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Weeks in jail served by a Polish journalist in 1992 for calling Solidarity leaders “politicos,” “careerists,” and “dopes”: 10
Weeks in jail served by a Polish journalist in 1992 for calling Solidarity leaders “politicos,” “careerists,” and “dopes”: 10
Helsinki Watch (N.Y.C.)
Chances an American believes “the next generation will enjoy less personal freedom”: 1 in 2
Chances an American believes “the next generation will enjoy less personal freedom”: 1 in 2
The Gallup Organization (Princeton, N.J.)
Estimated number of “objectionable” Web pages to which Microsystems’ Cyber Patrol program blocks access: 3,000,000
Estimated number of “objectionable” Web pages to which Microsystems’ Cyber Patrol program blocks access: 3,000,000
Microsystems Software, Inc. (Framingham, Mass.)
Average number of Freedom of Information Act requests filed each day last year: 1,644
Average number of Freedom of Information Act requests filed each day last year: 1,644
Access Reports (Lynchburg, Va.)
Percentage of these filed by companies seeking information about government contracts and regulatory loopholes: 75
Percentage of these filed by companies seeking information about government contracts and regulatory loopholes: 75
Access Reports (Lynchburg, Va.)
Amount of corporate funding or advertising accepted by the Pacifica Radio Network’s five stations since 1949
Amount of corporate funding or advertising accepted by the Pacifica Radio Network’s five stations since 1949
KPFA (Berkeley, Calif.)
Number of days last July that Pacifica locked out the entire staff of Berkeley’s KPFA over internal politics: 17
Number of days last July that Pacifica locked out the entire staff of Berkeley’s KPFA over internal politics: 17
KPFA (Berkeley, Calif.)
Percentage of major U.S. recording labels that use the parental warning stickers advocated by Tipper Gore in 1985: 100
Percentage of major U.S. recording labels that use the parental warning stickers advocated by Tipper Gore in 1985: 100
The Recording Industry Association of America (Washington)
Years after Frank Zappa called Gore’s campaign “extortion‚” that his daughter recorded a single featuring her on drums: 14
Years after Frank Zappa called Gore’s campaign “extortion‚” that his daughter recorded a single featuring her on drums: 14
Intercontinental Absurdities Ltd. (Los Angeles)
Number of staff members fired from New York’s nonprofit WBAI-FM since December and banned from its premises: 12
Number of staff members fired from New York’s nonprofit WBAI-FM since December and banned from its premises: 12
The Pacifica Campaign to Stop the Takeover (N.Y.C.)
Number of surveillance cameras installed at WBAI’s studios in May to monitor remaining employees: 8
Number of surveillance cameras installed at WBAI’s studios in May to monitor remaining employees: 8
The Pacifica Campaign to Stop the Takeover (N.Y.C.)
Percentage of Americans in November who believed the government was censoring news from the war in Afghanistan: 59
Percentage of Americans in November who believed the government was censoring news from the war in Afghanistan: 59
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press (Washington)
Percentage of these Americans who thought such censorship was “a good idea”: 80
Percentage of these Americans who thought such censorship was “a good idea”: 80
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press (Washington)
Price of a bleepinator, a device for TV broadcasters that “surgically removes indecent words and phrases”: $9,995
Price of a bleepinator, a device for TV broadcasters that “surgically removes indecent words and phrases”: $9,995
Enco Systems, Inc. (Southfield, Mich.)
Months, beginning in 2001, that the federal government’s online condom fact sheet disappeared from its website: 17
Months, beginning in 2001, that the federal government’s online condom fact sheet disappeared from its website: 17
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta)
A reduction in distrust toward atheists was documented among pious Canadians who are reminded of the Vancouver police.
