Alex Priest

September 24, 2010
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The AMP Summit

AMP. Activism. Media. Politics. That’s what the AMP Summit, being held today and tomorrow here in Washington, D.C., is all about–and so far, it’s a fantastic conference. This morning I had the pleasure of volunteering with registration at the conference, … Continue reading

September 23, 2010
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The Daily Show is a Big Deal. No, Really. It Is.

So there’s all kinds of back and forth on what modern satirical news programs like Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show and Steven Colbert’s The Colbert Report actually contribute to our society. Are they a good thing? Are they a bad … Continue reading

July 9, 2010
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Is This What the Stimulus Should Have Been?

Maybe this is what the stimulus should have been: Call me a crazy liberal, but I find it difficult to argue with the success and the good things that came out of the WPA. This article on Brainpicker got me … Continue reading

June 24, 2010
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The Clock’s Ticking – Four Years. Go.

The first impression might feel familiar. Tick. Tick. Tck. Tck. Tck. But wait. Four Years. Go., at first, might seem like another re-hash of the same tired theme. Time is running out, climate change is going to kill us all, … Continue reading

March 30, 2010
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‘Tis the Season for Some More Reform

My latest column in my university’s newspaper is up today, here at The Eagle. However, I’d recommend reading it here, and avoid the nonsense juvenility that seem to be the trend among other columnists and commenters there nowadays. This week … Continue reading