Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story September 11, 2001 could have been a wake up call on a global scale. Unfortunately, it wasnt. Instead, the status quo is still being maintained, and in some cases even amplified. On 9-11 and afterwards, we were all bombarded with corporate-influenced media. Less noticeable was the increase in the amount of corporate influence on the Bush administrations actions, ranging from a rise in military spending ($346,500,000,000 in 2002) to large concessions regarding the environment (weakening of air conditioner efficiency standards, permission for mining companies to dump waste throughout the U.S., endorsement of the proposal to store 77,000 tons of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, and the list goes on). And even less noticeable to the public was the Orwellian-like encroachment on civil liberties (Homeland Security Act and the U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act). And for those whose eyes were opened, perhaps the greatest shock was the realization that the United States has never been the most beloved country in the world. Noam Chomsky stated it most eloquently when hesaid, "the U.S. is the only country that was condemned for international terrorism by the World Court and that rejected a Security Council resolution calling on states to observe international law." Years of hypocrisy, unilateralism, and covert agendas regarding foreign policy culminated in 9-11. But can we salvage anything good from 9-11? The answer is: yes. We must recognize the fact that our country needs to improve its position with the rest of the world; we must demonstrate respect for the victims by acknowledging the real causes behind the attacks; and lastly, we must act with compassion, not senseless retaliation. 9-11 was not a wake up call for most. Instead, this tragedy was a nudge- in which direction, good or bad, only time and the manner in which we act will tell. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tp77.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-02-28