E-Lho

Blogs for brunch

by E-Lho  ::  Filed Under Daily Briefing  ::  March 15th, 2008 @ 1:15 pm EST
The largest difference between the progressive blogosphere and established media outlets is not that we are partisan or ideological, but rather that we have completely different business models and relationships to larger institutions.

More on the quote that ended Samantha Power’s job on the Obama campaign, from a bloggers point of view.

I agree, this is obnoxious.

Matt Browner Hamlin shares a report on marshal law in Lhasa, Tibet, where eighty have already died in protests.

Voters were forced to cast their ballot for the lesser of two evils (something they share with American and European democracies, although our best and brightest hopefuls are not banned from running but allow themselves to be caught with an escort girl).

Hannes Artens weighs in on yesterday’s elections in Iran.

Michigan’s getting closer to staging a primary “re-do”.

And bit o’ congratulations for Congress, courtesy of Matt Stoller.

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DISCUSSION

One RESPONSE to “Blogs for brunch”

Jason Rosenbaum says  ::  March 15th, 2008 @ 1:22 pm EST

Absolutely congrats to Congress. It seems they are learning not only procedural prowess, but that they can stand up for these issue and be rewarded too.


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