Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Restoring Honor Rally



Forty seven years ago this past weekend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous 'I have a Dream' speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Not to be outdone, controversial Fox TV host Glenn Beck chose this exact same spot to give his own speech. Why? What is his 'Dream' for America? What was Dr. King's? Compare and contrast the two events.

Is Glenn Beck good or bad for America? Read the article and you decide.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Out of Print


Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant, it no longer requires a dystopic imagination to wonder who will have the dubious distinction of publishing America’s last genuine newspaper. Few believe that newspapers in their current printed form will survive. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and, in some cases, their sense of mission at a pace that would have been barely imaginable just four years ago

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_alterman#ixzz0xpWMMKhi