WMNF: The Blog
Pledge to Vote, Get a Free Song
Tags: music, politics, election
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
Wilco is offering a free song download if you'll sign a pledge to vote this year:
<><>And in the spirit of giveaways that seem to be sweeping the nation, we've got something free for you. No it's not a pile of cash (sorry) but rather an audio postcard ... read this postFree Book: Rebooting Democracy
Tags: politics, technology
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
The Personal Democracy Forum has released a book of essays on politics in the digital age:
<><> The Internet is putting individual voters, and networks of activists, in positions that used to be the sole reserve of professionals. Today anyone can be a ... read this postIf only this Palin could run
Glen Hatchell about over 4 years ago
A Couple of Things Considered
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
From The Onion: All Things Considered becomes A Couple of Things Considered:
<><>Facing major cutbacks, National Public Radio has been forced to retool and relaunch its popular program All Things Considered as a truncated newscast that now only conside... read this postDonna The Buffalo @Jannus Landing
Tags: music, concert, donna the buffalo
airstudio about over 4 years ago
<>What a night it was! Introduced by WMNF's own Deadhead Ed, DTB, always wonderful, hit the stage and got the herd smiling from beginning to end. It was a balmy evening with little room to move, but all present swayed happily while singing along t... read this post
McCain rips short term mayors and governors
Glen Hatchell about over 4 years ago
From the 2007 debates.....
read this postCarolyn Wonderland
Arlene Engelhardt about over 4 years ago
From listener, Carly Summers
<>Let it be known that Carolyn Wonderland of Austin, Texas is no mere performer. Last night she blanketed us with her soul. Each spectator found out fast she was not there to put on a concert. She released her very essenc... read this postWMNF at the Lennon Memorial
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
Ernie was visiting the John Lennon Memorial in Central Park, and found this:
read this postI was a little shocked to be a thousand miles from home and see a bumper sticker for a Tampa radio station on a guitar laid near the Imagine memorial.
Sarah Palin's Gender Card
Randy Wynne about over 4 years ago
Why is the best political commentary on The Comedy Channel? Are the Daily Show researchers so much better than the networks that only they can expose commentators' and politicians' hypocrisy
read this postA perspective on the '08 race 8 weeks out
Mitch Perry about over 4 years ago
With approximately 8 weeks to go in this presidential election, the addition of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin has given a sudden (if perhaps only ephemeral) boost to John McCain’s chances of winning the White House in November.
<>Because the GOP Vice ... read this postMore Free Moore!
Tags: politics michael_moore video
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
Michael Moore's new movie will premiere on the world-wide-interwebs, for free.
<><>one entirely as a gift to my fans,” he said. “The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters ever at the polls in November. I think Slac... read this postWordle View of the RNC/DNC Speeches
Tags: politics visualization
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
Wired.com has an interesting visualization of the big speeches at the recent Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
<><>Wordle is an online application created by IBM's senior software engineer Jonathan Feinberg. Using text entered by its user... read this post