May
11
George Clooney’s fundraiser for President Obama’s reelection bid, which was held at the actor’s Los Angeles house, netted $15 million, according to an article in the Huffington Post. Jokes and drinks were served aplenty. Let’s just hope Clooney, who is known for practical jokes, didn’t pull this one last night on the president: Weintraub on …
May
09
With Obama’s recent endorsement of gay marriage, the issue is likely to be an important one in the upcoming election. Our partners have been covering this issue for years, and now we have put together a new series on the topic. Watch our complete series on Same-Sex Marriage. Here’s two highlights: Paul Thorndale: The Emotional …
May
02
Today’s live stream from the National Constitution Center, The Spirit of Compromise, honed in on what is wrong with America’s political system. Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dennis Thompson, professor of government at Harvard University, were interviewed by Andrea Mitchell, NBC’s chief foreign affairs correspondent. Why doesn’t compromise happen? *Thanks to …
Apr
30
The recent escape of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng from house arrest has put U.S.-China relations in the spotlight this week– just before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are scheduled to meet with China’s leadership in Beijing. Chen, a rural lawyer who has stood up to the Chinese government on numerous occasions …
Apr
30
Two articles, one in the New York Times and the other in New York magazine, point to Paul Ryan’s growing power as a Republican. Many believe the chairman of the House Budget Committee is now, after Romney, the most important figure in the party. “Ryan, 42, of Wisconsin, has become perhaps the most influential policy …
Apr
30
Last month, I posted about the anti-Romney super pac that was organized after Romney put his dog, Seamus, into a crate and proceeded to tie the crate to the top of the car and drive 12 hours to Canada. Now, apparently, Romney supporters have countered with their own anti-Obama dog pack (pun intended again):
Apr
27
Oral arguments began this week at the Supreme Court in the case of Arizona v. United States to uphold SB 1070– one of the most far-reaching and strictest anti-immigration bill in the country. The Supreme Court isn’t expect to rule on the case until July, but in the meantime activists organized in front of the Arizona State …
Apr
24
The political slogan “we are the 99%” caught fire last year as an economic rallying cry for the Occupy movement against the top 1 percent of income earners in the country. Now, statistics as percentages have been since used by the media to often describe the economic status of a particular group of people. This …
Apr
19
Now it’s all but official, Mitt Romney can spend the summer as the presumptive Republican nominee galvanizing support in his run against President Obama. Aside from choosing a running mate, much of the media’s attention will also focus on Romney’s wife Ann, including the role she will play in the upcoming election. According to a …
Apr
18
When It Comes to Politics, Does the Internet Close Our Minds?
by Zain Iqbal
The Internet allows us to access information faster and in a greater capacity than at any other time in human history, especially when it comes to politics. We’re bombarded with commentary from politicians, pundits and other public figures on a daily basis, as well as, increasingly, opinions from our personal circles of friends, family and …
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Tags: Eli Pariser, Evgeny Morozov, Intelligence Squared US Debate, Internet, online commentary, Politics
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