Tag Archives: alternet

The HuffPo Investigative Fund Gets Big Support

Posted by JD Thomas on March 4, 2010 in Politics, Techfun Comments Off

It is great to see people willing to put money behind investigative journalism. The Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Alternet, and ProPublica have all shown great promise. It has been a fun couple of years watching Alternet stories gain traction through Facebook sharing and via retweets on Twitter until they finally show up in the more traditional news outlets.

Cheesy 1980s Teen-Flick was Blueprint for the Bush Doctrine

Posted by JD Thomas on January 15, 2009 in Techfun Comments Off

From rejecting diplomacy to abusing prisoners to disdaining Europe, “Red Dawn” offers a blueprint for the Bush years.