NYT: Clinic That Treated Joan Rivers Gets Another Chance to Keep Accreditation…
Must promise to try harder and stop stealing her jokes.
U.S.-Facilitated Security
Six days ago the Internet was abuzz with news about "our trumpeted success in persuading Pakistan to end its seven-month blockade of supplies for...
Gitlin’s View on Charlottesville: A Step-Up Moment for Leadership
The fire that burns the length and breadth of American history has burst through a firebreak.
BY TODD GITLIN | AUGUST 14, 2017
First published here: http://billmoyers.com/story/charlottesville-step-moment-leadership/
Charlottesville...
NYT: Retina 5K iMac – Powerful Proof of the PC Renaissance.
Thousands of dollars to play meaningless games and see every detail on hacked selfies.
NY Times-Bits Blog: Can’t prove to your parole officer you called him from your...
Tell him Google keeps your phone logs and a picture of you making the call. Also, don't forget to mention there is an iApp...
All Bits Are Created Equally Slow. Or Fast.
Only yesterday Sen. Al Franken's people mass emailed that Net Neutrality - equal access to the Internet for all - should continue to be...
NYT: Source of Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Might Be Bats, Study Says.
African baseball season cancelled until new rules allow play without bats.
ISIS Militants
capture Jordanian fighter pilot in Syria. Stoic pilot refuses to talk except "don't call me Roger."
The Almaviva Republican Party
For some, the Republican Party is the Party of Lincoln. I am mentioning this because back in the time of Lincoln, the Southern Democrats...
TheWeekholeView: The Big Sigh of Relief
In TPV land the week starts now and then, and mostly then, lately. But here comes what fell through the hole these past seven...
Una cuba libre con un toque de limón por favor
First came the handshake and then this. At this pace, if Obama would be re-elected five more times, the US would have the same...
Facebook Takes over Craig’s List (and Amy’s …)
I have always bought my soap according to TV ads. I continue to buy Dove soap whether my skin gets smoother or rougher because...
Mayday Mayday: A SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs
From our email inbox to our readers: Here's the exciting news: We all know this democracy is in distress. It's time to send an urgent...
















