Author: Rob Goodspeed

New Orleans Photos

My friend Eric is an intelligence officer with the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. He just returned from his deployment in New Orleans, and has posted over 100 photos he and his friends took while there to Flickr. See the Flickr photo set here. He even got to meet Senator Collins, being the […]

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What’s a blog?

I’ve been asked that question quite a bit. Sounds like in the U.K. at least, blogs have quite a way to go: “Our research not only shows that there is no buzz about blogging and podcasting outside of our media industry bubble, but also that people have no understanding of what the words mean,” Carter […]

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Examining the Wal-Mart Economy

For my work I am helping to develop the online education programs for a new youth leadership development initiative of People For the American Way called Young People For. We’re calling it a “Progressive Online Academy” and we are currently recruiting for the fall course. It is a 6-week course titled “Examining the Wal-Mart Economy” […]

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FBI Reports on Nation of Islam

The great website the Memory Hole just posted two FBI reports on the Nation Of Islam from the 1960s. I look forward to checking them out when I get the chance. Here’s what The Memory Hole’s Russ Kirk has to say: Upon review, the FBI has released the two reports on the Nation of Islam. […]

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A Moderate ‘Review’?

At Michigan, a different tune from conservatives: TMD: Do you have a vision for the Review? JDD: I definitely have a vision for the Review. I think that in the past, our paper has been led by people who maybe are upset with BAMN, or simply didn’t like affirmative action – basically, people who formed […]

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