This article in the NY Times makes a bunch of interesting points -
That woman will come from the South, or west of the Mississippi. She will be a Democrat who has won in a red state, or a Republican who has emerged from the private sector to run for governor. She will have executive experience, […]
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Elizabeth Edwards on the pathetic coverage of the elections
Published April 27th, 2008 in Politics. 5 CommentsNews is different from other programming on television or other content in print. It is essential to an informed electorate. And an informed electorate is essential to freedom itself. But as long as corporations to which news gathering is not the primary source of income or expertise get to decide what information about the candidates […]
By artist Ji Lee:
The USA has become increasingly evangelical in the recent history. This trend has a deep impact on the Washington politicians who often champion their christian convictions in order to appeal to their voters. This proposal for the new Washington Monument reflects the new christian nation that the US has become.
Hat tip: Shoot! […]
Why Do the Wives Stand There, Next to Their Men?
Published March 12th, 2008 in New York and Politics. 0 CommentsNY Times:
Some of the Internet chatter on Tuesday suggested that Ms. Wall Spitzer’s silent presence at her husband’s side represented a dark day for feminism, with one writer railing, “Someone needs to tell his wife that ‘stand by your man’ does not apply here!!! … She needs to have some pride.”
But others turned the feminist […]
In the past 48 hours, the US Primaries have changed dramatically.
Hillary Clinton choked up
Bill Clinton spoke out
Gloria Steinem wrote a thoughtful piece on whether women can ever be front-runners1:
Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life, whether the question is who must be in the kitchen or who could be in the […]
NY Times does a great job with the debates
Published October 4th, 2007 in Politics and Technology. 0 CommentsI missed the Democratic Debate on September 26th. So, I decided to catch up on it on the NY Times website. They have really done a great job.
The visuals are accompanied by a transcript on the right hand side. The visuals and the transcript are synced together - moving the video along automatically adjusts the […]
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