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Common Cause, a nominally non-partisan but left-leaning organization, has announced a partnership with Governor Schwarzenegger to “put an end to California’s failed system for drawing Congressional and state Legislative boundaries.” They’re also going to target Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Texas.
It’s certainly a goal I applaud, as I find partisan districting one [...]
I’ve just finished reading Timothy Tyson’s Blood Done Sign My Name, and I feel like I need to shout about how great this book is.
I’ve actually been telling my friends about it since about chapter two, but it stayed strong all the way through. Tyson tells a story of a murder in Oxford, North [...]
WNUR’s phoneathon is in full gear — I’ll be hyping the station six ways from Sunday on my show tomorrow; of course I should have posted these a bit earlier. Anyway, WNUR raises over half its annual budget from this week-long event. There are a plethora of splendid premiums which we would love [...]
In a fit of remarkable slackitude, I’ve let a couple of weeks go buy without posting my playlists. I’m sure millions were on the edge of their seats.
I thought Joshua Abrams’ new album on Lucky Kitchen was pretty interesting. It is built up around “field recordings” made in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, [...]
Artist
Track
Album
Label
Jeb Bishop Trio
Pond
Afternoons
Okkadisk
Francis Wong Trio
Blues for My Blood Quantum
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