Archive for July 24th, 2008
You mean poor people want to shop, too?
Yes, it’s true. People in neighborhoods, typically thought to be impoverished and dangerous, have money to spend. It took a report report by Washington-based non-profit, Social Compact, for the big chains to realize this, as the LA Times writes.
The piece reports that residents—like Sydney Bradford— of those inner-city neighborhoods, which big chains typically avoided, [...]
Commenting on the commenters
Commenters offer an unfiltered look at what people think about a story or a website, but they are sometimes more of a headache for a site, than a benefit. While insightful discussion does happen in the forums, as this piece in Politico notes, the anonymity of commenters allows for racist and prejudicial inflammatory remarks that [...]
Manufacturing con-(vention)-sent
Under the Federal Election Committee’s guidelines re-written in 1993, unions and corporations are forbidden from funneling unlimited contributions to political parties.
So last week when Congress provided immunity for telecom giants, such as AT&T, who are collaborators in the biggest spy bill passed in history, perhaps they weren’t looking for anything in return.
Except the fact that [...]
Lunchtime Snack: News Round-up
Tit for Tat: the papers are reporting that McCain is gaining ground on Obama in four key swing states including Colorado, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, where, just last month, Obama was up 17 point—now the gap is down to two, according to a Quinnipiac University’s presidential preference poll However, the two-point drop in Wisconsin is [...]
Introduction
Hello,
I’m Tricia Romano and I’ll be steering this here ship for the time being. I just moved here from New York where I logged innumerable hours at the Village Voice. I wrote award-winning cover stories, features, and, a nightlife and culture column, called “Fly Life” for five years. I am excited to see how this [...]
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