My most recent article in Harvard's Nieman Lab explores why Occupy Wall Street is perfect for web journalism. I interviewed editors from the New York Observer, The Atlantic, and Reason to determine how hungry news consumers are for OWS content. Bob Cohn, the online editor for The Atlantic, told me that 10 percent of the publication’s top 100 posts for the month of October … [Read more...] about Measuring News Consumer Interest Around Occupy Wall Street
Perry: Obama Birther Issue is “Fun” and “A Good Issue to Keep Alive”
If there was any doubt that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is NOT a candidate for thoughtful Americans who are Republicans, Democrats and independents he has now erased it in an interview with CNBC. He has pretty much summed up the sorry state of American politics: he says the birther issue is "fun" and a "good issue to keep alive." Yes, demonization is SO much fun. Suggesting that a … [Read more...] about Perry: Obama Birther Issue is “Fun” and “A Good Issue to Keep Alive”
Flat Taxes And Jobs
I've been surprised about all the flat tax talk this October by Republican presidential candidates. The flat tax idea usually doesn't surface much until April, when taxpayers and their helpers gather around dining room tables to figure out how much they can get away with in their tax reporting. The fact that flat tax mania among Republican White House aspirants has come to the … [Read more...] about Flat Taxes And Jobs
What Herman Cain Has Won
Second prize in the GOP presidential contest is a lucrative stint as a commentator for Fox News, and the Pizza Man has a lock on that, which makes it surprising that Karl Rove is the first to count him out as the nominee. Holding up a list of Cain flip-flops and walkbacks, his future colleague decrees that it “has created an image of him as not being up to this task. That’s … [Read more...] about What Herman Cain Has Won
Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta — The Fight Continues
I don’t remember anymore when I first started to seriously lament and write about the dearth of recognition received by our heroes whom we sent into harm’s way in Iraq and Afghanistan and who “gave it all,” including, at times, their lives. With the award of several Medals of Honor, President Obama has started to more justly recognize the many instances of ''conspicuous … [Read more...] about Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta — The Fight Continues
Obama & Americans To GOP: ‘We Can’t Wait’
As inured as I should be to Republican obstructionism at this point, it still boggles my mind that with 14 million Americans unemployed and the economy taking only baby steps toward a recovery, the GOP continues to block President Obama's job creation bill despite its overwhelming popularity among voters. With that in mind, the president sets out today on a three-day tour of … [Read more...] about Obama & Americans To GOP: ‘We Can’t Wait’
Air Force Science Fiction?
The tagline on the new Air Force ad, "It's not science fiction. It's what we do every day." Danger Room's Spencer Ackerman, say what? [T]he C-17s swoop over a breaking bridge to evacuate some poor souls in the middle of an emergency. So far, so good. But then the C-17 engines rotate into a vertical position. (Nope.) The behemoth of a plane — which is 174 feet long and … [Read more...] about Air Force Science Fiction?
Obama Mortgage Plan Unlikely To Help Most
President Obama today announced an expansion of the program to help homeowners who need to modify their mortgage. Specifically the program will now allow those who are significantly underwater on their loans to qualify for the program. Previously the program only allowed those who were within 25% of value to participate. This left many out in the cold in states like … [Read more...] about Obama Mortgage Plan Unlikely To Help Most
Latinos al G.O.P. — ¡Muéranse!
Latino voters swung Republican red Colorado to Democratic blue in voting for Barack Obama 2008, and with anti-immigrant rhetoric reaching volcanic levels among GOP presidential wannabes, the party can pretty much write off the Latino vote there and in other swing states in yet another indication that predictions the incumbent will be beaten are premature. In 2004, 44 … [Read more...] about Latinos al G.O.P. — ¡Muéranse!
Celebrities : Their Childhood Halloween Antics (Guest Voice)
Celebrities: Their Childhood Halloween Antics by Danny Tyree My seven-year-old son Gideon has a year-round obsession with Halloween, and I sometimes wonder how that will manifest itself in adulthood. Of course, there's also the flip side. How did today's movers and shakers behave back in their younger days when they were MOVING apples in a tub and SHAKING plastic … [Read more...] about Celebrities : Their Childhood Halloween Antics (Guest Voice)
Proud to be a Liberal
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Gaddafi Said To now be Buried in Secret Location along with others.
"The bodies of Gaddafi, his son Mutassim and former Defense Minister Abu Bakr Younis had been held in cold storage in the port city of Misurata since the dictator and members of his entourage were captured near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. Gaddafi and Mutassim were captured alive, with some injuries, but died in unclear circumstances later that day. "Libya’s interim … [Read more...] about Gaddafi Said To now be Buried in Secret Location along with others.
The Constantly Rising Cost of War to the United States
What is each of the two wars and the total cost of war costing the United States? Click HERE to see the constantly rising figure. … [Read more...] about The Constantly Rising Cost of War to the United States
Gadhafi Was Brutalized More Than Originally Thought
It now turns out that Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi's end may have been more brutal than originally thought: footage suggests he was sodomized. … [Read more...] about Gadhafi Was Brutalized More Than Originally Thought
Nose Hanger
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Now it’s Karl Rove Versus Herman Cain Verus Karl Rove
This story was highly predictable. Republican political maven Karl Rove is someone who above all wants a strong GOPer to get the Presidential nomination so Republicans can win the White House and perhaps get total control of Congress. He has tossed verbal cold water on the hot conventional wisdom and rhetoric surrounding some Tea Party favorites such as failed Delaware Senate … [Read more...] about Now it’s Karl Rove Versus Herman Cain Verus Karl Rove
The Insidious Creep Of Birtherism
One of the more perverse by-products of the vitriol that too often passes for politics today is the birther movement, and even though President Obama has proven beyond a doubt that his was born in the U.S. and not a hut in Kenya or a madrasa in Indonesia, birthers are still casting their nets. Their latest target is Senator Marco Rubio of Floria, a rising star in the … [Read more...] about The Insidious Creep Of Birtherism
The Terror That Stalks Texas
Bexar County is pronounced "Behar" just as "Texas" ought to be pronounced "Tehas," which undoubtedly explains the cluelessness of Fox News as they ejaculated their fear all over the airwaves this week. click here for YouTube I happened to be, literally, right across the street at the time that the TERROR scare was happening. … [Read more...] about The Terror That Stalks Texas
Smart End to a Dumb War
Barack Obama has answered a question David Petraeus posed eight years ago. A division commander as the Iraq invasion began in 2003, the General was troubled about what a young Illinois legislator would call a dumb war, asking “Tell me how this ends.” Over 4400 American lives and more than a trillion dollars later, President Obama has replied to Petraeus by withdrawing all … [Read more...] about Smart End to a Dumb War
Tunisians Going to the Polls in the First Post Arab Spring Elections (Guest Voice)
Tunisians going to the polls in the first post Arab Spring elections by Roni Drukan Tunisia is where the Arab Spring revolt began. It is also the first country to go through elections post its Arab Spring revolution. And who is about to win a land slide victory in this election? The Islamist party of course. Tunisians will vote Sunday for a constituent assembly that will … [Read more...] about Tunisians Going to the Polls in the First Post Arab Spring Elections (Guest Voice)