A Love Letter to NPR’s “On the Media”

I hope you all listen to NPR’s “On the Media” every week– it (along with CBC’s “Search Engine“) consistently amazes me with its ability to hit the zeitgeist nail on the head.  This week’s episode is worth a listen, they discuss the Obama campaign’s online outreach work, talk about the world’s reaction to now President-Elect [...]

Photographing Hope, Change, and a Little Advice

While procrastinating this morning I came across this Flickr Pool, A Message to Obama, sponsored by the UK newspaper The Guardian.  Not all of the photos hold messages that are supportive, but all the photos seem honest, which is a nice change from snarky irony.
I’d meant to show you some photos of the Planned Parenthood [...]

We Just Saw “The First Campaign”

Not going to lie, it was a little weird to read The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web, and the Race for the White House just a few short days after Barack Obama made history.  I wanted to like Garrett Graff’s book, but as with so many books about globalization and technology’s potential I found that [...]

Yes. We. Did.

And then, suddenly, I knew that cynicism and doubt have faded and that we made history.  My friends in DC walked to the White House, my friends in Seattle sang the national anthem in the street with hundreds of strangers, Jon and I didn’t know if we should be dancing or crying.  This must be [...]

Vote, On Principle

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
—John Quincy Adams
Please, please remember to vote today.  I almost don’t care who you vote for as long as you show up and make your voice heard.  I know it is uncool to admit [...]

Election Night Game

Oh my heavens the excitement is killing me… it is like Christmas eve or something.  Hard to believe that tomorrow, two years after this campaign got going, is the day we elect someone who is NOT George Bush.
My partner, Jon, spent the weekend making a game for election night.  You can download the PDF for [...]

Donate Your Facebook Status?

Have you not asked for enough Sirs?!  Now you want my Facebook status too?!  I mean, I have big, big plans for my status on Nov. 4– but I do not need your fancy application to update my status for me.  No sir.  For me, part of what makes status updates fun is that they [...]

Air Quotes Around Women’s Health? Seriously?!

I’d like to give major props to Obama for his incredible answer to “the abortion question” in last night’s debate.  Nobody is pro-abortion and it is time that someone with Obama’s stature stood up to say it.  In case it wasn’t hugely clear to everyone, it is answers like this that [...]

A Little Foe Outrage For Your Monday Morning

There have been a couple of posts over at the gnovis blog about what this election has actually done to the role of women voters.  We aren’t really hearing about choice issues, food stamps, child care, medicaid, etc.  While I understand that the economy and security will always be at the [...]

Viral Fund Raising for Planned Parenthood

My friend Ariel tipped me off to this completely amazing and brilliant e-mail campaign on behalf of Planned Parenthood.  First, I laughed.  A lot.  Then I kind of had some thoughts about how, maybe, it would be better if we all elevated the tone and is this really, really what the pro-choice community wants to [...]