This just in from Cherri Foytlin, who will be on the Social Media, Social Justice panel at Rising Tide 6 (register now): “thanks to all…
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Category: Politix
I’m going out on a limb and predict Obama wins in 2012. You may scoff but remember I have an unblemished record of success in…
25 years ago today I was singing this song and graduating from high school in Sweden.
News from around the world certainly has been interesting of late. Unfortunately it shows no sign of letting up. I call that unfortunate because “interesting”…
Even though I’ve been feeling much better after my initial bout with bronchitis, I’ve continued to have minor relapses. I exert myself and then feel…
In a few days, I’ll be making a presentation to a special interest group of the AERA titled “The Role of Blogs in the Rebuilding…
It really comes as no surprise to read the following in today’s paper: The Rev. Grant Storms, the Christian fundamentalist known for his bullhorn protests…
In April, I’ll be making a presentation to a special interest group of the AERA titled “The Role of Blogs in the Rebuilding of New…
This sign is on a house on Canal Street. I’m not sure but I strongly suspect this may have been placed by a guy calling…
This caught my eye on the the front page of today’s Times-Picayune: “It always amazed me that you had these two universities that were right…
In April, I’ll be making a presentation to a special interest group of the AERA titled “The Role of Blogs in the Rebuilding of New…
I just got an e-mail from Steve Scalise with the subject line “Carrying out the will of the American people.” In this message he says:…
Two headlines from today’s news caught my eye. Each is bad enough on its own, but taken together they are exponentially more infuriating. BP to…
Since it’s Veterans Day, I thought I’d point to something written by a veteran. Here’s an article by Bradford J. Kelley, which appeared in the…
Back in June (if not earlier) Sarah Palin wrote: Unless government appropriately regulates oil developments and holds oil executives accountable, the public will not trust…
It might seem to the rest of the country that New Orleanians are insular and self-absorbed. There’s some truth to that; sometimes this place feels…
There’s something I wanted to write at the first anniversary of Katrina, but I never did. I thought about it again at the second anniversary,…