David PesciMore attack ads were run by politicians this election cycle than ever before, and for a good reason
Film Studies Chair provides commentary in documentary that examines Hollywood and the film industry
Tea Party's message is 'Change,' which sets expectations for fast action, risks electoral punishment for failure.
'Citizens United' decision has opened the door for unions, interest groups to spend big, and they have
President Michael S. Roth says this cynical election cycle does not bode well for positive change.
Haiti will not be 'saved' by the garment industry Dupuy says; rather it's repeating old cycles of exploitation
Wesleyan Media Project reveals nearly $200M spent on U.S. House and Senate ads from Sept. 1 to Oct. 10
Chair of Film Studies will provide commentary as part of TCM's new TV series.
The first data analysis released by the Wesleyan Media Project is making national news. The New York Times recently reported that ads mentioning China had been run by 29 candidates for national office and cited the Wesleyan Media Project and it's director, Erika Franklin Fowler, assistant professor of government. The data analysis findings were also reported by BusinessWeek, among other outlets, and indicate that spending on political ads has increased by $220 million over the 2008 campaign cycle. Some of the increases are a result of senate races in more populous states than in 2008, including California, New York, and…
In an Oct. 8 The Los Angeles Times OpEd titled "Gaps in medical research ethics," Laura Stark, assistant professor of science in society, assistant professor of sociology, assistant professor of environmental studies, explains flaws in the current research review system in the United States. On the heels of a U.S. apology for medical research in Guatemala, the U.S. now has on opportunity to overhaul ethics rules. Stark shows how the ethics review process enabled the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use federal prisoners in experiments during the 1960s. The prisoners were infected with “pneumonia, influenza and the common cold,…
Both candidates and special interests are accounting for the increased spending
Senate races in large states, more special interest money accounting for much of the increases.