Technology is Anthropology -- Covering an Evolving Solar System
The focus is on the people, not the gear. Because here at HuffPostTech, we -- yep, you and I -- are chroniclers of technology's evolving solar system.
The leaders of the world are about to gather in New York and Pittsburgh to address the catastrophic failure of the global economy at a time when many are using the stock market boom to argue that recovery is in sight. The hype around the stock bubble -- for that is what it is -- will most likely weaken any resolve to deal with the huge challenges posed by an out-of-control finance sector and a failing global economy.
The focus is on the people, not the gear. Because here at HuffPostTech, we -- yep, you and I -- are chroniclers of technology's evolving solar system.
What went hand in hand with the technology that helped elect Barack Obama was a resolute and unyielding focus on good-old-fashioned political organizing. What's missing now is the organizing leadership.
Does living in New York City foster a hard-as-nails, no nonsense attitude? Is that how one would describe the New York state of mind?
If you follow the news about Wikipedia, even casually, you're probably aware that something is changing. What you probably don't realize is that what you've been led to believe is almost certainly completely wrong.
It was painfully obvious that the producers of this year's Emmys had one goal only -- reverse the ratings trend and not lose again to the Weather Channel.
My visit to Southern Sudan this past April changed my life. I remember stepping off the plane into 100-degree weather, and walking to the Nile with a woman and her son to collect their daily drinking water.
Net Neutrality will be the largest telecom fight in since the giveaway Telecom Act was fought out in 1995. In the House, Republicans are already showing they're ready to rumble.
The Right wing has always hated ACORN. Partially that's because the organization has been so effective at allowing poor people to vote. The Right hates it when poor people vote.
The Baucus bill makes it clear that the fix is in. We're now going to pour more money into a system that's already shown it can absorb whatever we put into it without providing anything like commensurate health care.
Like the proverbial light in the refrigerator, Glenn Beck only exists if he's seen (or, unavoidably in his case, heard). He is only the latest exploiter of TV's power to persuade.
My point is not that the attacks on Obama are not racist; it is pretty clear that some are. However, it is far less clear what supporters of the president gain from making this argument.
Team Earth is issuing an urgent, immediate challenge by teaming up with the Prince's Rainforest Project to call for swift action and funding to reduce tropical deforestation.
New York has a new hero in Jason Haber, who told the Libyan dictator's representatives that he would find them a lavish apartment only if they returned the Lockerbie bomber to Scotland.
After observing Anna Wintour last week, I think I've discerned Anna's Seven Deadly Tells, those subtle (and not-so-subtle) changes in her demeanor that signal what's really on her mind.
Last Thursday, we were reminded of what true courage, sacrifice, and heroism is all about.
"In opera after the first night you don't know what will happen; it's a moveable feast!"
Last night's repeat win at the Emmy Awards further enshrined Mad Men as television's best series on a night when it aired a consequential new episode.
As the Obama administration tries to rebuild America's image abroad, do we need to send dance companies and theater companies abroad?