MoveOn.org Political Action concerning the Associated Press Tell them that the public's faith in the 160-year-old AP will be gone if Ron Fournier is allowed to continue his slanted articles against Democrats and for McCain. (tags: politics moveon 2008+election ландшафтjournalism) … Continue reading
This work[s] well for a drinking game whenever John McCain is talking. Or so I’m told… From the “A Noun, A Verb and ‘I Was POW’ Department.”
This came in from the American Humanist Association folks: Tonight, humanism and secular thought will be in the spotlight on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, one of America’s most popular television shows. Stephen Colbert will interview Lori Lipman Brown, director of … Continue reading
Op-Ed Columnist – A Biblical Seven Years – Op-Ed – NYTimes.com Friedman wonders after the Olympics; which is a third world country, China or America? That's a rhetorical question, son. (tags: bush society politics policy via:garret) Joe Conason | The … Continue reading
Futurese: The American Language in AD 3000 (JBR Precoglang) The lessons of the past applied to the future… (tags: conlang sf linguistics futurism english Anthropology via:ed) Swiftboating 2.0 How the right manufactures scandals and then uses the media as their … Continue reading
Get Your War On – 23/6 Comedy News the movie(s) (tags: cartoons politics humor video)
This is from Crooks and Liars. “Like a flamethrower in a fireworks factory” The Glasgow Herald’s veteran political correspondent Iain McWhirter wonders wtf is wrong with America, that John McCain is actually level with Obama in the polls. A lot … Continue reading
Physics for Future Presidents | UC Berkeley Webcasts Physics for Future Presidents Instructor Richard Muller The most interesting and important topics in physics, stressing conceptual understanding rather than math, with applications to current events. (tags: podcast education physics)
Red, Green, and Blue – Environmental Politics from Across the Spectrum 'Environmental politics across the spectrum' (tags: politics environment sustainability green environmentalpolitics policy energypolicy via:garret)
1975: And The Changes To Come More entries in the "Where's My Jetpack?!?" file. A flickr album (not by me) of scans from "1975: And the Changes To Come" by Arnold B. Barach. (tags: reference retro future futurology paleofuture photography … Continue reading
