We can now “friend” our favorite politicians on Twitter and receive updates on their policies as well as their personal lives. And we can log in to Facebook, see a picture of Barack Obama fist-bumping a janitor.
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We’ve Got Issues: A Weekly News & Politics Column
Barack Obama makes sense on Trayvon. Graphic warnings on cigarettes are coming to a store near you. The pope wore a black sombrero in Mexico. And Facebook attempts to corner the market on the word ‘book.’
We’ve Got Issues: A Weekly News & Politics Column
This week, crazy celebrity arrests, Canadian students protest against tuition fees, and a journalist gets it – mostly – wrong when it comes to Apple products.
We’ve Got Issues: A Weekly News & Politics Column
AIPAC gets Occupied by activists in Washington DC. Mitt Romney will probably win Super Tuesday – at least we hope so. Dover Air Base does terrible things with 9/11 remains. And Rush Limbaugh… there are no words.
We’ve Got Issues: Sex Week Edition
An all-male Congressional panel debates birth control, women everywhere cringe. Oklahoma attempts to give rights to fetuses. Asexuals get a day in the sun. And research proves religion + politics = teen pregnancy.
We’ve Got Issues: A Weekly News & Politics Column
Protesters take Moscow for a third month of rallies against Putin. Prop 8 is overturned in California. Russia and China veto a resolution on Syria at the Security Council. And the education gap between rich and poor is widening even more in the US.
Look to Colbert for Better Campaigns Tomorrow, Tomorrow
“If corporations are people, then I’m a people person.”
Love to be Legal in California
San Francisco’s 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional on Tuesday. YAY!
We’ve Got Issues: A Weekly News & Politics Column
The economy is up and the bonuses of Goldman Sachs execs are down. (Yippee!) Susan G Komen sells out women for right-wing money, but then changes its mind. And Facebook needs to make money, which we will all suffer for.
We’ve Got Issues: A Weekly News & Politics Column
A new documentary may make Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei a household name. Protesters celebrate one year in Tahrir Square. Spotify ads really suck when you’re trying to dance. And Newt Gingrich also comes under fire for campaign finance.
