November 2, 2010
NPR: Corporations Write Many State Laws
If you feel generally disconnected from the legislative process, this could be why: You’re not in the room when the laws get written and you never will be. NPR on how corporations shape the laws that govern us.
Post-Sanity Rally Media Musings
Keith Olbermann suspends “Worst Person” feature in wake of Jon Stewart’s call for a more civil debate on cable TV. (Baby steps.)
David Carr feels Stewart let Congress off the hook by implying that the media is mostly responsible for political polarization. (Agreed.)
Raw Story reviews crowd estimates and Metro sets a record for Saturday ridership. (I attended Restore Honor, One Nation, and Sanity rallies, and Stewart’s felt, by far, the biggest. None of these events, however, came even remotely close the number of people who attended Barack Obama’s inauguration, which I also attended.)
The Post has more on the topic of rally crowd estimates and a picture gallery.
October 29, 2010
Science Friday: Rally Week Very Special Edition
The first ever White House Science Fair. Love it!
October 28, 2010
Rally Week: Are Private Prisons Behind AZ’s Immigration Law?
National Public Radio has a piece on a little-known aspect of Arizona’s tough immigration law: it may have been driven by private prison economics. Is that sane? Below or here.
Rally Week: Jon Stewart from DC – Sanity Show 3
This guy may or may not be sane, but he’s definitely calm.