Final NOW with Bill Moyers on Right-wing media machine plus ACLU
The final NOW with Bill Moyers airs tonight on many PBS stations and some will repeat it. Also, most stories are archived on the website and a transcript is posted. NOW has been the best...
View ArticleSen. Feinstein: Abolish the Electoral College
Every once in a while our senior Senator does the right thing. Rep. Woolsey will be introducing legislation in the House. We need to support them (and get Sen. Bayh to come on board and finish his...
View ArticleNY Times: Voting Problems in Ohio Spur Call for Overhaul
While I'm sure some won't think it goes far enough, there is a pretty good front page article by three reporters in Friday's paper....
View ArticleGeorge Lakoff webcast Sunday (also will be archived)
George Lakoff: Framing the Debate Sunday, January 23rd, 9:30 - 10:30 am pacific time Grace Cathedral, San Franciscoupdate: It will be archived monday afternoon here...
View ArticleGranny D undergoing surgery (info on where to send cards)
There recently was a diary, A tribute to Granny D, on her 95th birthday. Her new organization, Democracy Week, sent out an email about surgery she is undergoing along with info on how to send her cards:
View ArticleCA Secretary of State Kevin Shelley resigns
Kevin Shelley just resigned as CA Secretary of State. While I have been critical of Shelley, I had hoped he would just announce he would not run again. Shelley did take a stand against electronic...
View ArticleChisholm '72 Monday on PBS
Chisholm '72 is airing on many PBS stations tonight as part of POVhttp://pbs.org/pov/ Check local listings (for example KQED in San Francisco is showing it next week). There was an interview with...
View ArticleEason Jordan resigns from CNN
Jordan is out. I thought he went too far in his initial comment at Davos, but he quickly backed off. And there hasn't been enough investifation or coverage of journalists who were killed in Iraq. See...
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Frontline fights the FCC and PBS
I had planned to write Monday about the next two Frontline documentaries which both focus on the military in Iraq: A Company of Soliders which follows the 8th Cavalry's Dog Company airs on Tuesday,...
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Barbara Boxer Rocks - thank you concert Fri. in SF
Denise Sullivan writes in the Contra Costa Times, "On Feb. 25, local rockers from the old school (and a couple from the new one) unite in a tribute to Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California, for speaking out...
View ArticleThe Soldier's Heart on Frontline Tuesday
Frontline's The Solider's Heart airs tonight on most PBS stations. It is an important examination of the mental impact of the war in Iraq on soldiers. Like A Company of Soldiers (which I wrote about...
View ArticleChron clueless on blogging (story on SF Supervisor's blog)
Chris Daly, a progressive Democrat and former tenant activist who was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2000 has started a blog. I emailed this letter to the Chronicle: The...
View ArticleBlogshine Sunday - Tobacco Control Archives plus CIA secrets
Catnip wrote about Blogshine Sunday which joins "Sunshine Sunday [where newspapers run] stories and editorials in support of public access to government information. Simultaneously, bloggers throughout...
View Articlevote on INdTV videos plus launch party April 4 in San Francisco
INdTV has the ten finalists online for their first $15,000 prize. People can vote for the video they like best through March 31sthttp://www.indtv.tv/vc/ They are also having a launch party on April...
View ArticleFrontline on Rove tonight
Last week Alison wrote about tonight's Frontline, Karl Rove - the Architect. She mentioned Bush's Brain both the book and the documentary. It will be interesting to see how Frontline's look at Rove...
View ArticleWashington Post Sweeps Away Lott's Racist Record
Markos wrote about the Washington Post story, Lott Puts 'Little Bump' Behind Him, but FAIR has an action alert with a detailed critique of the article which I've included below. You can also subscribe...
View ArticleHoop Dreams on Nightline Friday, DVD May 10
The Nightline on William Gates and Arthur Age ten years after Hoop Dreams which was bumped by Pope news airs tonight. It changed the view of many people about documentaries and helped lead to the...
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Power of Nightmares and Adam Curtis in SF Sunday and more
Adam Curtis will be getting the Persistance of Vision Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival and they'll be screening his 3 hour BBC series, The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the...
View ArticleFrontline: The New Asylums in our prisons
The New Asylums airs Tuesday night on most PBS stations. It will be be available online Friday evening and on Monday for the first time there will be a commentary available by the producers. The...
View ArticleMark Danner on the Downing St. Iraq Smoking Gun Memo
The New York Review of Books will become the first US publication to print the Downing St. Memo in the June 9 issue. There also will be an article by Mark Danner (who has an extensive website). His...
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