I'm considering having a discussion about this article (see below) in my New Media class. If you have a few extra minutes to read it, I'd be interested in your take on it so I can frame a meaningful discussion. Thanks. http://www.alternet.org/media/148449/our_country_is_lost_believing_in_what_it_sees_on_screens,_and_we_are_going_to_pay_a_nasty_price_for_it/ Hedges is a fellow of The Nation Institute. He spent two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans, with fifteen years at the New York Times. He has written a number of books including Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 blog: The 32nd Square at http://32ndsquare.blogspot.com wiki: The 32nd Square at http://32ndsquare.wikidot.com email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3677 IM: oneontatltc Twitter: greenbjb "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever" P Think before you print! Please consider the environment before printing this email