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Rep. Christopher Smith chairs the House of Representatives\r\nSubcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International\r\nOperations. At a hearing in Washington, he reads a pointed indictment of\r\nCisco Systems, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. Smith says the tech\r\ncompanies aid repression by the Chinese government.\r\n
Google on operating inside China
Elliot Schrage, Google's vice president for corporate communications and public affairs, talks about the company's competitive situation in China. He then hears subcommittee head Rep. James Leach, R-Iowa, accuse Google of becoming a Chinese government functionary.
"Voices of Dissent: Activism and American Democracy" clip
This 8-minute excerpt from VOICES OF DISSENT: ACTIVISM AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY focuses on some of the brave citizens defending our American heritage of First Amendment rights and civil liberties against government attempts to repress democracy and our freedom to dissent. It features Martin Sheen, Woody Harrelson, Michael Franti, Al Franken, Medea Benjamin, Daniel Ellsberg, Will Durst, Jim Hightower, Norman Solomon, Joan Blades, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and many more. VOICES OF DISSENT uses theatre, dance, comedy, poetry, music, events, wisdom from America's founders and interviews with well-known personalities to remind us of the importance of protecting our democracy.
"An Inconvenient Truth" trailer
Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just 10 years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet's climate system into a tailspin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics, and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced--a catastrophe of our own making. If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom--think again. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, "An Inconvenient Truth," which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming and inspire actions to prevent it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, reset the course of his life to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore is funny, engaging, open, and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late. With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point--and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective; to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most impassioned cause of his life--convinced there is still time to make a difference. With wit, smarts, and hope, "An Inconvenient Truth" ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue--rather, it is the biggest moral challenge facing our global civilization.
WordPress wizard meets the press
CNET's Webware editor Rafe Needleman interviewed Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and co-creator of WordPress. WordPress software is widely used by bloggers from corporate giants to individuals across the globe. In this conversation, Mullenweg talked about the future of WordPress, the global growth of blogging and the purpose it serves in repressive countries. Here's the first half of our interview with him.
Can the NSA look at your e-mail?
Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., asked Yahoo spokesman and general\r\ncounsel Michael Callahan whether the NSA has access to the e-mail of\r\nprivate American citizens. Hear the discussion exchanged during the\r\nHouse sub-committee's hearing on Internet security and censorship in\r\nChina.\r\n
Senators weigh China's new laws on Web censorship
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh and Kara Tsuboi discuss the latest Senate hearing on American tech companies doing business in China. Representatives from Cisco, Yahoo, and Google come under fire for abiding by the laws of the Internet-restricting country.
Ex-Brocade CEO faces federal charges
Three former Brocade executives were charged Thursday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco with illegally backdating stock options for company employees. Accused are the former CEO, former CFO and former vice president of human resources. SEC Chairman Christopher Cox explains the legal action.
"Dirty Dozen" DVD clip: "Jake the Trouble Maker"
Lee Marvin portrays tough-as-nails Major John Reisman, assigned to command a squad of misfits on a suicide mission against Nazi brass on the eve of D-Day in occupied France. With no other chance for redemption, this group of convicts, psychos, lunkheads and losers will earn their freedom, "if" they can survive. Filled with explosive excitement, military grit and anti-authority gibes, "The Dirty Dozen" has become a classic of the war-movie genre and earned a rightful place on the AFI list of "100 Years...100 Thrills." Nominated for four Academy Awards when it was released in 1967, "The Dirty Dozen" remains a milestone among ensemble action flicks.
Rosa Parks remembered for courage
CNN's Gary Tuchman looks at the life and times of the activist and her defining moment in the Civil Rights movement. (October 24)
