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...moves should at least be followed this year by an end to the travel ban for the rest of the U.S. population - that is, if Obama throws his support behind a new bill to end the ban, which may or may not have enough votes in Congress to pass. So far Obama has remained neutral on the legislation. However, there's a strong argument to be made for a presidential endorsement that could push it over the top, one that satisfies the need to engage Cuba but also, at least indirectly, will prod the Castro government toward greater democracy...
...satellite-television companies pay carry fees to producers of content, Internet entrepreneurs could arrange local advertising or subscription services that would allow them to pay content creators for certain programming. Websites with a -large number of active users, such as Facebook, would become the new Comcast. Networks would thus pass the problem of garnering advertising revenue on to the new websites, who are already actively struggling to find a solution. With such alluring content, even that problem may evaporate more quickly. Other websites would cater to certain niches, such as gathering subscriptions and advertising for shows about doctors. This type...
...stick, the camera immediately zooms in on a dislocated joint and shows Ronnie kicking a thug’s already bloodied face in excruciating detail. The grim violence and dark humor contrasts well with the sterile surfaces of the mall and the masses of robot-like shoppers who constantly pass in the background. It also represents a more irreverent and bolder kind of comedy. Some of the shots are indeed very cheap; the blatant racism between Ronnie and a Middle Eastern salesman and the band of misfits that make up Ronnie’s security guard crew (complete with...
Mayo is a former lay minister whose brand of genial grievance would make him a perfect AM-radio host. He had long been a presence in the local Op-Ed pages, campaigning vigorously against everything from a porn store near the high school to an unsafe highway pass. He started speaking out on illegal immigration, hectoring elected officials and writing a stream of e-mails to local newspapers. Eventually he wrote a ballot initiative, a bill to levy fines against employers of illegal immigrants. He was outspent and outorganized by regional activist groups - he raised $430, they raised more than...
...defend our positions. No one has debates on Twitter. YouTube is covered in comments that would be better expressed—and better spelled—via a simple thumbs-up or down. Face-to-face conversation, too, has slipped more and more into commentary. People talk to pass the time, share information, and entertain each other...