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Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, February 6, 2012NYT Op-Eds (3)
"The unemployment report was genuinely good, but there’s a downside: the calls to stop focusing on job creation" (Krugman); "The partisans of an unfettered Internet won the last skirmish in Washington. So is any attempt to police online piracy doomed?" (Keller); "One form of wickedness Charles Dickens decried still haunts us, proud and unrepentant: the lawyer" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, February 6, 2012
NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
U.S. closes embassy in Syria; Obama/Clinton fail to get Egypt to rescind legal action against Americans; U.S. drones out of control in Pakistan?; European activists fight their own "SOPA"; Failing French economy leads to gains for far right; Wicked cold snap kills hundreds in Europe.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, February 6, 2012
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (10)
"Three major legal cases may influence the 2012 election, but the cases also illustrate how politics shape the Supreme Court" (Editorial); "Whether Barack Obama wins or loses in November, the Democratic Party’s attention will immediately turn to 2016" (Guest Op-Ed); "Whether you can obtain a job, credit or insurance can be based on your digital doppelgänger — and you may never know why you’ve been turned down" (Guest Op-Ed); "Anyone entertaining such dreams of the Internet as a refuge for the bohemian, the hedonistic and the idiosyncratic probably didn’t know the reasons behind the disappearance of the original flâneur" (Guest Op-Ed); "How do the laws and mores of different nations manage, if at all, the multinational companies that now govern our digital lives?" (Guest Op-Ed); "Romney’s Mormon faith is too central to his biography and identity to be swept to the side" (Bruni); "Web tools can turn the world upside down. Change.org has empowered ordinary people to close down homophobic 'clinics' in Ecuador, shine a light on sex trafficking, and force banks to drop fees" (Kristof); "Vladimir Putin has been unable to make the political, economic and educational changes needed to make Russia a modern European state. Will he step up?" (Friedman); "Can Callista transform Newt so that he can transform her into the First Third Lady?" (Dowd); "Half of the country wants to restrict or end abortion, but you wouldn’t know that from the coverage of the Planned Parenthood-Komen controversy" (Douthat)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, February 5, 2012
NYT (6): Int’l Affairs
Post-soccer violence continues in Egypt for third day; Russia and China veto U.N. bill re Syria, right after attack that kills 200; Hacker group "Anonymous" hacks an FBI-Scotland Yard phone call about... "Anonymous"; E.U. looks to create roadblock re Google's new privacy rule; Putin aide says roots of protests are "foreign"; U.N. says Somali famine is over, though violence continues.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Wikileaks Founder Faces Extradition, Then…’The Simpsons’ | Common Dreams
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, February 1, 2012NYT (6): National News
Did Occupy Oakland initiate the violence this time?; How "deep" will DC allow Schneiderman & Co. to get?; New report shows much less natural gas than originally thought; Which is slower, the post office or a FOIA request?; Barnes & Noble hangs on for dear life; The privacy dangers of social networking.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 29, 2012
NYT (8): National News
Schneiderman & Co. get right to work issuing subpoenas; Was victory over SOPA/PIPA the result of "Lobbying 2.0?"; Economy grew faster than expected; Waning subsidies for wind and solar; Comparing pot to alcohol, CO hopes to pass relaxed regs on former; As Bloomberg deals with firestorm over anti-Muslim film, the sordid history of the NYPD vs. the facts; RI teen dealing with backlash over successful lawsuit against prayer posted in school.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 28, 2012
NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
"Discontent and upheaval" are on the rise across almost the entire globe; Not all Egyptians are happy with current status as they celebrate first anniversary of revolt; Is Iran "pre-emptively" intimidating and arresting journalists and bloggers in advance of elections?; Scots move closer to independence from UK; Cameron tries to limit power of Human Rights Court; German state court bars publication of excerpts from Mein Kampf.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 26, 2012
NYT (4): Int’l Affairs
Google may have to change their motto ("Do no evil") in wake of new "privacy" policy; Clashes between Tibetans and Chinese forces increase; Libyan interim gov't forces lose town to Qaddafi loyalists; Is new prez of Brazil taking the country backward on the environment?Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The SOPA and PIPA War: An Analysis | Scott Steinberg | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, January 24, 2012NYT (6): National News
Gingrich takes SC by wide margin; SOPA/PIPA fight is clash of media and generations; A new economic divide based on "mobility"; Obama to use SOTU to draw economic "line in the sand"; A book on how "scarcity will remake American politics"; A book on the lead-up to the KSM trial.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 22, 2012
Other Sources (4)
Attorney says MegaUpload case is "overreach" (MSN); Will 2012 be the year of drug tests for public benefits? (AlterNet); New political movies to watch for (AlterNet); Is your pizza parlor secretly ripping you off for delivery? (MSN)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 21, 2012
NYT (5): National News
After 14 million respond to online protest, Senate indefinitely shelves SOPA/PIPA; MegaUpload case has chilling effect; Romney may lose SC; Obama refuses to provide faith-based community contraceptive exemption in health law; Florida stunned at loss of 3,500-year-old friend.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 21, 2012
NYT (11): National News
As "public outcry" over SOPA and PIPA leads to reversals by at least two Senators, Chris Dodd takes conciliatory tone for Hollywood, and Reid postpones Senate vote; Manning moves closer to court-martial; Anonymous takes down DOJ and entertainment sites in retaliation for DOJ take-down of MegaUpload; SCOTUS decision on TX redistricting likely to help GOP; First, its the plaza in front of SCOTUS, now a NYC judge says OWS cannot protest outside Federal Courthouse; Judge rules only fed, not state (VT), can close nuclear plant; Army reports record high active-duty rates for suicide and violent sex crimes; Jobless claims fall to lowest since April 2008; Brooklyn D.A. uses social media to help take down two gangs.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, January 20, 2012
Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 19, 2012Blackout Strike: Anonymous Calls for Street Protests; Lawmakers Drop Support of SOPA and PIPA
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 19, 2012NYT Editorials & Op-Eds (6)
"Mitt Romney’s tax returns will remind Americans of the fundamental unfairness of the tax code and show just how much it favors the rich" (Editorial); "We are happy that the drive to pass antipiracy legislation has slowed enough that Congress might actually consider all its implications carefully" (Editorial); "More important to the nation’s energy future than the Keystone XL oil pipeline is the development of renewable and alternative energy sources" (Editorial); "The keepers of the flame of free speech are banishing people for their speech" (Guest Op-Ed); "Will capitalists be the death of capitalism?" (Kristof); "With the South Carolina primary only days away, it’s time to take stock of how all the candidates are doing" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 19, 2012
NYT (10): National News
As Web "flexes muscle" and "rises up" against SOPA and PIPA, SCOTUS quietly upholds copyright law; Obama formally rejects Keystone XL; As Obama faces angry independents in re-election campaign, and Perry quits and throws support to Gingrich, has Romney's "Mormon issue" disappeared?; SCOTUS rules in favor of appeal by death row inmate; Kodak, a corporate and cultural icon, files for bankruptcy; Bloomberg says he pays highest tax rater - and Romney should, too.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 19, 2012
What is SOPA? – POLITICO.com Print View
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, January 18, 2012NYT (5): National News
Anti-SOPA and -PIPA protests having effect as two Senators reverse course; Organizers claim 1 million signatures in WI gov recall push; Militarization of police continues as NYPD plans to introduce war-based scanner for concealed weapons; OWS cuts budget as coffers decrease; Few cities have regained lost jobs.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Canadians to join Wikipedia protest of anti-piracy act
Posted by Harry Sifton, Tuesday, January 17, 2012Wikipedia blackout: Why even supporters question anti-SOPA move
Posted by Harry Sifton, Tuesday, January 17, 2012Truthdig – Why I’m Suing Barack Obama – Chris Hedges
Good for him. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, January 17, 2012
