century Working Woman

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In this mock-local news program, Paper Tiger will consider whether the utopian vision of working women seen in the popular movies of the late 1980's has come to fruition. Through a mix of sketch comedy, video mash-up, news media critique, faux hidden camera segments, and interviews with working women and the organizations that promote them, Paper Tiger will examine the current state of women in the workforce.

worms!!

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A closer look at worm composting--one form of DIY environmentalism and sustainable living in New York City.

Addicted to Beauty

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Another sneak peek at an upcoming Paper Tiger production: "Reality Unreeled: The Really Real Unreal Reality of Real Reality TV." Stay posted!

Is reality television real? Is this the real life or is it just fantasy? Paper Tiger's summer 2009 interns are currently creating a show on reality television to explore the social impacts and affective stereotypes of this explosive and exploitative genre that has taken TV networks by storm. The show will feature an interview with media critic, journalist and founder of Women in Media and News, Jennifer L. Pozner. Pozner will explain the social, economic and cultural reality of reality TV. The show will also include an interview with Robert Galinsky, founder and “principal” of the New York Reality TV School, where actors get trained how to act real. And the interns will try to make sense of all of those "Addicted to Beauty" posters that you see everywhere through interviews with random subway passer-bys. Stay tuned for the release of the show in late Fall 2009. In the meantime, keep yourselves busy with this preview piece from the Paper Tiger archives with Herb Schiller on Geraldo and trash television—the unfortunate predecessors of contemporary “video nausea!!!”

July 23rd 2009: Tent City

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Urban Environmentalism: DIY Green Living

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Paper Tiger Television introduces you to New Yorkers who have found ways to live more sustainably through DIY environmentalism. The creative and unique projects of these city dwellers show how living in urban settings encourages rather than hinders their ability to live a green lifestyle. This show features segments on worm composting as an alternative to landfill waste, reusable bags for green markets, food foraging walks with Wildman Steve Brill, and the monthly "Really, Really Free Market" in Manhattan, hosted by the In Our Hearts Collective. As an extra bonus, there is also an archival piece about the thriving yet threatened Lower East Side community gardens, documenting the residents struggle to save their gardens from the wrath of Mayor Giuliani's gentrifying bulldozers. Finally, the show includes a studio conversation between community members discussing how environmentalism, through resourcefulness and perseverance, can become a part of everyone's urban routine.

reality bites: the summer intern show!

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Is reality television real? Is this the real life or is it just fantasy? Paper Tiger's summer 2009 interns are currently creating a show on reality television to explore the social impacts and affective stereotypes of this explosive and exploitative genre that has taken TV networks by storm. The show will feature an interview with media critic, journalist and founder of Women in Media and News, Jennifer L. Pozner. Pozner will explain the social, economic and cultural reality of reality TV. The show will also include an interview with Robert Galinsky, founder and “principal” of the New York Reality TV School, where actors get trained how to act real. And the interns will try to make sense of all of those "Addicted to Beauty" posters that you see everywhere through interviews with random subway passer-bys. Stay tuned for the release of the show in late Fall 2009. In the meantime, keep yourselves busy with this preview piece from the Paper Tiger archives with Herb Schiller on Geraldo and trash television—the unfortunate predecessors of contemporary “video nausea!!!”

Street Art Takeover!

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On April 25th teams of whitewashers and artists transformed over 100 of NPA City Outdoor's 480 illegal billboards in Manhattan from street level advertising to art. Organized by Public Ad Campaign's Jordan Seiler, the New York Street Art Takeover 2009 not only set out to bring more art to public space, but to raise the question of who controls our visual landscape?

Prescription for REAL Debate on Healthcare Reform

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FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) and local healthcare advocacy groups delivered a petition signed by over 12,500 people demanding that the TV networks include the single-payer proposal in their coverage of the national healthcare debate. The petition's signatories include Obama's longtime physician, Dr. David Scheiner; filmmaker Michael Moore; former MSNBC host Phil Donahue; actors Mike Farrell, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon; and doctors Quentin Young, Stephanie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein of Physicians for a National Health Program.

The petition was presented to a security guard, despite FAIR's efforts to speak directly to an ABC representative with editorial control. ABC News disinvited Dr. Scheiner from its recent forum on healthcare reform, where he'd been planning to ask Obama a question about single-payer.

FAIR, Physicians for a National Health Program, Healthcare Now!, the Private Health Insurance Must Go Coalition, Code Pink and the Raging Grannies all took part in the petition delivery.

For more information www.healthcare-now.org/

Paper Tiger and IndyVideo Production

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Tiger meets Indy 

Left Forum Superhero 2009

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IndyVideo and Paper Tiger TV went out to ask some serious and some funny questions at the 2009 Left Forum. Here is an example of what the people there thought about superheroes.

Surveilling Surveillance

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Paper Tiger Television is currently in production on a new show on surveillance culture. From government wiretapping to Facebook, GPS systems to credit card swipes, Google searches to nanny cams- how are you being watched? What are the implications if living in a surveillance culture? Are we safer or are our civil liberties threatened? Watch out for this new production coming out in summer 2009.