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This Sunday (12/21), you’re invited to join Joe at Firedoglake.com for a discussion of the new edition of “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” and a chance to talk politics with Joe. The discussion will be moderated by author and commentator Cliff Schecter. The new [...]
The past few days have brought several key cabinet announcements from President-Elect Obama. With the unveiling of his Interior and Agriculture picks, Obama may have taken a step in a different direction than many thought he would, but it may not be all bad. Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, tapped by Barack Obama [...]
Check out this video from Joe’s interview with Ari Melber at last week’s conference, “Internet & Politics 2008: Moving People and Ideas” hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.
TechPresident also liveblogged the event.
There hasn’t been much buzz around prospective candidates to head up the Department of Interior, but I have a strong contender in mind: Raúl Grijalva. The congressman from Arizona’s 7th District chairs the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Landshas and has been a strong supporter of conservation efforts in [...]
A front page feature in today’s New York Times describes a bleak outlook for Zimbabweans seeking to hang on to what stability is left inside the nation already ravaged by a humanitarian crisis at the hands of the Mugabe regime. Basic public services like water, sanitation, hospitals and schools are disappearing and experts warn [...]
Yesterday, Sen. Russ Feingold penned a piece calling for world leaders to transform the growing international consensus into action, recommending stronger sanctions against Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. Sen. Feingold is chairman of the Subcommittee on African Affairs and one of the few leaders we have with the tenacity and courage to continuously speak out [...]
UPDATE [from The Zimbabwean]: Since the last post, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, SA Archbishop Desmond Tutu, UK Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, UK Conservative leader David Cameron and other political leaders from South Africa and Uganda have all called for action against Mugabe to address the urgent humanitarian emergency that has only gotten worse [...]