Susanna Speier

140 Characters Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Twitter, Alon Nir, Kotel, New York, 140, Angela Shelton, 92nd St Y, #140Char, Oz Sultan, Susanna Speier, Jeff Pulver, Jeff Jarvis, George Haines, Nick Bilton, Melinda Emerson, 140-Characters-Conference, Technology News
Susanna Speier

April's 140 Characters Conference at the 92nd street Y ran the gamut. Organizer Jeff Pulver sourced more idealistic twitter users than pragmatists, but there were enough in-betweeners to keep conversations unpredictably entertaining.

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Sex Scandal Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Edwards, Charlie Wilson, Haiku, Scandal, Sex, Politiku, Valentine's Day, Brandon Ruckdashel, Sex Scandal, Lauren Sheppard, Rebecca Lieb, Susanna Speier, Imran Jaffery, Judy Y. Zuklie, Amy Anderson, Tom Hanks, Ken Wheaton, Politics News
Susanna Speier

In honor of the myths as well as the realities of the late Charlie Wilson's personality and politics, I am featuring Amy's politiku.

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Social Media Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Social Media Week NYC, David Berkowitz, Greg Schneider, The New York Times, Marc Geffen, Susanna Speier, Phil Thomas Di Giulio, Mashable, Jonathan Blank, New York News
Susanna Speier

New York Social Media week attendees came from insomnified newsrooms, midtown ad agencies and ivory towered J-schools. Bloggers, PR consultants, agg...

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Health Care Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phil Fox Rose, Greg Howard, Jennifer Jaff, Brad Post, Diane Stollenwerk, Susanna Speier, Imran Jaffery, Karen L. Newman, David J. Undis, Marilyn Wann, Health Care Reform, Wendell Potter, Bart Windrum, Donald Bassman, Robert Levine, Michael O'Brien, Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Sam Gravina, Obama Health Care Plan, Heath Care, Health Care Public Option, Robert E. Simon, Politics News
Susanna Speier

Not at all surprising, when I sent out my Health Care Politiku submission query I was swamped with phenomenal submissions.

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Sarah Palin Swan Song Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Susanna Speier, Scott Metz, Peter Orvetti, Michael O'Brien, Jerome Coopersmith, Ralph Dannheisser, Karen Goldner, The Haiku Foundation, Haiku, Politiku, Resignation, Sarah Palin, Poetry, Tina Fey, David Letterman, Home News
Susanna Speier

Palin's bolt-from-the-blue resignation was a Politiku dream come true. Politiku, by the way, is a contemporary English interpretation of Japanese Haiku poetry. Read: very concise political commentary.

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Father's Day Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aaron Landsman, Politiku, Andrew Solomon, Father's Day, Susanna Speier, David Amram, Michael O'Brien, Constance Congdon, Haiku, Healthy Living News
Susanna Speier

Dad's Pentagon career began in the early 80s when this issue of nuclear non-proliferation --- his area of expertise -- was considered more of an industrial and diplomatic issue than one of national defense.

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Empathy Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Justice, Politiku, Irene Gravina, Sonia Sotomayor, Susanna Speier, Sotomayor, Political Haiku, Michael O'Brien, Ken Urban, Andrew Solomon, Ron Coleman, Politics News
Susanna Speier

Any justice with the level of training that Sotomayor has would have the professionalism to compartmentalize her empathy while evaluating a Supreme Court Case.

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