Links of the Day, August 7

Starting with an oldie but a goodie … Star Wars as retold by a person who’s never actually seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb2GmBkkaTU&hl=en&fs=1& News Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the next US Supreme Court Justice by the Senate by a count of 68-31. Here’s President Obama’s response. Bill O’Reilly sings Obama’s praises … seriously. Jobless claims are …

Links of the Day, August 6

News Stimulus spending is patchy. Britain mourns its last surviving World War I veteran, Harry Patch, who died aged 111. Rupert Murdoch says the age of free news is ending. Human trafficking New book "The Snakehead," by Patrick Raddan Keefe, delves into human trafficking in New York’s Chinatown. Excerpted on NPR here. The Rio Grande …

Links of the Day, August 4

Happy birthday, Barack! News American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were pardoned by Kim Jong Il today. Human trafficking “Playground,” a documentary about the child sex trade in America; executive producers: George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh. 7 ways to fight slavery at the grocery store. 33 responses to human trafficking. Green Clean energy research …

Today's news

I have tickets to go see U2 when they come to the Rose Bowl here in Pasadena in October 25. Obviously, I’m still not even sure if I’m going to be in Pasadena, but still … I’m so excited! The G20 summit is going on; let’s hope they can figure something out. At 9:30am on …