SO! Kosovo declared independence today! Yay Kosovo. But what should you know about the repercussions of this historic event?
Wait, what? What the hell is Kosovo? Read More »
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Krazy Kosovo: Will Kosovo run happy and free, or will Serbia shove it back into the white coat and send it back to its room?
By girlnextdoor - Posted on February 17th, 2008
Tagged: ethnic conflict
• genocide
• Independence
• international
• Kosovo
• news
• politics
• russia
• Security Council
• Serbia
• UN
• USA
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Personal freedom
• Better future
Rumor Control: Crysis on the PS3?? MGS4 on the 360?? New Blizzard MMO????
By washd123 - Posted on February 11th, 2008
Tagged: 2
• 360
• Blizzard
• crysis
• crytek
• diablo
• diablo II
• EA
• GDC
• metal gear
• metal gear solid 4
• MGS4
• microsoft
• MMO
• namco
• news
• ports
• ps3
• rumors
• Video Games
• xbox
• xbox360
• Entertainment
Ive seen a few rumors going around lately so here are my thoughts Read More »
Sensationalizing a Celebrity's Death, or Why I No Longer Trust CNN
By grljduplisea - Posted on January 24th, 2008
"Get on your nightgown, lest occasion call us
And show us to be watchers. Be not lost
So poorly in your thoughts."
-- Lady Macbeth, Macbeth II.ii.68-70 Read More »
Are we ready? Not really.
By fallon - Posted on January 23rd, 2008
Tagged: barack obama
• controversy
• discrimination
• election 2008
• Hillary Clinton
• minorities
• news
• Presidential race
• Race
• Racism
• women
• Broad prosperity
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Better future
Several times since Clinton and Obama announced their run for the White House, we've been asked here at ProgressiveU and elsewhere if the United States was ready for a woman or black president. My answer to that question has always been a simple yes. Read More »
Warning: watching may have potential side effects.
By fallon - Posted on January 23rd, 2008
I've heard some really weird things over the years, but after seeing the news this morning, I have officially heard it all. Read More »
The News You Didn't Hear (because it didn't hit your inbox) And Some You Did
By fallon - Posted on December 21st, 2007
Tagged: britney spears
• H.R 847
• House of Representatives
• Lakota Sioux Indians
• Medicaid
• news
• Opinion
• Oprah
• Parenting
• Religion
• tracheostomy
• Personal freedom
• Better future
I haven't blogged anything political or even semi interesting to most of the ProgressiveU population in quite a while. Life has been insane as sometimes happens. But, I'm feeling half normal this week... Read More »
And the Youth Shall Inheret the Media...Through Revolution: CurrentTV--By the Youth, For the Youth
By agentwred - Posted on December 9th, 2007
Tagged: Al Gore
• Awareness
• cable
• contributed
• contribution
• current
• current tv
• current.com
• Media
• New Media
• news
• pods
• politics
• random
• TV
• World News
• youth
• Broad prosperity
• Shared responsibility
• Personal freedom
• Better future
So I just learned about Current TV by this guy that came to my school for one of my film and media classes. He told us all about Current. When I heard it was started by Al Gore, I wasn't so interested. Oh great, a television station dedicated to global warming, ManBearBig, and slow monotimous talking. As I learned, it's so much more than that. Read More »
Religious Distraction
By tomasitokc - Posted on December 8th, 2007
Tagged: News and politics
• atheism
• Authoritarian
• darfur
• God
• Hypocrisy
• news
• news and society
• politics
• Presidential Elections
• Religion
• Broad prosperity
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Personal freedom
• Better future
Last week, after Friday prayers, thousands of Sudanese gathered in the central square of Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. Wielding weapons and chanting slogans, these people wanted to make their voices heard. Read More »
