The Democrats

ACMA iTunes and the failure of net filtering

Crikey / Stilgherrian / Monday, 14 September 2009

The underlying Australian internet censorship process is unworkable, and always will be. Opponents of the filter are busy proving it, with complaints about iTunes selling MA15+ films without requiring age verification.

Obama’s make or break health care speech

The Guardian / Thursday, 10 September 2009

Obama’s address to Congress on health care (read the full text here) was a high stakes affair for his presidency, with Obama needing to balance public opinion and sparring Democrats. Wonkette provides witty commentary in a live blog, as did Politico in a slightly straighter take.