Have you recovered from the Oscars? Happy with the winners? In addition to the glitz (and dramatized Nazi killing, bomb defusing, Avataring) on display last night, the world continues spinning. Here are a few nuggets:
- Iraq: nearly two-thirds of all Iraqis voted in this weekend’s national elections, despite the threat – real and actual – of violence. Remarkable.
- Health care: sounds like things are coming to a close on the details of the health care bill (more on that later). In the meantime, if you are in D.C. and want to get involved in some good old-fashioned protesting, tomorrow (Tuesday, March 9th) thousands of activists will hit the streets to protest big insurance and demand that Congress pass comprehensive health care reform now. March 9th is the day the health insurance lobby, America’s Health Insurance Plans, is holding a national conference at the Ritz Carlton Hotel to advance their agenda to defeat health care reform. Details on tomorrow’s protest are here: http://citizensposse.com/.
- 2010 elections: really interesting poll from our friends at NDN about the 2010 electorate and how Millennials are shaping it. Check it out here.
- Financial reform: Are you one of the 2.5 million people who have already watched this? If not, check this out from Funny or Die:
What else is going on?
Tags: financial reform, funny or die, health care, Iraq, oscars
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Thomas Bates Bio: Thomas is Rock the Vote's Vice President of Civic Engagement. @BatesThomas Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com |
