Solar Energy: “We’re trying to lay a foundation for a new economy…We are investing not in digging more oil wells but in building more wind farms, investing in solar energy….We are going to have an economy that [is] not based on a bubble.†(Media Teleconference, 6/8/09) This Tuesday, Joe Biden will be traveling to a [...]
“Today you are the media, it is your duty to report and keep the hope alive.” – A recent Facebook status update by Mir Hossein Mousavi Over the weekend, I touched on the significance social media is playing in this revolution, and Mashable has more details… The status update, posted in Farsi and translated both [...]
While the Obama administration has been the most transparent of any so far, he has still broken some pretty specific promises, much to the consternation of those who voted for him. From New York Times: “When there’s a bill that ends up on my desk as president, you the public will have five days to [...]
This is pretty astonishing. Apparently the number of votes exceeded the number of voters in over 50 cities, for a discrepancy of about 3 million votes. But yeah…they don’t care: The discrepancies, the most sweeping acknowledged so far by the authorities, could affect some three million ballots of what the government says was an 85 [...]
If you are looking for a job in Florida, there are some new requirements in the municipality of Brooksville. City workers are required to use deodorant before coming to work. It does not appear there will be any spot checks, though. You should also make sure that you wear underwear. Not wearing undies will get [...]
Hello this is Mike Fritz from the American News Project. We have a new story out that focuses on those most affected by the bailout of General Motors: laid off autoworkers. It examines one of the central tensions in the public takeover of the company: Should federal dollars be spent building a lean, mean business [...]
Between the 2008 election and the current situation in Iran, social technologies have changed politics in very real, very meaningful ways. Now, with these immediate, uncontrolled communication channels available (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook), citizens finally have the ability to share what’s really going on without the media filter. Iranian leaders didn’t anticipate this, but other repressive [...]
Lots has been going on and I haven’t had the time to share it all. Basically what it boils down to is this. The Iranian government is finally starting to crack down for real and the people aren’t standing down. Meanwhile, Obama still hasn’t come out in favor of Mousavi, and that’s drawing criticism stateside [...]
The moment I heard Kent Conrad’s plan I knew it could pick up steam as a bipartisan solution…especially since it was designed to do just that. Now another Blue Dog Dem is voicing support for the idea… U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., says she prefers private insurance cooperatives to a government-run provider that would compete [...]
Funniest President ever? You be the judge…. Personally, I think Reagan still knew how to deliver a line better than any other President I’ve seen. But he was an actor, so if we’re going with non-actors, Clinton and Obama are neck and neck. One note though…while it’s fun to make light of the news of [...]
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