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For the past week, I, like many others, have found myself returning time after time to Nico Pitney’s live-blogging of the Iranian protests. Pitney’s aggregation of coverage from all the corners of the web – from Twitter to email to blogs to news – has an immediacy to it that can not be captured by television, by newspapers, by magazines. While the whole phenomenon of Twitter is new to many people, to me there’s a very familiar – almost eerily familiar – feel to this way of communicating past the barriers imposed by space, governments and the media. Read More
Arlen Specter Defends Stimulus Vote The news is just now breaking that Senator Arlen Specter has decided to switch to the Democratic party – and this bit of video from early February just might explain why, especially if you’re the least bit cynical. Which I’ve never denied – but I’ve also never denied that I try ... ...
Posted: April 28, 2009 by Debphoto credit: littleREDelf You breastfed your baby because it was best for the baby, right? A new study suggests that you may have done yourself one heck of a favor at the same time. The New York Times reported that a new study, which will be published in the May issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ... ...
Posted: April 25, 2009 by Debphoto credit: ProgressOhio Yesterday, the Canadian Institute for Health Information released their report on wait times for several common health procedures across Canada. You can find the wait times table at the CIHI web site. The report studied the length of time between the “booking time”, which was defined as the time that a doctor...
Posted: April 24, 2009 by DebI will admit that I have not been one of those stumping for prosecuting everyone connected with torturing detainees – and can we stop using that stupid word and call them what they really were prisoners. I actually think I would have been content to “move toward tomorrow” – at least in theory. But then ... ...
Posted: April 22, 2009 by DebHere’s what I don’t understand about all the people who are screaming that Obama is trying to do too much at once, that he’s “using” the economic crisis to push through a major ideological change. Which part of health care, education, science, infrastructure and defense do they think is NOT part of the economy? ...
Posted: March 10, 2009 by DebCan we talk about the things that most “liberals” don’t understand? Here’s the thing. I keep listening to the cable news and the so-called mainstream media and – okay, listening isn’t quite the right word. My living room is the scene of some pretty loud and vocal one-way debates that consist of me yelling at ... ...
Posted: March 5, 2009 by DebJuice Analytics has a very cool little gizmo going on – a visual tree map that lets you vote on what you think of different parts of the stimulus plan. Keep in mind that the numbers in the bill represent the Senate bill as it existed on January 15 and there have been a LOT ... ...
Posted: February 12, 2009 by DebThis morning, I’m live-blogging the live chat with Jack Welch over at MSNBC . Last time I tried this was when they had author John Grisham on – for three minutes before the station’s firewall made it impossible for him to connect. Let’s hope that they do better with it this morning. Right now, I’m sitting ... ...
Posted: February 5, 2009 by DebI grew up in Boston. I’ve been reading Mike Barnicle’s column since high school. In a lot of ways, I grew up with Mike. He’s one of the reasons that I watch Morning Joe. I like Mike, even if I find myself rolling my eyes at him more often than not. He’s an old-style newspaper ... ...
Posted: by DebI’m sitting here listening to the tide turning and shaking my head in disgust – not at our President, but at the total ridiculousness of the mainstream and cable news media. We’re hearing all over the place how the president’s approval ratings are taking a huge hit, the whole country is disappointed, the president is ... ...
Posted: February 4, 2009 by Deb
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