What you watch, read, buy, and listen to online can tell political campaigns whether it’s worth their time and money to woo your vote. Gwen Ifill talks to Ken Goldstein of the University of San Francisco and Eitan Hersh of Yale University to learn more about how our digital footprints are being used in the evolution of political advertising. Transcript and audio from PBS Newshour, 2-18-14.
Angry letters to the one member of Congress who voted against the War on Terror Barbara Lee was the lone dissenter in the post-9/11 vote authorizing military force. Many called her a traitor. But her constituents shared her concerns—and history has vindicated them. In the hours after the attacks of September 11, 2oo1, they were…
King County From West Seattle to the White House: Sally Jewell of REI nominated to be Interior Secretary President Obama‘s nomination today of REI president/CEO Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior has a double West Seattle link – she has a residence here, and REI was founded here. If confirmed, Jewell – who also…
(Daily Clips will be on hiatus until after the KCDCC reorganization, and its future will be in the hands of the new King County Democratic chair. Thanks for reading, and don’t forget to vote.) Facebook to data-mine for your political views Facebook is mining its data of user’s posts to find out how users feel…
King County Boeing-IAM talks collapse; company would not give up demand to end machinists’ defined-benefit pension Negotiations between Boeing and the Machinists union over placing the 777X work in Washington state abruptly collapsed Thursday with the union leadership rejecting what management described as its final offer. The offer would have given rank-and-file employees a $15,000 signing…
The Clinton team is following reporters to the bathroom. Here’s why that matters Amy Chozick is the reporter tasked with covering the Clintons—and the runup to the now-almost-inevitable Hillary Clinton presidential bid —for the New York Times. Sounds like a plum gig, right? Until, that is, a press aide for the Clinton Global Initiative follows you…
King County Federal court to weigh SeaTac wage petition issue The battle over increasing SeaTac’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, the highest in the nation, is heading to federal court after claims by SeaTac Committee for Good Jobs that a city review board improperly eliminated 201 signatures from the petition. Two of the citizens whose…