According to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center, Americans view the decade that is about to end today as “The worst decade in 50 years”. 50 percent of Americans have a negative impression of the past 10 years as opposed to a mere 27 percent which view the same time frame positively. This [...]
Media Matters got it right. The media monitoring website crowned Fox News firebrand Glenn Beck their “Misinformer of the Year” for 2009. Watch a montage of the bloviator’s “baddest” bits, along with skewering comments from both the left and RIGHT.
Seven nominees have been dropped from the Senate’s list of people to confirm. One is Dawn Johnsen. The constitutional law professor was tapped to head a crucial office at the Department of Justice responsible for interpreting the law and the extent of executive power. Dawn Johnsen’s grueling road to confirmation to head the Office of [...]
Today, following the violent protests in several cities on Sunday during the Shia Ashura rituals, the Iranian parliament has called for a crackdown on protesters. For his part, President Ahmadinejad claimed today that “the demonstrations were organized by the Zionists and the Americans”. However, it seems that Iran is quickly getting to a tipping point. [...]
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, dead at 45. Prolific artist suffered with depression, substance abuse and physical ailments, yet produced an amazing catalog of work which will continue to resonate with a strong cadre of fans.
