Under Obama nothing has changed for minorities a personal look at the problems minorities have with Racism on the job and government failure to address the issue.

What may be the only FCC public hearing on the Comcast-NBC merger was held Tuesday, July 13th. The following is a report from the hearing that shows how nonprofit organizations were enlisted by Comcast to distract from the possible impact if FCC approves of this media consolidation move.

Congresssman Bobby Rush’s hearing on the Comcast-NBC merger in Chicago on July 8th shined a light on how Comcast-NBC hopes to get this through. They are hoping to demonstrate a concern for diversity and an interest in increasing minority ownership and leadership. Of course, why are they just now figuring out ways to make their corporations more diverse? Oh, yeah, this is one way to get the greenlight to merge.

This article uses the metaphor of the beige colored crayon to represent reactionary white Americans who are bent on trying to “whitewash” the rights of minority citizens through legislation and intimidation.

Whacking your Waldo

Update of stories about the Compton Cookout and invitation to solutions to the human problem.

How will you be celebrating the Christmas holiday today?

Notes, belatedly, from a “birds of a feather” session at Computers, Freedom, and Privacy 2009.

Identified strategies include building a broad, diverse coalition; focusing on cost, dignity, and human rights issues as well as privacy and constitution; use anti-corporate activism against the companies supplying equipment and profiting from surveillance; involve the technical community and domain experts; and more.

Do progressives care about diversity? Why it matters, and #p2′s experiences so far. Please join us at Thursday’s #p2 tweeting to discuss progressive hashtag organization on Twitter!

Discusses bridging the gap between online and offline environments from the perspective of the Voter Suppression Wiki and the Twitter Voter Project.