A complex world where we have just about any information we want at our fingertips isn’t a world that’s limited by the answers. It’s limited by our ability to ask the right questions. That may sound like more sophistry from a wannabe mystic, in case you’re getting tired of my schtick. But if journalism is about connecting people to their world it seems that the ways it is changing are directly related to the size of the world that people have the ability to connect to. That might best be handled by changing the entire approach to news.
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Different Roles
The public flagellation over the loss in Massachusetts has started to consume Democrats, as nearly anyone could expect. But there’s one angle to this that has been strangely missing, a way of looking at it that we used to be able to count on – that Martha Coakley was a woman. Was that important? I happen to think that it was, but not necessarily in the way that most people might expect. If we’re going to prevent this kind of loss in the future, there are many lessons that we should learn. This is one of them.
and Statistics
It should have been an easy win. The Republicans hadn’t held that seat in the Senate since John F. Kennedy defeated Henry Cabot Lodge in 1952. But something went terribly wrong, something that will probably echo through the summer and into the mid-term election this November. That means that the Democrats have 10 months to either figure out what’s wrong or descend into a paralyzing psychoanalysis about the past, present and future of the party.
Guess which I think is going to happen?
Dr. King
Today we celebrate the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a man best known as a crusader for justice on behalf of his people, and he is worthy of being remembered just for this work. Yet 42 years after his death, with a black man elected President, hasn’t Dr King’s work been accomplished? If we take some time on this day to understand the what Dr. King was about, both as a preacher and leader, we can see that the calling he gave us is never really finished.
Popular Front
President Obama has finally taken a more populist tone on the economy by proposing that the TARP money given to the financial institutions in the midst of crisis be repaid by a special tax on large banks. It’s a good start, but only a start. What matters is how this plays out over the next few weeks and whether or not it catches on. Less obvious, however, is that support of this approach is going to be good politics for everyone as we head into an election year, Democrats and Republicans alike.
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