"The barrier of change is not too litte caring; it's too much complexity." - Bill Gates

YouTube Being Blocked in China, Google Says

Seeded on Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:08 PM EDT (The New York Times)

"We don't know the reason for the block," a YouTube spokesman, Scott Rubin, said. "Our government relations people are trying to resolve it."

technology, china, youtube, censorship

Controversial article in UW's student newspaper: Gay marriage? Let's stop and think about this

Seeded on Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:09 PM EST (The Daily)

"... Yet the court argued that forbidding marriage rights to gays is discrimination, "like a person's race or gender." Race is a biological state; homosexuality is more of an emotional condition, and we should not, for that reason alone, start passing laws condoning it.

politics, homosexuality, gay-marriage, proposition8, prop-8, uw, student

Gay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut

Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:51 PM EDT (The New York Times)

about time! Three states down, 47 to go.

politics, gay-marriage

Unranked Oregon State upsets #1 USC

Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:42 AM EDT (ESPN.com)

OMG... I love my beavs!!!

sports, college-football, oregon-state-usc

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s case for impeachment

Seeded on Mon Sep 8, 2008 12:07 PM EDT (Democracy Now!)

Click on the 'Real Video Stream' to watch his interview with Amy Goodman. (Unfortunately they haven't posted a transcript yet)

politics, robert-kennedy-jr, george-bush

Bush lied about listening to commanders on the ground

Seeded on Mon Sep 8, 2008 4:47 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

This is a short excerpt from Bob Woodward's new book: The War Within War Within, The inside story of how President Bush's team dealt with its failing Iraq strategy. Woodward is the Assistant managing editor of the Washington Post.

politics, surge, iraq-war, george-bush, scandal

McCain Said to Choose Alaska's Palin

Seeded on Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:08 AM EDT (The New York Times)

In choosing Ms.

politics, john-mccain, 2008-election, rnc

Obama and McCain Tax Proposals

Seeded on Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:35 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

"According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are both proposing tax plans that would result in cuts for most American families.

barak-obama, john-mccain, 2008-election, taxes

Stephen Colber - 'Nailed 'Em - Medical Marijuana'

Seeded on Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:43 AM EDT (comedycentral.com)

4:20 seconds into the segment

us-news, humor, fcc, television, stephen-colbert

Exerpt: The Way the World Works, by Ron Suskind

Seeded on Fri Aug 8, 2008 1:27 AM EDT (Progressive Book Club)

"From the dawn of time, human beings have been attentive to signs of distinction — the approach of a tribe with a different manner or dress, posture or skin color. The swift sizing-up of friend or foe, and acting upon it — upon suspicion — was often a matter of survival.

politics, ron-suskand, george-bush, dick-cheney, war-on-terror, impeachment, justice

Bin Laden's Former Driver Is Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years

Seeded on Thu Aug 7, 2008 10:38 PM EDT (The New York Times)

I don't care if this is already posted, I wanted to remember this article for a long time. I'm not kidding when I say it almost brought tears to my eyes, we're gunna be ok. Despite the best efforts of many in this administration, something went right!

politics, guantanamo-bay, torture, justice, thank-god-even-though-im-an-atheist

Obama takes his own law exams

Seeded on Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:32 AM EDT (Slate)

A peak into a beautiful mind...

barak-obama, law, constitution, 2008

Racist like me.

Seeded on Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:42 PM EDT (Slate)

"It's not bigotry per se that hamstrings us in the struggle to achieve a just society. It's our inability to talk about and think our way through our preconceptions. We have to learn how to forgive each other, and more importantly ourselves, when we're stupid."

race, sexism, homophobia, identity-politics, racism, introspection

American President Pleads Guilty to Hopeless Idealism

Seeded on Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:05 PM EDT (The New York Times)

President Bush was in one of his oddly chipper moods when he arrived for dinner with Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street on Sunday night.

politics, george-w-bush, gordon-brown, iraq, war, maureen-dowd

Obama on the Nile

Seeded on Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:19 AM EDT (The New York Times)

This column will probably get Barack Obama in trouble, but that's not my problem. I cannot tell a lie: Many Egyptians and other Arab Muslims really like him and hope that he wins the presidency.

politics, barak-obama, 08-election, americas-image, egypt, muslim

Why Jim Webb would make an awful running mate.

Seeded on Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:42 PM EDT (Slate)

On paper, Webb is the perfect choice for veep. Is Obama too closely identified with the left? Webb is a former Republican who served in the Reagan administration. (Washington Times editorial, June 7, 2008: "[Webb] offers Mr.

politics, barak-obama, jim-webb, woman, vice-president, 08-election

McCain copying Obama's logo and slogan???

Seeded on Sun Jun 8, 2008 3:29 AM EDT (The Hotline)

McCain is without a doubt copying the colors and style from Obama's logo.... And his new slogan "A Leader We can Believe in" sounds a little like Obama's slogan of the past several months "Change We Can Believe in"....

politics, john-mccain, barak-obama, imitation, 08-election, humor

Dissent not Disloyalty

Seeded on Sat Jun 7, 2008 2:14 PM EDT (The Daily, University of Washington's student pape)

A black minister sat and worked on a sermon that he was to deliver the following Sunday. The title: "Why America may go to Hell."

politics, martin-luther-king, reverend-wright, thomas-jefferson, dissent, patriotism, university-of-washington

Sexism Sells, But We're Not Buying It

Seeded on Sat Jun 7, 2008 2:12 PM EDT (YouTube)

(per description) As the sexist tone in the media reaches a fever pitch, the Women's Media Center created this video to illustrate the problem and send a message to the media: Sexism might sell, but we're not buying it!

politics, sexism, woman-politics, chris-mathews, womans-media-center

The Art of Growing Up

Seeded on Fri Jun 6, 2008 4:33 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Op-Ed Columnist The Art of Growing Up By DAVID BROOKS Published: June 6, 2008 It would be comforting to see a president who'd looked into the abyss or suffered some sort of ordeal, and who had found ways to combat them.

self-improvement, politics, president, 2008-election

China's SAT. If the SAT lasted two days, covered everything you'd ever studied, and decided your future.

Seeded on Thu Jun 5, 2008 6:35 PM EDT (Slate)

BEIJING, China—For China's 31st annual National College Entrance Exam, which takes place on the first Thursday and Friday of June, at least 10 million Chinese high-school students have registered to sit the gaokao, as it is colloquially known.

education, china, testing, standardized-testing

Waterboarding

Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:48 AM EST (thedailyshow.com)

waterboarding illegal? only if the Japaneses do it...

politics, humor, daily-show, jon-stewart, torture, waterboarding

The Edwards Effect

Seeded on Tue Feb 5, 2008 1:29 AM EST (The New York Times)

The two Democratic candidates left standing are, to a large extent, running on the platform that John Edwards built.

nytimes, opinion, presidential-election-of-2008, health-insurance-and-managed-care, united-states-politics-and-government, global-warming, medicare, presidential-elections-us, democratic-party, john-edwards

Clinton, Obama, Insurance

Seeded on Tue Feb 5, 2008 1:00 AM EST (The New York Times)

The difference between the health care plans of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could well be the difference between achieving universal health coverage and falling far short.

nytimes, opinion, health-insurance-and-managed-care, presidential-election-of-2008, hillary-rodham-clinton, barack-obama

Capital Eye - The Democrats' Lobbyist Lobs

Seeded on Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:52 PM EST (capitaleye.org)

December 06, 2007 | As John Edwards and Barack Obama continue to assail Hillary Clinton for accepting campaign contributions from Washington lobbyists, she has tried to dispel their accusation that being the top recipient of K Street's money puts her in the pocket of entrenched c …

politics, lobbyist, john-edwards, hillary-clinton, barak-obama

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