rally at the Dom, Cologne

The scene before an anti-fascism/anti-racism rally in front of Koln’s pollution-blackened gothic Dom.

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Mr Craigslist talks philanthropy, politics

Just announcing my latest U.S. News piece out, all about Mr Craigslist:
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is a self-confessed sci-fi “nerd,” but he has some very real ideas about changing politics and philanthropy, mainly through strong online participation. The humble entrepreneur (who now works in customer service for Craigslist.org) said at a conference this summer that [...]

U.S. down to 36th for press freedom

Reporters Without Borders came out with their 2008 freedom of the press rankings and the U.S. is down considerably from last year. The 50 states received 36th place out of 173 countries of the world, but including the U.S.’s territories it was a low 119th.