January 2006
Newsvine - Court Bars Tirade on Malaysian Web Site
by mikepower
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — A court told a disgruntled car owner he cannot chronicle the alleged defects of his Malaysian-made Perodua and his tirade against the car maker on a personal Web site.
February 2005
The Painful Truth
by mikepower
The Iraq war is a new kind of hell, with more survivors - but more maimed, shattered limbs - than ever. A revolution in battlefield medicine is helping them conquer the pain.
Send a White Feather to Jonah!
by mikepower
Let's send white feathers to a prominent chicken hawk who is willing to vilify anyone who opposes the war in Iraq but seems to have many reasons for staying safe here.
Falling Reentlistment Rates Among Right Wing Pundits Threaten War on Terror
by mikepower
Factors such as long tours of duty, fierce and costly battles against a ruthless and evil enemy, and carpal tunnel syndrome have taken a severe mental and physical toll on the conservative punditry.
January 2005
John Cartan - 20 Strange and Wonderful Books
by mikepower
Here, then, are twenty strange and wonderful books from my library. Even if you have no curiosity about my inner life, you will profit by coming to know any one of these books.
Worse Than Fiction: Read it and weep (or laugh)
by mikepower
I've been thinking of writing a political novel. It will be a bad novel because there won't be any nuance: the villains won't just espouse an ideology I disagree with - they'll be hypocrites, cranks and scoundrels.
Cutting Through - A live case study
by mikepower & 2 others
10 ways to use blogs for managing projects
Dan Gillmor on Grassroots Journalism
by mikepower & 3 others
As many of you know I'm going to work hard on a project to inspire, enable and create what many have been calling a new kind of journalism.
December 2004
USS Clueless The best of Den Beste
by mikepower
Links to blog entries by Den Beste that he considers are among the best or most important he has written
November 2004
Index of political blogs
by mikepower & 1 other
Here is an index to a selection of the most visible politically-oriented blogs.
The 'blog' revolution sweeps across China
by mikepower
Ever since the Communist party took power in 1949, the Chinese media has been tightly controlled by the government. Online publishing is a real threat to that control, and the government is clearly worried. A crackdown in 2003 closed websites and internet
43 Folders: Hack your way out of writers block
by mikepower & 1 other
Stuck for words? Lots of ways to get unstuck and start the blogging juices running again
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