President Obama slow jams the news with Jimmy Fallon. Big issue; fun way to communicate it.(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Tag: federal silliness
Conquering Food Deserts
The question remains: If there is real demand for fresh food in food deserts, why don’t supermarkets open up there? Why don’t they regard them as food emerging markets? Well, it takes two things: innovative businesspeople who are willing to pursue opportunities where others see only problems — and creative government subsidies to make the… Continue reading Conquering Food Deserts
The joke was on me.
Rabbit rabbit and happy April Fools’ Day. In the spirit of jokes and fun, I share with defeat and enjoyment a prank that I fell for that lasted more than two months. I worked in a cubicle crowded with case files, a collage of NY Post headlines, hoarded office supplies, a pink Disney princess clock… Continue reading The joke was on me.
Atlantic Avenue Subway Station I know graffiti is “just graffiti” and I shouldn’t read into it, but I did. I generally agree with the sentiment here (access to affordable, healthy food should be human right, especially according to the values on which our country was founded), but don’t think it accomplishes anything. Clearly, the intended… Continue reading
In 2011, AmeriCorps received a whopping 582,000 applications for just 82,000 positions. This is up from 536,000 in 2010 for 85,000 spots. That means that over two years, nearly 1 million Americans have been turned away from serving the country through AmeriCorps. This is VERY sad to me. We definitely need more national service opportunities,… Continue reading
Let’s Move: Jimmy Fallon and Michelle Obama This promotional segment couldn’t be better if it tried. This initiative has phenomenal goals and strategy backed by a leader who practices what she preaches. So awesome.(Source: http://www.nbc.com/)
Pay attention. This is going to be big.
There’s a pretty great new website called http://www.wethelobby.com. You should probably share it with all of your friends, because it’s a model that might actually make a decent dent in advancing important arguments for and against proposed legislation. It gives a productive megaphone to the 99% who can’t afford to spend thousands of dollars to… Continue reading Pay attention. This is going to be big.
It’s Anti-SOPA Backout Day.
DO SOMETHING about it. And, if you still don’t feel like you know enough about the pending censorship, please read up on it. Bottom line: Passing SOPA and PIPA will not stop piracy and will stifle creativity and access to information. Sound good to you?
Primary elections, explained.(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
I like that there’s a Tumblr to give the American public straight up answers. I’m sad that the American public doesn’t do grammar or know how to Google when they do know how to find the small ‘Ask’ button on a Tumblr page*. I’m also sad that the answer is so matter-of-fact that it doesn’t… Continue reading
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