In no way do I profess to be an expert on the topic of TARP and government bailouts. For that matter, I don't think many people in the entire country, even leading economists and political scientists, can make that claim. I offer this post merely as an observation about a...

With July 4th right around the corner, many families across America are getting ready for family reunions. Every year, my family meets in Maine during the 4th of July. This year, however, we're organizing a bigger family reunion than we've ever done in the past.

Well over 100 cousins are...

I was recently chatting with a very talented filmmaker/video artist named Kenzo Hakuta about his newest project, entitled City of God's Son (COGS). He is releasing the music for the project on January 13th at www.cityofgodson.com. Kenzo is the apprentice of world-renowned video artist Nam June Paik and...

Historically, political campaign logos have been rather simple, typically consisting of the candidate's name and some splashy colors. Perhaps a wavy line has augmented the candidate's name and a variety of fonts have been used as differentiators. The Obama campaign logo represents a...

Memo to: David Plouffe, Obama For America Campaign Manager

Memo from: Obama's Army of Grassroots Organizers

Re: DNC Leadership
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Dear David,

You have incredible options on the table for sure. The world is literally your oyster. There is talk about you taking the Senate seat vacated by Vice...

Anthony David, an Atlanta-based neo-soul artist, recently released his first major label album entitled Acey Deucy. David's album is the first release from Soulbird Music, a new venture from Universal Republic Records and multi-Grammy winning artist/songwriter India.Arie.

I first...

There has been a tremendous amount of art and music inspired by Barack Obama's message of Hope and Change. Last week I chronicled the story of Shepard Fairey's Obama 'Hope' poster. Today I bring you the latest work from Fairey -- "Vote For Change" viral video postcards. In...

I'd like to take this opportunity to personally thank Sarah Palin for single-handedly contributing $70-80 million to Barack Obama's campaign for the Presidency of the United States of America during the month of September. That is my estimate of how much of the $150 million raised by Barack Obama's...

The large majority of people reading this post have seen this image before. This iconic image of Barack Obama, adorned on posters, stickers, clothing and more, was created by Los Angeles-based, contemporary street artist Shepard Fairey. This image has become a...

I visited Atlanta, Georgia this weekend where I had the opportunity to feel the effects of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike first-hand. Atlanta is currently experiencing a severe gasoline shortage. The shortage began almost two weeks ago and from what I heard from gas station owners, attendants, and customers, Georgians -...