By Martin Bosworth Following up on my post from a little while back discussing Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell’s desire to police the Internet, the Washington Post’s Ellen Nakashima confirmed last […]
FISA Fight, Round 3: Dems refuse to cut off debate on telecom amnesty
By Martin Bosworth In a rare and welcome example of showing steel in the collective spine, Senate Democrats have voted down an attempt to shut off debate and block amendments on the […]
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I figured: if you want to go look in my mouth, go right ahead. — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, speaking to 250 people inside an Iowa municipal hall that resembled a […]
Vultures (presidential and otherwise) descend on Pakistan's chaos
By Martin Bosworth By now you know that Benazir Bhutto is dead and Pakistan is in turmoil. I can’t say anything that Euphrosyne didn’t already say beautifully, so I won’t belabor what […]
Broadband is everywhere in Taiwan–why not the U.S.?
By Martin Bosworth GigaOm’s Om Malik points to a story detailing how broadband access is available for practically every city and community in Taiwan. This is a tremendous accomplishment for any country […]
Reid pulls FISA bill from Congress, backs down from Dodd and the grassroots
By Martin Bosworth The headline says it all…threatened with a filibuster and after eight hours of angry, eloquent debate on the vileness of supporting warrantless wiretapping and amnesty for lawbreaking telecom companies, […]
One man stands: Chris Dodd to filibuster FISA spy legislation
By Martin Bosworth Today Chris Dodd is going to take the floor of the Senate chamber and not let go of it in order to prevent the passage of legislation that would […]
A housing bailout might be a boon, but Bush's housing bailout is a bust
By Martin Bosworth For those who don’t know, last week President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson unveiled a “mortgage rescue plan” (NOT a bailout, they desperately stressed) that would enable qualifying […]
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The issue of separating yourself from a harmful environment is a recurring theme in the life of black men. It has nothing to do with football, or Sean Taylor or even sports. […]
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I had to cheat, steal, beg, borrow and lie. Exxon’s happy. BP’s happy. I’ll sell my soul to the devil. — Pete Kott, the former Republican speaker of the Alaska House of […]
