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06/03/2012

Vote Jim Klahr for House of Representatives District #1

03/15/2012

Headed down to The Creators Project in SF tomorrow with IllComm Studios. STOKED!!

03/13/2012

Great article by Mozilla's CEO Gary Kovacs on why Congress needs to be able to fully understand what the Internet is (a concept that is in constant flux) and more importantly what it is not (a physical object that be controlled).

AUSTIN, Texas - The Internet is a way of life for billions of people but some in Washington still don't seem to get it, Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs said on Saturday.

03/11/2012

5 steps to reinstating the Office of Technology Assessment

Define- What’s the problem?The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was an office of the United States Congress from 1972 to 1995. OTA's purpose was to provide Congressional members and committees with objective and authoritative analysis of the complex scientific and technical issues of the late 2...

03/11/2012

One more reason to support re-fund the Office of Technology Assessment!

As the U.S. wades deep into the election season, voters are bombarded with information and raising questions about the candidates' qualifications. But one question that doesn't get asked often is why don't more leaders in the U.S. have science backgrounds?

03/08/2012

03/02/2012

Rep. Rush Holt urges Congress to restore funding for the OTA - defunded since 1995 - which would provide scientific and technical assessment and advice to Co...

02/03/2012

Hundreds of schools launched a historic teach-in movement today to incorporate lesson plans from the banished Mexican American Studies program in Tucson in their own classrooms.

02/01/2012

"In solidarity with the students and teachers in the Mexican American Studies program in Tucson, AZ, I pledge my support to teach and raise awareness about their struggle and to ensure that the perspectives and stories of historically marginalized populations are kept alive in our classrooms and communities." -Teacher Activist Network Pledge to lift the ban on the Ethnic Studies program in Arizona.