SAVE THE INTERNET – When President Obama said he was going to “bring change to Washington,” no one expected William Daley to be his choice to get the job done. Obama’s incoming chief of staff is about as corporate friendly as any Democratic insider can be, which is saying a lot. For supporters of an open Internet, Daley’s appointment raises … Read More
TRUTHDIG – Ralph Nader in a CNN poll a few days before the 2008 presidential election had an estimated 3 percent of the electorate, or about 4 million people, behind his candidacy. But once the votes were counted, his support dwindled to a little over 700,000. Nader believes that many of his supporters entered the polling booth and could not … Read More
NPR– For all the attention given to Arizona’s immigration law, one part of the story is not well-known. The state approved a law last April to answer concerns about illegal immigrants. The new law fueled a national debate, and this morning we’ll tell you who drafted that law. Read full transcript HERE. Photo by flickr user Casey Serin © NPR, … Read More
NPR– For all the attention given to Arizona’s immigration law, one part of the story is not well-known. The state approved a law last April to answer concerns about illegal immigrants. The new law fueled a national debate, and this morning we’ll tell you who drafted that law. Read full transcript HERE. Photo by Casey Serin flickr user
POLITICO– Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) is making a renewed push to apply insider trading laws to Congress after a newspaper report showed that at least 72 congressional aides traded shares of the companies that their bosses helped oversee.But Baird says his congressional colleagues have flatly indicated that they would block his legislation, which is aimed at preventing members of Congress … Read More
