Archive for the 'communications' Category
The Republican Menace
Like a cancer in remission, the vanquished enemies of democracy in America continue their lamentable existence, now as offstage agents of fear and doom. We did not need to wait long for a taste of their duplicitous tactics: citing the Constitution, FOX News anchor Chris Wallace claimed that Obama was in fact not sworn in as [...]
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Tags: Fox News, inauguration, Oath of Office, Obama
Burn Baby Burn
As 2009 begins, the financial downturn is starting to affect us all. The New York Times has just published a persuasive meditation by Michael Lewis on what the meltdown and bailout hoax reveals about the American financial model. An excerpt:
The Madoff scandal echoes a deeper absence inside our financial system, which has been undermined not merely [...]
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Chutzpah
A brave Iraqi reporter has eloquently expressed the opinion of millions – if not billions – of citizens of the world (including some Americans).
From the article on France24:
An Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes and an insult at George W. Bush, without hitting him, as the US president was shaking hands with the Iraqi premier at [...]
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Tags: Bush farewell
No Money for Auto Industry
So the people who engineered ecological monstrosities like the Hummer are not going to get their hoped-for corporate welfare package. Breaks my heart, that.
I’d say the defeat of the latest attempt to make US taxpayers pay for the sins of blatant corporate mediocrity and greed deserves a little celebration…
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Tags: auto bailout
I Got the Bailout Blues
I didn’t understand the reasoning behind the last bailout, and I sure don’t get the need for this one. Let’s hope the radical Republicans (!) manage to sink it…
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Tags: bailout, kleptocracy
Happy Birthday!
Stet turns two tomorrow. The main takeaway from my first 24 months of blogging is a reassuring sense of connection and empowerment. In the Age of Murdoch, that any individual with a computer and internet connection can instantly self publish on a global platform is an everyday source of wonder.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the ride so [...]
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Survey of online habits
I’ve been tagged by Adrian (who was tagged by Sandrine) to answer a few questions about how I use the web, so here goes:
What site do you visit first thing in the morning (after your blog)?
Google reader, featuring feeds from Salon, Democracy Now!, International Herald Tribune, and BBC News.
Name a service that you recently discovered [...]
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Sterling note
Bruce Sterling, the noted futurist and “Dostoevsky of Cyberpunk”, appeared at Lift 08 in Geneva, where he delivered an exhaustive exploration of 4 possible scenarios for French President Nocholas Sarkozy and his glamorous new pop star wife Carla Bruni. His message was simple and timeless: Be Here Now, forget about celeb matchmaking and boring tech news stories [...]
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Everyday interviews
Videojournalist Jenifer Crandall’s OnBeing series consists of weekly interviews with everyday people who you might ride next to on the train or buy your coffee from. Except they’re not ordinary at all.
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Lift 2008
I’m heading to Geneva in early February for the next edition of technology’s richest (if wealth were measured by fresh ideas generated per minute) gabfest: Lift 2008. Beyond the joy of meeting and hanging out with like-minded souls from around the world, this 3-day event is ideal for stepping back and taking in the world that we’re [...]
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