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We don't expect the local ADVERTISING news to delve into the infinite, yet identifiable, factors that work to create a society of built-in rates and deadhnes available upon economic inequality. request, please call 419-353-7035 That doesn't remove the power that local and national "news" programs have on creat- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ing the reality that people believe is the "current state of things." It's basically a scenario where Jim Engel. Pete Menchetti. Brian Edge. people have no idea how divided the US is along economic lines, because they don't have the Paul Kucsma. Keith Myers and information to make an informed decision. We're told repeatedly that we are experiencing a time Advertisers 1 of prosperity, but how many of us feel this prosperity? This holiday season is a good time for alternative media to reflect on inequality in ' PRINTING: America. Conscious attention needs to be paid to the harmful effects of rampant, concentrated [Dartmouth Printing Co.. Hanover, NH jP: 603-643-2220 / F: 603-643-5408 economic growth at the sake of america's poor and working class population. Consciousness isn't enough though, and we should look to each other for suggestions on how to deal with insti- DESIGN: WEB tutionalized inequality that is built on and reinforces sexism, racism, classism and homophobia. Derek Hogue We need to look to each other rather than to self-declared experts, "moral" leaders or politicians for answers, because no one is more capable of understanding our situations than we are. We need MISC ILLUSTRATIONS: to look to each other for inspiration and education because are the ones v^ ith the real know- Nate Powell we I how needed to implement programs that will sutTicienlly address problems in our communities CLAMOR is a bi-monthly magazine. and in the world. A simple glance at Clamor^ readers and writers illustrates that we are not the Single copies are $4 ppd and 6 issue population of complacent apolitical consumers that is played up in the media. Our readers are subscriptions are $18 ppd in the US acti\ ists working on a number of le\cls; whether it is marching on the nation's capital or teaching (Outside of the US single issues are $6 kids or engaging in a challenging debate w ith co-workers, friends or family members. Clamor and 6-issue subscription is $25 in US readers recognize that the problems facing our society are not easily sohed by single-issue solu- Funds). Checks may be made payable to Become The Media. tions, and they recognize that well-rounded, well-informed lives that mesh philosophy and daily BACK ISSUES are available for the action create the necessary climate for change. standard single copy rate. In recognition of how important altcmati\e media is to the creation of such a climate, we have put together another issue that touches on a number of tangible factors for why inequality DISTRIBUTION: persists in this world. Unlike conspiracy theorists or politicians who rely on bogey-men or Clamor is distributed to stores and 4 scapegoats to explain social and political ills, we attempt to hold people, organizations and distributors by Big Top Newsstand few issues inequality Services, 2729 Mission Street Suite 201 institutions responsible for their actions. We ha\e attempted to highlight a of San Francisco, CA 941 10-3131 that deser\e more attention. From the ob\ iousness of class stratification in Scott Indrisek's piece i [email protected] on New Brunswick, NJ. to the more subtle issue of corporate and media consolidation ad\ocated by the National Association of Broadcasters. This imbalance of power in media is discussed at 'Clamor is also available through these length in the interview with Media Alliance's Andrea BuiTa. This inequity in media extends to fine distribution outlets: AK Press, I how mass media (and our own altcmati\c media) chooses to report on certain topics. Consider the Armadillo, Gordon & Gotch, Ingram, the atrocities in in Guerrero, Mexico. Michelle Lumberjack. Media Solutions. Milligan. difference between reporting on Chiapas and Newborn. RPM. Small Changes. Lucllcn and Heather Pruess' article discuss the current situation there, and as the title says, "Mexico Stickfigure, Tower, Tree of Knowledge, is more than just Chiapas." and Ubiquity. Of course, we all rccogni/c that our li\cs do not exist entirely in an often draining world of politics and economics, and that is why Clamor aho celebrates the lives and culture of every- day people. 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