Historic National Equality March in D.C. Ignites Twitter
Region: District of Columbia
Tens of thousands of gay and lesbian activists marched in Washington, D.C. today in the fight for equal rights for all people, in the military and elsewhere. The rally came one day after U.S. President Barack Obama said he will reverse the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, but activists say they want won’t rest until it’s official, per USA Today. Tweets were flowing throughout the da... more
Views: 1677Helen Keller: Honor the Woman, Not the Child
Region: District of Columbia
Yesterday, members of Congress unveiled the statue of Helen Keller in the United States Capital Building. The statue honoring Keller depicts her as a child standing next to a water pump at the moment when she first made the connection, between the word water, spelled into her hand by her dedicated teacher Annie Sullivan, and water itself, pumped into her hand by Sullivan. While this event was certainly a wa... more
Views: 3066Obama Administration Refuses to Release Whole Contract for Transparency Site
Region: District of ColumbiaThe Smartronix contract. Nearly half of the pages in the technical proposal (outlined in red in the graphic above) are blacked out. (Dan Nguyen/ProPublica) The Obama administration has refused [1] , once and for all, to reveal the full details of its contract with Smartronix for a new version of Recovery.gov [2] , the government’s stimulus information clearinghouse, as well as a sophisticate... more
Views: 1052We’re tracking the stimulus from bill to building, and we're organizing citizens nationwide to wat
Region: District of ColumbiaFederal agencies spent some $4.5 billion in stimulus money over the last week, and obligated another $4.5 billion, according to our updated Stimulus Progress Bar [1]. But the progress is uneven. Winners for the week include the Treasury Department, which nearly doubled the amount of stimulus dollars it’s paid out, from $646 million to $1.2 billion; and NASA, a slow stimulus spender [2] which increased the money i... more
Views: 1114Why Chicago lost the 2016 Olympics bid and why Rio de Janeiro won
Region: District of Columbia
Chicago is out of the 2016 Olympics but this defeat is not the city’s fault or a result of a deficient candidacy. This is a sign that the world is changing and this country’s leadership seems not to notice. As usual, the U.S. remains a bit out of touch with the rest of the world, perhaps because in any other international organization this country rules, demands, and others usually obey. Here in the U.S.... more
Views: 3894The ACORN Investigation Unveiled, The US Government Releases its Findings, By Robert Paisola
Region: District of Columbia
The ACORN situation has Matt Drudge so excited, he's goin' to Disneyworld! Drudge's top headline today is "ACORN REGISTERS 'MICKEY MOUSE'" referring to the revelation that some of ACORN's canvassers were turning in applications with fake names and information in order to meet their daily quota. Drudge and the GOP are screaming "voter fraud" to anyone who'll listen, but as far as we can tell, nothing happened except a b... more
Views: 2424Obama's School Speech Transcript
Region: District of Columbia
Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009 Source: WhiteHouse.gov The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all ... more
Views: 60242004 Inspector General Report on Torture
Region: District of Columbia
The Obama administration today released the extremely controversial CIA Inspector General's report on the questioning of top Al-Queada operatives. The heavily redacted report is featured below. The Washington Post offers a download of the PDF here. v1 Appendices more
Views: 2344Is the American Liberty Alliance Profiting From the Healthcare Debate?
Region: District of ColumbiaIn recent weeks, the national debate over healthcare reform has been clouded over by the unusual amount of media attention dedicated to the actions a relatively small number of right wing protesters. Conservative activists have appeared at a number of public town hall meetings with Congressional officials. These town hall meetings were intended to provide constituents with the rare opportunity to meet face to fac... more
Views: 1345Censorship in Youtube: if you think independent media is possible please read this
Region: District of ColumbiaI am a video blogger. Last Wednesday July15 morning, as I started my daily task of blogging while at work –a great benefit I get by working with progressive people- I decided to upload a video that I prepared the previous night, but when I tried to open my Youtube channel, a message on my screen crushed me in disbelief: “This account is suspended.” Blogs, internet videos, independent online radio, ... more
Views: 3737
