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The War Against Youth
The recession didn't gut the prospects of American young people. The Baby Boomers took care of that.
economics  politics  age 
7 weeks ago by domnit
Stadium Status
Internets Celebrities' doc about publicly-funded posh stadiums
movies  stadium  politics  money 
june 2010 by domnit
Do 'Family Values' Weaken Families? by Jonathan Rauch
In red America, families form adults; in blue America, adults form families.
sex  parent  culture  usa  politics  education 
may 2010 by domnit
TA Frank: The change we need
After eight long, tiresome years, President Al Gore won't be missed. Even if he did save the planet.
politics  humor  gore  bush 
february 2009 by domnit
Buffalo Commons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Attempted American identity change. Failure shows how Federalism works,
usa  nature  culture  politics 
november 2008 by domnit
Newt Gingrich: Let's End Adolescence
Newt Gingrich as (socialist / reactionary / culture warrior)
usa  culture  politics  gingrich  education  children 
november 2008 by domnit
This American Life 365: Another Frightening Show About the Economy
"Alex Blumberg and NPR's Adam Davidson—the two guys who reported our Giant Pool of Money episode—are back, in collaboration with the Planet Money podcast. They'll explain what happened this week, including what regulators could've done to prevent this financial crisis from happening in the first place."
tal  economics  finance  money  politics  financialcrisis 
october 2008 by domnit
CIA told Bush before the war that Iraq had no WMD
"Salon exclusive: Two former CIA officers say the president squelched top-secret intelligence, and a briefing by George Tenet, months before invading Iraq."
bush  cia  iraq  war  wmd  politics 
september 2007 by domnit
The House of Knod: Where Man Is Not. . .
Will Franken rants about humanity (hear, hear!)
philosophy  world  politics  culture 
july 2007 by domnit
The Radical Incrementalist
"Award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch on the need for--and impossibility of--reducing the size and scope of government."
rauch  government  politics  media  culture 
may 2007 by domnit
This American Life: Habeas Schmabeas 2007
"An updated version of our episode 'Habeas Schmabeas,' which won a 2006 Peabody Award."
torture  guantanamo  terrorism  politics  usa  culture  freedom 
may 2007 by domnit
Federal Register: Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
Argh. Some good news here, but the fact that this is even necessary makes it so obvious that the DMCA is broken.
copyright  freedom  mobile  dmca  law  politics  business 
march 2007 by domnit
OTM - Fact? Check!
One of the requirements for the FBI to investigate a leak is that the leak is accurate
fbi  media  government  politics  leak  court 
february 2007 by domnit
Unhappy Meals - Michael Pollan
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." - The first two words are the most important.
food  health  culture  usa  media  science  biology  politics 
january 2007 by domnit
Michael Crichton, jurassic prick
"I had recently written a critical 3,700-word cover story about Crichton. In lieu of a letter to the editor, Crichton had fictionalized me as a child rapist. And, perhaps worse, falsely branded me a pharmaceutical-industry profiteer."
crichton  politics  books  crime  media 
december 2006 by domnit
Two parts hubris, one part paranoia
"9/11 gave America amnesia about the real Rudy Giuliani. He's an authoritarian narcissist -- and we don't need another one of those in the White House."
nyc  usa  politics  giuliani 
december 2006 by domnit
Why We Fight film review
"And anyone who says we need an exit strategy is going against what Bush wants ... because Bush doesn't want to leave."
movies  iraq  war  politics  money  election  military 
november 2006 by domnit
Audio/transcript of an interview with Senator Barack Obama at the American Magazine Conference
"That's the power of the Presidency that I don't see used enough. The capacity to explain to the American people in very prosaic, straightforward terms: here are the choices we have."
politics  obama  congress  president  books  interview 
november 2006 by domnit
I want my foie gras!
"And really these ducks aren’t doing anything that a porn star doesn’t do on a regular basis."
food  politics  culture  animals 
october 2006 by domnit
Solving the Korean Stalemate, One Step at a Time - by Jimmy Carter
"What must be avoided is to leave a beleaguered nuclear nation convinced that it is permanently excluded from the international community"
korea  dprk  nuke  weapons  bomb  carter  politics 
october 2006 by domnit
Facebook | No More Free Lunch For Sodexho
Hunger strike?! This must be written up in detail.
binghamton  school  food  sodexho  politics 
september 2006 by domnit
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