National Public Radio has again proved themselves one of the last major news outlets one can take seriously.
NPR hosted a debate this week between the Democratic presidential contenders. Unlike the overhyped YouTube debates, the discussion was substantive and detailed — they focused on three main topics. Everyone got fairly equal time. Bonus: no questions from […]
I have a cousin who lives in New Jersey, but works in New York City. She’s a smart girl and generally supports Democratic candidates. As you surely recall, that election featured a number of nail-bitingly close races for the U.S. Senate with only one seat determining control of the Senate. One of these tight races […]
The smart folks at Freepress.net (the organization founded by my old college professor Bob McChesney) have released a fun game that spreads the word about the evils of media consolidation.
Obama is holding a small-dollar fundraiser in DC on Sept. 18. Entry fee is just $25/person. It’s part of his “Countdown to Change” program. I predict a huge crowd.
.flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }
One of my clients, Capitol News Connection, graciously gave a few of us a personal tour of the U.S. Capitol last week including sections that are not ordinarily open to tours — […]
You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to agree that network neutrality is one way to ensure that a single corporation doesn’t have authority to censor an artist’s performance based on political or self-interest. You know, if we adopted the model pushed by the major telecommunication companies, they might have the power to, say, […]
The Washington Post ran a piece today by an dentist who lives in Baghdad and authors a blog called Last of Iraqis. His blog contemplates whether Iraqis may very well become extinct. The toll of his daily burdens are profoundly affecting:
When will I die? That’s the question circling in my head when I awake on […]
This video makes a compelling case.
Votemaster Andrew Tanenbaum has a nice summary of Fred Thompson’s strengths and weaknessess as likely to be stated by operatives from both parties:
Republicans
He’s pro life, starting at conception
He’s for family values
He is a true conservative; you can count on it
He was a tough co-chief counsel at the Watergate hearings
He is against corrupt Democrats AND corrupt […]
Republicans like to talk big about “family values.” These tables show that by their standards, the current crop of Democratic presidential contenders is a much more faithful bunch.
(The candidates included are a bit selective. For instance, Sen. Chris Dodd is not included in the Democratic table, and he’s been divorced once.)