Tag: Senate
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How Mister Rodgers Won Over Washington
The backstory: In 1969, Mister Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts. In about five minutes of testimony, Rogers spoke of the need for social and emotional education that public television provided. […]
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Net Neutrality and Hip Hop
Davey D An Open Letter to Hip Hop About Some Real Important Shyt Dear Folks who say they Love Hip Hop, I wish there was a way to make this issue of Net Neutrality more interesting. I wish there was a way to spice it up and make it compelling like some sort of beef […]
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My Progressive Platform For 2006
Terrance, over at The Republic of T, asks a simple, yet provocative question in preparation of the 2006 elections: What’s Your Platform? Okay, I’m game. Here are my most imperative policy reforms, in no particular order: 1) 2.0 the hell out of governmentCongress was only able to see “finished” intelligence before voting to give the […]
You Are Standing In An Open Field 