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An Early Preview Of Lollapalooza 2012

Tablet | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Lollapalooza, Hotels, Tablet Hotels, Music Festival, Travel News, Chicago, Travel, Lollapalooza Chicago, Public, Music, Tablet, The Shins, Jack White, Florence and the Machine, Die Antwoord, The Black Keys, Festivals, Events, Video, Travel News
Tablet

This year's Lollapalooza festival kicks off on August 3 in Chicago's Grant Park, and to get you in the mood, the team at Tablet has created a special 10-song preview of this year's lineup.

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Maui Condos or Public Trusts?

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Npr, Fcc, Kusf, Kcsm, College, Radio, Broadcast, Community, Consolidation, Daystar, Media, Alliance, Public, Borg, Capital, San Francisco News
Tracy Rosenberg

As part of an epidemic of higher education institutions ridding themselves of educational TV and radio licenses, the San Mateo Community College District announced the upcoming sale of KSCM-TV, the noncommercial TV station it has owned and operated for 48 years.

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President Obama Succeeded in Duping the Media, Congress and the Public About His Plan to 'Streamline' Government

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Lloyd Chapman, Pentagon, Federal Small Business Contracting Programs, President Obama, Fraud, Streamlining Government, SBA Merger, Federal Spending, Economy, Jobs, Federal Agencies, Congress, Media, Public, Minority Job Creation, Karen Mills, Shrinking Government, Unemployment, American Small Business League, Federal Contracting, Proposed Merger, $3 Billion Cut, Consolidation Authority Act, Small Business Advocates, Government Budget, Minorities, Small Business News
Lloyd Chapman

I don't think any president in recent history has ever called a press conference to talk about cutting such a tiny portion of the federal budget. That's because President Obama is not trying to shrink government with this proposed merger of the SBA.

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PUBLIC Presents: Fooling Around In PUBLIC With Jack Whitehall Review

Neil Simpson | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Patrick Kielty, Chris Martin, Bbc, Kevin Bridges, Carl Donnelly, Rhod Gilbert, Lenny Henry, John Bishop, Miles Jupp, Michael Mcintyre, Stephen K Amos, UK Comedy, Public, Lloyd Griffiths, Jack Whitehall, UK Comedy News
Neil Simpson

Jack Whitehall, of course, went down a treat. His mum (who was sitting in the corner) seemed to enjoy her son's scripted sequences and flailing around on stage immensely. Whitehall is a fantastically energetic comedian, able to use every ounce of energy in his spindly figure to squeeze laughs from the audience.

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No More Education Excuses

Emily Sirota | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Sirota for Schools, Sirota, Emily, Education, School Board, Campaign, Denver Public Schools, Public, Denver, Colorado, Education News
Emily Sirota

America is engaged in a major debate over the future of education -- a debate that has been marked by a lot of overheated rhetoric and divisiveness about politics, but not enough substance about how to fix our schools for our kids.

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And the Winner Is ... the Public Sector

David Morris | Posted 07.21.2011

Read More: Outsourcing, Education, Military, Health, Privatization, Student Loan, Medicare, Public, Public Sector, Private Sector, Public and Private Sector, Politics News
David Morris

When not handicapped by regulations designed to subsidize the private sector, the public sector often provides services faster, cheaper and more effectively.

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Asian Food Overload at the LuckyRice Festival

Regina Varolli | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Red Egg, Daniel Boulud, Joe Ng, En Japanese Brasserie, Chef King Phojanakong, Asian Food, Angelo Sosa, Food Festivals, Red Farm, Asia Dog, Public, Pastry Chef Damien Herrgott, Danielle Chang, Bosie Tea Parlor, Pierre Herme, LUCKYRICE Festival, Todd English, Brad Farmerie, Ching-He Huang, Minchi, Simply Ming, Cooking Channel, Blue Ginger, Celebrity Chefs, Ming Tsi, New York Around Town, Macarons, Food News
Regina Varolli

En Japanese Brasserie's deceptively simple dish of Red Miso Braised Washugyu Beef Cheeks proved to be another of my favorites. The beef cheeks were melt in your mouth tender and perfectly spiced.

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Weekly Audit: We Welcome Our New Plutocratic Overlords

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kari Lydersen, Gop, Recovery, Congress, Jobs, The Nation, Republican, Grittv, Unemployment, Public Sector, Private, Mother Jones, Chrystia Freeland, Elite, Tim Fernholtz, Bond, Andy Kroll, Class, American Prospect, Darrell Issa, Pension, Build America Bonds, Wages, Retirement, Public, Recession, Laura Flanders, Devin Nunes, Working in These Times, Paul Ryan, Atlantic Monthly, Class Warfare, Eric Alterman, Inequality, Politics News
The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Meet the new global elite. They're pretty much the same as the old global elite, only richer and more ...

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Cupcake Chain To Go Public

businessinsider.com | Joe Weisenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crumbs Public, Crumbs IPO, Cupcakes, Public, Crumbs, Food News

According to Peter Lattman, Crumbs Bakery is going public in a reverse merger worth $66 million. Crumbs, which is the largest chain of cupcake bakerie...

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The F Word: Why Tax When You Can Freeze?

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: F Word, Billionaires, Federal Workers, Class War, Millionaires, Moe Tkacik, Obama, Public, Grit Tv, Public Workers, Pay Freeze, Economic Policy Institute, The F Word, Deficit, Freeze, Labor, Profits, Laura Flanders, Corporations, Spending, Grittv, Lawrence Mishel, Unions, Politics News
Laura Flanders

Although that $2 billion Obama estimates he'll save in freezing federal employees' wages sounds like a lot of money, it isn't. Compare it to the $700 billion that we handed over to Wall Street.

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Electoral Reform: 1 Page 9 Points

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Legislation Online, Joe Trippi, Cabinet-Level Debates, Decision-Support, Reform, Governance Reform, Public Intelligence Blog, Open Registration, Open Ballot Access, Instant Runoff, Instant Run-Off, Electoral Reform, Phi Beta Iota, Prior Consultation, Absentee Voting, Open Access, Public Funding, Public Budget Office, Transpartisan Policy Institute, Holiday Voting, Two-Party Tyranny, Earth Intelligence Network, Expanded Debates, Early Voting, Open Honest Debates, League of Women Voters, Debates, Virtual Cabinet, Coalition Cabinet, Sanity, Civility, Public Intelligence, Robert David Steele, Michael Cudahy, Ralph Nader, Jock Gill, Christina Tobin, Jim Turner, Jon Lebkowsky, Susan Cannon, Mark Tovey, Sheri Herndon, Jim Rough, Peggy Holman, Mitch Ratcliff, Tom Atlee, Jon Ramer, Stewart Brand, Howard Rheingold, Harrison Owen, Vaclav Havel, William Greider, Carol Dumaine, Howard Zinn, Rop Gonggrijp, Emanuel Goldstein, Glenn Tenney, Open Everything, Griftopia, Curtis Bonk, Matt Taibbi, Public, Politics News
Robert David Steele

Since the year 2000, when I watched in horror as Al Gore took the dive and played dead in Florida (the theft was exposed three months before the fact ...

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THE SKINNY: The Creative Time Summit 'Revolutions In Public Practice,' NYC

Posted 05.25.2011

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WHAT: The Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice 2 WHO: Presenters include Danielle Abrams, Basekamp, Saskia Bos, The Bruce High Quali...

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Towards A Just Communications System: Pacifica Radio and the Never-Ending Battle

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tracy Rosenberg

I often hear, as a Pacifica Foundation board member that terrestrial radio in general and Pacifica radio in particular, is irrelevant. I would make t...

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Replacing Dead Urban Spaces with Living Habitat

Jared Braiterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Change, Access, Street, Earth Day, Nature, Shared, Green, City, Urban Design, Habitat, Tokyo, Imagination, Public, Dead Space, Japan, Wildlife, De-Paving, Storm Water, Native Plants, Green News
Jared Braiterman

"Do you really think Tokyo is green? Why do you only focus on the good sides of Tokyo?" These are questions that many Japanese and foreign residents o...

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I See Belgium, I See France: I See the Burqa's Last Dance

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Persian Gulf, France, Public Dress, Chador, Nudity, Extremist, Veiling, European, England, Public Veiling, Public Nudity, Veil, Niqab, Female Rights, Society, Belgium, Women, Segregate, Neqab, Hijab, Girl, Hejab, Woman, Public, Headscarf, Abaya, Dubai, Burqa, Covering, Girls, Gender Equality, Underwear, Segregation, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

For some governments, banning burqas about placing a legal element of moderation on public dress. Worldwide today, total nudity is usually illegal, these governments are simply saying that the other extreme is also not acceptable.

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The F Word: Better Uses for Bankers' Billions

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Small Business, California, Banks, Pell Grant, Education, Economy, Recession, Jobs, Public, Grit Tv, Bailout, School, Goldman Sachs, Unemployment, Wall Street, Laura Flanders, Mother Jones, JPMorgan Chase, Crisis, Grittv, Bonuses, Andy Kroll, Politics News
Laura Flanders

What could be done with the $20 billion in Wall Street bonuses paid out this year? You could pay the salaries of more than 390,000 public school teachers across the country.

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Does My Insurance Leave Me Naked?

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Premiums, Congress, Recission, Hospital, Obama, Premiums, Youthradio, Public, Democrats, President, Emily Beaver, House, Senate, Anthem Blue Cross, Insurance, Youth Radio, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Health Reform, Healthcare, Republicans, Politics News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Emily Beaver As a California resident...

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Hidden Dangers of Citizens United Ruling

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ads, Supreme Court, House, Money, Corporation, Campaign Finance, Election Law, Congress, Corporate, Campaign, Scotus, Citizens United, Public, Election, Influence, Political Advertising, Chris Weigant, Advertising, Corporations, Federal Election Commission, Extortion, Vote Buying, Election Rules, Unions, Senate, Union, Fec, Politics News
Chris Weigant

My main concern is not the money that will be spent overtly, but rather with what happens outside the public's eye -- the unseen influence which may be wielded.

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Is Apathy Socially Redeeming?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Vote, Voters, Apathy, Passivity, Public, Socially Redeeming, Citizen, Politics News
Russ Wellen

We're citizens of the nation that put participatory democracy on the map for God's sake. How did we arrive at this sad state of affairs, which I call the enduring enigma of the American public?

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Referendum 71: US Supreme Court Judge Blocks Release Of Names In Gay Rights Ballot Fight

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equality, US Supreme Court, Ref 71, Benefits, Gay, Benjamin Settle, Public, Same-Sex, Washington State, Names, Gay Rights, Vote, Secret, Supreme Court, Referendum 71, Olympia, Open-Government, Justice Kennedy, Anthony Kennedy, Petition, Gay Marriage, Domestic Partnership, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporarily blocked Washington state officials from releasing the names of people who sig...

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Facebook Privacy Concerns: An Open Letter To Mark Zuckerberg

Craig Kanalley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Privacy Changes, Facebook Privacy Concerns, Social Networking, Data, Online, Facebook Privacy, Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Networking Privacy, Public, Facebook, Privacy, Google, Technology News
Craig Kanalley

You haven't lost me yet, Mark. I can understand why you made some of the changes you did recently. But once a champion of privacy concerns online, your latest statements are alarming.

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Biodiversity Remakes Tokyo

Jared Braiterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soil, Air Quality, River, Bicycling, Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Satoyama, Walking, National Security, Urban Forest, Falcon, Biodiversity, Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference, Tokyo, Crime Reduction, Transit, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, Elderly, Wall, Yamada Yoriyuki, Forest, Iimura Kazuki, Wilderness, Blur, Sustainable, Places, Plants, Rice, Kobayashi Kenji, Farmer, Energy Independence, Remake, Reforestation, Wildlife, Population, Ginza Bee Project, Street, Cultural, Food Safety, Passion, Pollution, Urban, Culture, Climate Change, Bee, Suzuki Makoto, Post-Industrial, Lot, Roof, Miniaturization, Public Health, City, Habitat, Growth, Public, Ginza Farm, Gardener, Nature, Paddy, Pet, Environment, Firefly, Ginza, Edo, Kajima, Green News
Jared Braiterman

The Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference addresses unparalleled environmental crisis and the need to transform our relationship with nature. Many p...

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A Surprise In Obama's Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Demographic, Statistics, President Obama, Pollster.com, Rating, Obama, Poll, Disapproval, Undecided, Public, Approval Rating, Barack Obama, Likely Voters, Bush, Nate Silver, Approval, Opinion Poll, Obama Poll Numbers, Chris Weigant, fivethirtyeight.com, Registered Voters, Ratings, Mark Blumenthal, Undecided Voters, Blumenthal, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Rather than looking at the overall picture of how Obama's doing in the polls, I have been noticing something interesting which I don't believe others have picked up on.

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