If you've read either Ron Beasley or my ramblings you'll know that we think that the problems that society faces are structural in nature and only going to get worse due to peak resources, demographics, deflation, etc. In light of this belief I am growing increasingly involved in ground up movements to address these issues at their foundation, which is working towards moving … [Read more...] about Does Anyone Want To Give Advice (Legal And Otherwise) About Starting a Non-profit And Credit Union?
All Programs Considered: The Value of NPR
While the Right kicks NPR and the rest of us tend to think of it as defined by Morning Edition and All Things Considered and Fresh Air, Bill McKibben (writing before Juan) takes a look at the rest of NPR in The New York Review of Books: The most important name in that other world is Ira Glass, the inventor of the show This American Life. He learned his craft at the big NPR … [Read more...] about All Programs Considered: The Value of NPR
Someone To Be Afraid Of
Glenn Greenwald finds the stench of hypocrisy on the right over NPR's firing of Juan Williams to be more remarkable than usual: … [Read more...] about Someone To Be Afraid Of
WikiLeaks Has Released Huge Set of Documents on Iraq
The new document drop, copies of which were given to several select news organizations in advance, has got the Pentagon ranting again about all the terrible things that could come from a release of about 400,000 classified government documents concerning the U.S. involvement in Iraq between 2003 and mid-2010 -- although the Pentagon also tells us these documents contain no … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks Has Released Huge Set of Documents on Iraq
U.S. Has Only Itself to Blame for Tourist Mystery: La Jornada, Mexico
The investigation into the disappearance of U.S. tourist David Hartley by narco-trafficking pirates in Mexico has raised the hackles of U.S. officials, who are exasperated by the lack of progress of the probe and the general lawlessness across the border. But according to this editorial from Mexico's La Jornada, Mexicans hold the United States responsible - not only for … [Read more...] about U.S. Has Only Itself to Blame for Tourist Mystery: La Jornada, Mexico
Virginia Thomas’s Call To Anita Hill Encourages Old Girlfriend to Confirm Hill’s Testimony
This is why Virginia Thomas would not have asked Anita Hill to apologize for her testimony of almost 20 years ago, if she actually had half a brain. … [Read more...] about Virginia Thomas’s Call To Anita Hill Encourages Old Girlfriend to Confirm Hill’s Testimony
Palin Aide, Michael Goldfarb, Throws Motherhood Under The Bus
Yesterday, Politico published a lengthy piece by Jonathan Martin called, "Sarah Palin is wreaking havoc on the campaign trail, GOP sources say." It's a pretty normal flow of information, until you get to this: “There is an enormous volume of requests for Gov. Palin to do all kinds of activities to help the party and individual candidates,” said Michael Goldfarb, an adviser to … [Read more...] about Palin Aide, Michael Goldfarb, Throws Motherhood Under The Bus
Slightly Less Than Supreme
The Triangle of the Week is morphing into a debate about the human beings behind the Supreme Court's robed figures. The overture to Anita Hill by Mrs. Clarence Thomas, piquant as it may be, leads to speculation about her career as head of Liberty Central to oppose the "tyranny" of the Obama Administration and from there to the increasingly overt politicization of the … [Read more...] about Slightly Less Than Supreme
Meg Whitman Sounds Exactly Like Arnold Schwarzenegger
It's one thing for parties to have themes. It's another to watch a candidate mirror the incumbent, point-after-point-after-point. I've not followed the California gubernatorial campaign very much, but this Jerry Brown ad makes a not-so-subtle point: do you want change or don't you? The ad opens with the line "'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping … [Read more...] about Meg Whitman Sounds Exactly Like Arnold Schwarzenegger
John Battelle on Identity and The Independent Web
John Batelle has a fascinating post exploring how our identities are presented on the web. He begins by noting the emergence of two distinct territories across the web landscape: The Dependent Web is dominated by companies [Facebook, Google, and increasingly Twitter] that deliver services, content and advertising based on who that service believes you to be: What you see on … [Read more...] about John Battelle on Identity and The Independent Web
New Platform Helps Divine Whether “It’s Just a Matter of Opinion”
First there was Wide Open*. Then there was Red Blue America. Now, there's Matter of Opinion. From its About Us page: Matter Of Opinion (MOO) is a new bi-partisan concept designed to draw as many people as possible into the political discussion. MOO launches weekly survey-based conversations that explore a variety of politically-charged local, national and global … [Read more...] about New Platform Helps Divine Whether “It’s Just a Matter of Opinion”
Evil Obama and China’s Yuan: It’s About the Midterm Elections: Izvestia, Russia
How much of America's carping about the undervalued yuan has to do with fundamental fairness, and how much with the U.S. midterm elections? According to Izvestia columnist Dmitry Kosyrev, the complaints and President Obama's change of tone are almost entirely election-related. And agreeing with much of the global reaction on the issue, he writes that China's resistance is a … [Read more...] about Evil Obama and China’s Yuan: It’s About the Midterm Elections: Izvestia, Russia
How ‘The Best Political TV Ad’ Changed My Mind
This won’t exactly strike fear in the heart of the Meg Whitman for Governor campaign in California but I think I will change my earlier announcement I would vote for her. I figured since her nomination she was worth a try compared to the Democrats’ old warhorse Jerry Brown. So much for preconceived notions. The tipping point in my mind has been a work in progress because … [Read more...] about How ‘The Best Political TV Ad’ Changed My Mind
Will Obama Ask India to End Hindu Terror Against Christians?: Pak Tribune, Pakistan
When President Obama visits India next month, should he raise the issue of 'Hindu terrorism' against Christians, Muslims and other minorities, particularly members of what were once known as the 'untouchables?' Is there, in fact, a major problem with Hindu terrorism - and should this be part of the 'war on terror'? Rather than focusing on Afghanistan, bilateral trade and the … [Read more...] about Will Obama Ask India to End Hindu Terror Against Christians?: Pak Tribune, Pakistan
A Shared Austerity Or Just Screw The Poor?
Austerity has taken hold in much of Europe. In some countries, like Greece and France, it has begun generating a great deal of social unrest. In Britain, a drastic austerity program that has just been announced will reduce the benefits of millions and lead to reducing the size of government by almost 500,000. Austerity is much on view in this country as well, but so far … [Read more...] about A Shared Austerity Or Just Screw The Poor?
New MacBook Air Signals The Death of the Disk
This year we've seen the end of the browser and the death of the web, and the end of the mouse, possibly even the death of the desktop tower. With the introduction of the new MacBook Air we're seeing the death of the disk. No, not yet the hard drive (though the Air doesn't have one; it uses flash memory instead). The optical drive. MG Siegler: When you get your MacBook Air … [Read more...] about New MacBook Air Signals The Death of the Disk
Remembering Hurricane Wilma
Commenting on a political issue recently, a TMV reader said, “Kind of like taking a vacation in the eye of a hurricane.” It so happens that my family and I, along with tens of thousands of other tourists, did exactly that five years ago. Today is exactly five years since hurricane Wilma dealt a devastating blow to the Mexican Yucatán Peninsula, in particular striking the … [Read more...] about Remembering Hurricane Wilma
CBS Poll: 56% of Americans Back Gays Serving Openly in Military
But that's down 8 points in 2 months: Since the August poll, Senate Republicans blocked efforts to set the stage for a legislative repeal of the policy and a district judge ordered that the policy no longer be enforced, a ruling being appealed by the government... The decision that the policy can no longer be enforced has prompted discharged gay troops to reenlist, though … [Read more...] about CBS Poll: 56% of Americans Back Gays Serving Openly in Military
The Incredible Shrinking Women (Guest Voice)
The Incredible Shrinking Women by Tina Dupuy If you happen to mention the name Hillary Clinton to my grandmother, she’ll pause, lock her jaw and declare, “That woman…ambitious.” That’s all she has to say about Clinton because, after all, Granny’s polite. Also, the first female Speaker of the House’s name is akin to a curse word – something you say when you stub your toe. … [Read more...] about The Incredible Shrinking Women (Guest Voice)
Tea Party Bedbugs
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