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Moving a Nation to Care by Ilona Meagher
Read Aaron Barlow's review of Moving a Nation to Care: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and America's Returning Troops by Ilona Meagher (Ig Publishing) on the ePluribus Media Journal.Below, Barlow...
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New Update - Subpoenas Coming? - Two of the Gonzales Seven Step Down Today -...
Today, the last two of the Gonzales 7 will step down -- Daniel Bogden in Nevada and David Iglesias in New Mexico. Attorney Gonzales will be announcing acting/interim replacements in both U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleUpdate: Live Blogging from the House Committee Hearing on U.S. Attorneys
Update: Because of the Dkos one-diary a day restriction, we have started a diary on ePluribus Media US Attorney Hearings, in their own words for those on dialup, but will continue updating...
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Who IS Alberto Gonzales?
byAdam Lambert (Clammyc) for ePluribus MediaIn his ePluribus Media Journal article Who Is Alberto Gonzales, Lambert compiles the political background of Alberto Gonzales, the Atty General whose most...
View ArticleOf Lawyers, Guns and Money: GOP DOJ Guts Justice for All
(Originally posted on ePluribus Media)1978 -- that was the year that President Jimmy Carter accomplished one of the major achievements of his presidency: the Camp David Accords. Interestingly enough,...
View ArticleLast day for U.S. Attorney Chiara: Gonzales's Eighth
by Rayne Today for ePluribus MediaRecently, an eighth name was added to the list of the Gonzales Seven, the U.S. Attorneys forced to resign since the reauthorization of the Patriot Act in March of...
View ArticleUrgent Research Request on Fallout from U.S. Attorney Firings
The Shields and Cragan work in their longitudinal study(not be completed until 2008) is really about Public Relations and smearing. For a quick review of how the technique works, consider the legend...
View ArticleUPDATE: U.S. Attorneys Data Dump, made SEARCHABLE for researching...
Update [2007-3-21 0:15:4 by ePluribus Media]: Completed converting all the documents dumped last night to searchable files, available here. Over on the ePluribus Media Community, the team has taken the...
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AT&T (Cingular) Blocking Calls - Bypassing FCC
Todd Johnston's AT&T (Cingular) blocking calls over business dispute, bypassing FCC digs into the facts behind several of the larger telephone companies (telecom) new strategy of blocking calls to...
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Gonzales 2.0 or, Who’s the Boss?
It probably won’t be much different.Adam Lambert (ClammyC, of course) provides glimpses at the candidate pool over on ePluribus Media in "Meet the New Boss? Same As the Old Boss ..."Frank Rich, in...
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The Voting Rights Act, Voter Disfranchisement and the Tail Wagging the Dog
a collaborative writing effort by roxy, standingup, cho, and aaron barlowCrossposted atePluribus Media Community As The New York Timespoints out, (subscription) United States Attorneys have been forced...
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Resurrecting Jim Crow: The Erratic Resume of the Voting Section Chief
Cho, Roxy, StandingUp, wanderindiana, and Aaron Barlow xposted at ePluribus Media When John K. Tanner replaced Joe Rich as section chief of the Justice Department's Voting Rights Section in 2005, a...
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Misunderdiversifying the Civil Rights Division
Dismantling Voting Rights EnforcementAs ePluribus Media recently reported, since the replacement of long-time Voting Rights Section Chief Joseph D. Rich by John K. Tanner (promoted by former Assistant...
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Voter Rights: Is Robert Popper the Fox Guarding the Henhouse?
Adam Lambert (clammyc) & ePluribus Media Staff WritersePluribus Media has interviewed sources who once worked in the Department of Justice and they suggest that Robert Popper, Special Litigation...
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Where is U.S. Journalism Headed? - The Rise of the Blogosphere
byCarol White, ePluribus Media Book Review EditorCrossposted at ePluribus Media JournalThose familiar with Aaron Barlow's postings on here and on ePluribus Media will not be surprised to find his new...
View ArticleDon't clog my tubes. (Help ePluribus Media help us all.)
On June 9th and 10th, the fourth annual DemocracyFest will be held -- this time in Manchester, NH. I will be attending as a presenter for ePluribus Media along with luaptifer. We need your help to...
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Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War Peace and Everything...
a review by Aaron Barlowcrossposted from theePluribus Media JournalA good reporter is also a good historian. And a good news organization understands and cherishes its past. It should be no surprise,...
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Hans Von Spakovsky: Right choice for FEC Commissioner?
by Adam Lambert (clammyc) for ePluribus Media also available on the ePluribus Media JournalHans A. von Spakovsky has been nominated for a full term on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), having...
View ArticleHans in the Sockpuppet - Senate Hearing Tomorrow
Hans Von Spakovsky: Right choice for FEC Commissioner? is a three part series. Part 1 of this series covered von Spakovsky's background in the Georgia Voter ID laws and Texas Redistricting. Part 2...
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Going Down the Tubes?
byAaron Barlow Crossposted at ePluribus MediaThe Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture by Andrew Keen (New York: Currency, 2007).
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Iraq Contractors: Raw Data From CENTCOM -- Need Research Help
by Susie DowIn an era of privatization and occupation, we need to know how many contractors are working in Iraq. Civilian personnel certainly are performing military-related operations, but we don't...
View ArticleCivilization's Toll: "Please just tell the world that we are dying."
Folks, I just wrote an editorial piece that was published today on the ePluribus Media Journal called Civilization's African Toll: From The Cradle of Civilization to a Grave of Indifference. It...
View ArticleUPDATE: Just got back from Dinner
UPDATE (the second): Well, we just got back from dinner. It's Lollapalooza out there.Please click here for my reply to Amy's apology: http://www.dailykos.com/...Timroff has spoken in person with...
View ArticleUPDATE II: ePluribus Media got a response AND Responds Themselves
First, I am an Edwards supporter and do not work for the campaign. This response was given a while ago, but they have not updated or changed the diary, so I am posting this comment in a new one.Here...
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UPDATED! My interview with Sen. Chris Dodd at Yearlykos
From YearlyKos 2007: Correspondent Timothy "Timroff" Smith interviews U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Christopher Dodd.Podcast -- listen up!During the Yearlykos Conference's...
View ArticleFailure, Scapegoats and the Juxtaposition of Life from Death
George W. Bush is a failure.The George W. Bush Presidency -- both terms -- are an astounding failure.The attempts by the GOP to supplement their sagging strategy for success through deception,...
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Civil Rights Division to “Throw Tanner Under the Bus”
by Publius RevoltsePluribus Media has learned that the leadership of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has reversed its July decision and is now signaling its willingness to permit...
View ArticlePipe Bomb Alert at Nuke Plant: Testing Defenses, Cultivating Fear or...
Here's an interesting tidbit that I just came across: Pipe Bomb Locks Down Ariz. Nuclear Plant1. It appears that a contract worker driving through a security checkpoint had a crude pipe bomb in the...
View ArticleNo Recess, No Quarter, No Torture, No Way
Larry Johnson's piece on the letter by intelligence and military officers, diplomats, and law enforcement professionals to the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee...
View ArticleAn Eye On The News: A Quick Ref of Current ePluribus Media Pieces
I thought it might help folks who are currently embroiled in the chaos of candidate wars to take a moment and briefly highlight a few of the recent articles on ePluribus Media that may prove...
View ArticleThe Screaming Peacock and the Secular Saviors: News and Science vs....
Sorry to burn a diary on this, folks, but my time tonight is short and I wanted to call your attention to two pieces up on ePluribus Media:The Scream of the Peacock ... Journalism vs Infotainment by...
View ArticleePluribus Media: Weekenders Edition
When does your weekend start? Friday night? Saturday?I remember back to at least one job where "weekends" began on Thursday night, when a few folks from the corporate headquarters of the company where...
View ArticleCarol White's Review of Jeff Huber's 'Bathtub Admirals'
From Carol White's review of Jeff Huber's Bathtub Admirals:___Those of you familiar with Jeff Huber's commentaries on U.S. political and military ineptitude — they appear regularly on ePluribus Media...
View ArticleThe Backbone of a True Democratic Republic: Voting
In a democratic republic, the vote of the citizenry is tantamount to the voice of the people. Combined with a free press and an informed public, a democracy "of, by and for the People" is very...
View ArticleCracks in the Edifice: A Disturbing Trend Toward Violence Against...
Short diary -- more of an announcement and a call for assistance. I'll keep it all above the fold.Call to action: A man with two hunting rifles and two pistols was arrested in the Denver hotel where...
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Shameless, Shameful and Unbelievable
This is Really Hard to Believe is the name of a new article by Barry Nolan that is now up on the ePluribus Media journal. The title of this diary reflects three things this non-diary diary represents:...
View ArticleACTION: New Investigation -- Open Call For Information About "DenyObama.com"
Reprinted with permission from ePluribus Investigates.In this increasingly worse economy, with our national infrastructure gutted and two wars raging away, the politics of obstruction and manipulation...
View ArticleAsk Democracy & Newspapers Panel Anything at #NN09
The Thursday afternoon panel on Democracy and Newspapers is jam packed full of awesome thinkers on journalism, its future, and its importance to democracy in the United States.If this is something...
View ArticleWith Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: The Blood of Patriots and...
The following piece is crossposted from ePluribus Media and continues the theme underlying Inappropriate Political Discourse: The Blood of Patriots and Tyrants -- namely, that the calls for violence...
View ArticleThe Right's Coming Blowout: Watch Faux Patriotic Colors Run
Crossposted from ePluribus Media.Today's announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize award to President Barack Obama has launched quite an array of commentaries. One such commentary, found at the site...
View ArticleHindsight and Options: Israel vs. The Gaza Peace Flotilla
Crossposted from ePluribus MediaAn article by Yossi Sarid over on Haaretz.com, entitled Seven idiots in the cabinet, makes a well-stated commentary on the recent deadly encounter between Israeli forces...
View ArticleRecord Keeping: Signs of Civilization and Its Subsequent Demise
Crossposted from ePluribus Media.ChartsBin.com has a great flash animation on a page titled The Largest Oil Spills in History, 1901-Present.Check it out if ever you need to get an idea of the amount...
View ArticleLooming Election Brings Back Same Old GOP SOP: Caging, Voter Suppression &...
A huge story is breaking about a massively coordinated attempt by the Wisconsin GOP, Americans for Prosperity and a coalition of Tea Partiers to suppress the vote in that state. Major elements of the...
View ArticleFrom ePluribus Media's Mid-Day Open Thread: Sage Advice, Motorcycling Edition
Originally posted on ePluribus Media; sharing here because it contains an uplifting story of a gentle expression of humanity. Reprinted with permission.Health and safety concerns permeate almost every...
View ArticleThe Elements of Style: Tips, Tricks and Regrouping News
Good morning, folks. This diary is the first one posted by ePluribus Media under this specific account name since June of 2008, so we're going to provide both a re-introduction to our organization as...
View ArticleCitizen Journalism Priority: Avoiding Plagiarism in Research and Writing
What follows is an excellent piece providing important information about avoiding plagiarism. Originally posted in September of 2005, it was reposted again is February of 2007 on the old ePluribus...
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Stacking The Deck Again (Still): The GOP's War On Voting Rights
In a piece posted to ThinkProgress by Kevin Donohoe titled REPORT: In 22 Statehouses Across the Country, Conservatives Move to Disenfranchise Voters, a disturbingly familiar bit of news:In statehouses...
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Logo Design Contest - ePluribus Media
ePluribus Media is looking for a logo. Specifically, it's looking for a new logo, one that will be more functional as a logo than our traditional trademark graphic. Given the plethora of bright,...
View ArticleVision of a Post-Apocalyptic Mission Fail
Many folks here may recall ePluribus Media, a citizen journalism effort which was born from a Daily Kos investigation and blossomed into a respected online blog & magazine before finally waning...
View ArticleTelefon-Tag mit dem Trumpenfuhrer (They've hidden his phone again.)
Several things happened recently which were bound to get under Trumpelthinskin’s thin skin: China-Drone, “unpresidented,” SNL, and back to China calling Trump “as ignorant as a child.”I waited to hear...
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