The Texas Blue: News
Who Has The Power?
Thu, 10/11/2007 - 8:59am
In an analysis piece entitled "You Don't Have The Power," techPresident's Zephyr Teachout (Governor Howard Dean's internet coordinator in 2004) examines the redistribution and decentralization of force and the continued centralization of power in modern presidential campaigns.
UAW Employees at Chrysler Begin Strike Action
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 2:51pm
The strike deadline came and went with no new contract, and now line workers for Chrysler have taken to the picket line.
The (Worst) Jobs of the Future
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 1:40pm
If you were thinking about starting over in a new career or if you're just about to be faced with the job market for the first time, Forbes has a line on some jobs — and entire industries — that are on the decline.
Wednesday News Roundup: Warrants Are The New Black
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 9:42am
Yes, there was a Republican debate yesterday. Don't worry if you missed it; the candidates were all predictable enough that it doesn't get top billing today. What is on top: House Democrats are trying to fix the Protect America Act and its blanket authorization of warrantless wiretaps on American citizens in two very different ways.
TPA Roundup, Week of 10/8/07
Tue, 10/09/2007 - 4:49pm
Every Tuesday, we'll be featuring blogs from the Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Blog Roundup, where notable Texas progressive blogs choose their favorite articles to be represented. This week's round-up is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.
Counterterrorism: You're Doing It Wrong
Tue, 10/09/2007 - 1:00pm
Today the Washington Post reports that the SITE Institute, a private intelligence analysis firm that tracks international terrorist activity, had managed to procure September's al-Qaeda video early via their investigations of the group.
Cornyn on Bats: A Little Light Reading
Tue, 10/09/2007 - 10:00am
Sometimes you don't have to write much about an item of interest in order for it to turn into a great update. Sometimes these things write themselves. Sometimes in the same week Senator John Cornyn votes against health insurance for poor little kids, he sends an update to his constituent newsletter list about an issue of critical importance: bats, and where they go in winter, and what they mean to Texas.
Tuesday Roundup: Iowa Happens
Tue, 10/09/2007 - 7:00am
We have heard a great many things about polls lately — that Clinton broke 50% nationally, that Huckabee is in third in Iowa, and so on — but the New York Times has an interesting perspective on how Iowans feel about who they aren't voting for.
(Not So) Great Expectations
Mon, 10/08/2007 - 3:52pm
Fred Thompson is riding the Low Expectations Express to pre-emptive debate victory. At this point he'll be way ahead if he shows up.
GOP Defector Signals Subtle Shift in Power
By Chris Bell
Mon, 10/08/2007 - 9:14am
It was a shot heard ’round the world. Well, that’s a serious overstatement, but it was a shot heard ’round the Texas political world and one that will continue to reverberate well into the future.