Derek Khanna was a Professional Staffer for the Republican Study Committee in the House of Representatives. Khanna, 24, previously worked on Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign and in the office of Senator Scott Brown (R-MA). Original post on boingboing.net Comments on reddit.com
A Justice Department representative told congressional staffers during a recent briefing on the computer fraud prosecution of Internet activist Aaron Swartz that Swartz’s Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Derek Khanna needs a new job, but he’s unapologetic about his reformist views. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
A Friday afternoon policy memo is not normally the sort of thing that gets one’s heart racing, but “Three Myths About Copyright Law and Where To Start To Fix It” was an exception. It offered a bracing attack on the conventional wisdom about intellectual property that’s dominated Congress for decades… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
Bill talks with Mike Lofgren, a long-time Republican who describes the modern dysfunction of both the Republican and Democratic parties. Original post on truth-out.org Comments on reddit.com
Republicans debuted a new ad Thursday in which a frustrated former Obama supporter expresses her disappointment with the president. The only problem: The woman in the video is actually an RNC staffer. Original post on talkingpointsmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
Yikes. About a month ago, we wrote about some comments by Congressional staffer Stephanie Moore, the Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
New York Times staffers have put out a new video speaking out against the ongoing contract negotiations with the paper’s management — particularly proposed changes to their pension plans. The Times and the paper’s union have been engaged in a contentious battle over the terms of a new contract for over a year. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com
The Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank closely aligned with the White House, is embroiled in a dispute with several major Jewish groups over statements on Israel and charges that some staffers have used anti-Semitic language to attack pro-Israel Americans. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com Other washingtonpost.com posts Other posts in Politics