Links on the Ave From The Hill From Blatherwatch From Firedoglake Glenn Beck’s Focus on CUNY Professor Brings Her Death Threats The other side. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Media’
February 27th, 2011 - 7:05 am § in Misc.
Film: Great Documentary About Soviet Era Cartoons
from critique by George Heymnt Like the best political cartoonists, Efimov mocked authority in the Russian press during a lengthy career that spanned most of the 20th century. He was lampooning events during World War II as well as during the Cold War. Although his cartoon work for Russia’s st[...]
February 24th, 2011 - 4:40 pm § in Misc.
Google Undercuts Apple With Cheaper Version of Content-Subscription Plan
from Bloomberg News Google Inc. unveiled a digital- content service that gives publishers a bigger cut of subscription sales than a competing program introduced yesterday by Apple Inc. Google will keep about 10 percent of the fees charged by publishers, Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said toda[...]
Egypt -> Libya -> Wisconsin ——> ? Indiana?
from Politco By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 2/22/11 12:49 PM EST Updated: 2/22/11 2:58 PM EST In a move straight out of the Wisconsin playbook, Indiana Democratic lawmakers fled the state today in a bid to kill a proposed right-to-work bill ahead of a vote. Citing a source, the Indianapolis Star reported that[...]
(Bad) history in the making in Wisconsin?
Georgetown doctoral candidate Stephanie Taylor’s commentary on Salon provides necessary historical perspective on the governor’s move: This would be the first time in nearly 80 years that the National Guard would be used to break a strike by Wisconsin workers, and the first time in over 40 years[...]
February 19th, 2011 - 9:10 am § in Misc.
Google Phobia
from puddy How many of you use wireless in your home? How many of you remember how Google’s picture car went through your neighborhood taking street photographs and the car “illegally” sniffed your wireless MAC addresses? How many of you realize Google still has that stored and can track your [...]
A Conservative View of Wisconsin
Unions vs the People by Tim Carney, Washington Examiner Ed. Mr. Carney does make a reasonable case. The problem, of course, is that he is one sided. The issues n Wisconsin are not just whether the public unions are special interest groups. That is obviously true. The real problem is that[...]