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Tag Archives: policy
India and U.S. Immigration Policy
Although I got back from India on September 2 (over a month ago! …. still feels like last week), I’m still processing the whole experience. When I first got back, I was more relieved than I thought I would be … Continue reading
Google Policy Fellowship – Deadline Extended
I can’t apply for the fellowship, because I’m not a student of any sort, but it’s well-paid and with some fun organizations. They just extended the application deadline to Friday, January 11. If you’re a student interested in the intersection … Continue reading
Tagged googlezon, nerd alert, non-profit work, policy
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OpenCongress.org – Making sense of the federal legislative process
Have you ever tried using Thomas from the Library of Congress? “In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress”… Well, if you happen to know what you’re looking for, you can find some things fairly … Continue reading
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Why Amtrak is cool
Amtrak is awesome. I understand that they share tracks with freight trains and (in some areas, I guess) often have delays, but whenever I’ve wanted to hop over to NYC, I pack my backpack, grab the DC Metro to Union … Continue reading
Tagged policy, public transportation, travel
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Larry Lessig and the Creative Commons
People who know me know that I’m slightly obsessed with presentation skills — there’s nothing worse than putting forth a body of work or ideas that nobody can understand or connect to (though I have to wonder whom I’m connecting … Continue reading
Tagged policy, presentations, video
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Taxes
It turned out that Mr. Buffett, with immense income from dividends and capital gains, paid far, far less as a fraction of his income than the secretaries or the clerks or anyone else in his office. Further, in conversation it … Continue reading
Security Screening for All
I found this article on Wired.com a fascinating overview about the process of security screening and the implications/ramifications of some of the ideas for improvement being discussed. Basically, I didn’t see the big picture, and I think this gives it. … Continue reading
Public vs. Foundation Spending
I mean, really: In its 2007 budget proposal, for example, the Bush administration eliminated a $93.5 million program to underwrite the development of smaller schools, specifically citing the increase in support for those schools from “nonfederal funds” from the Gates … Continue reading
Tagged education, foundation, gates, non-profits, policy
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Open Document Format … in the bag!
Responding to government requests for interoperability, Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it will offer free software that will allow Word, Excel and PowerPoint to handle documents in rival technology formats. What does this mean for you and everyone else? As … Continue reading
Tagged microsoft, open standards, policy, technology
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