By Spencer Critchley, from the Salinas Californian: By now it's clear that the future of the economy is a sustainable one, as global investment trends attest. As the cost of cleaner technologies falls ever lower, sustainability is becoming a question … [Continue reading] about Op-Ed: Local think tank forming to take on sustainability
Obama promised, and is delivering, “a more perfect union”
Originally posted at Personal Democracy Forum / TechPresident, in reply to a post by Micah Sifry called "The Obama Disconnect: What Happens When Myth Meets Reality", which claims that Barack Obama has never really been committed to the … [Continue reading] about Obama promised, and is delivering, “a more perfect union”
Why TV commercials are so loud
With Rep. Anna Eshoo's bill to turn down TV ads in the news (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation, or CALM, Act), here again is my explanation of why ads sound so loud when broadcasters claim they hit the same levels as the rest of the … [Continue reading] about Why TV commercials are so loud
Local Government 2.0
Government 2.0 is a big interest of mine - just like at the national level, I think we can make local government more open, participatory and productive by using technology intelligently. Although there's been talk about this for a while, it's still … [Continue reading] about Local Government 2.0
Obama: Advancing Civil Liberties in the Face of Difficult Constraints
My opening statement for the debate at the ACLU Santa Cruz Annual Dinner, Nov 18, 2009: Thank you for this opportunity to present the civil liberties record of President Obama. I believe that record is already impressive, and I believe it promises … [Continue reading] about Obama: Advancing Civil Liberties in the Face of Difficult Constraints