Howard Wolfson (former Communications Director for the Hillary Clinton campaign) has posted his Best Albums of 2008 on his blog. Check it out - you will likely be surprised.
Trent Reznor has responded to the reports that NIN's music was used as torture for inmates at Guantanamo Bay by saying, "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging than discovering music you've put your heart and soul into creating has been used for purposes of torture. If there are any legal options that can be realistically taken they will be aggressively pursued,...[read more]
Today is Human Rights Day, and our friends at Causecast have asked us to draw attention to Aung San Suu Kyi. A Nobel Peace Prize winner, she has stood up against a corrupt regime in Burma that has been ruling by force for twenty years, and has kept her under house-arrest for 13 of the past 18 years; preventing her from taking her democratically appointed office. She has made a call for individuals to write freedom songs in response. You may submit yours to read more]
Last night two admins, and friends, from Buzznet.com were arrested during the "No On 8" Rally in LA. Videos, pictures, and commentary can be found here.
Ace Enders has posted a new demo on myspace, inspired by Barack Obama. Tomorrow is the election and I will personally hate every lazy voter who doesn't get his ass to the polls. After you vote, come check out the official election thread and watch the numbers come in with us.
Just wanted to remind everyone that if early voting is taking place in your state - make sure you do it! Thanks! Feel free to come join us discuss politics in the political forum, and check out an editorial from John Mayer about how "Hope is Not a Buzzword."
Google Maps has added a "US Voter Info" portion to their maps - so you can input your address and it will show you where you can vote on November 4th. Easy. No excuses. Feel free to join in on the political discussion in our read more]
Everclear, in "fear of what another 4 years of GOP reign could mean for the country," have recorded a track called "Jesus Was A Democrat." Download it here. Lyrics are in the replies.
Jordan Brown, from Set Your Goals, wrote a blog encouraging everyone to vote. You can still register - but the dates to make sure you're signed up are drawing very, very near.
Make sure you are registered to vote. It's easy to check - and you may only have a few more days to make sure. Even Jonah Hill thinks you should register. The VP debates are tonight, we'll be talking about them in the political forum.
