Articles by David Roberts

Some are better than others

Check out Sightline's clever new ad against Washington's odious initiative 933:

Contrast it to the somewhat less clever ad from the official No On I-933 folks:

There are many

As y'all are no doubt aware, the mid-term elections are rapidly approaching. For the big-picture state of the election, I refer you to insider's insider Charlie Cook:

With the election just eight days away, there are no signs that this wave is abating. Barring a dramatic event, we are looking at the prospect of GOP losses in the House of at least 20 to 35 seats, possibly more, and at least four in the Senate, with five or six most likely.

Also, don't miss our own Amanda's articles on the elections here, here, and here.

Of particular interest to us green types is the unusual prominence of eco-issues in a variety of campaigns, from the obvious (Calif. gubernatorial) to the not-so-obvious (Nevada senate).

Celebs stump for progressives in Calif.

The Pombo race is coming down to the wire. The national party has sent Laura "The Republican People Still Like" Bush out to pull Pombo's fat out of the fire.

The Dems are pulling out their big guns too -- their big Hollywood Elite Liberal Latte-Sipping Homo Heathen guns, that is. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner -- Bennifer II, proud parents of a beautiful 11-month-old girl -- are out in California and will appear Saturday at a Defenders of Wildlife event on behalf of Jerry "Not Pombo" McNerney. Can victory be far behind?

In other news, damn Garner's looking good for a new mother, is all I'm saying.

Help ’em out

Tomorrow (Wednesday), our compatriots over at Worldchanging will be officially publishing their book, with 600 pages worth of innovative solutions to the world's most pressing environmental and social problems. It's a good book, worthy of wide dissemination and discussion, filled with stories, ideas, and images that just might give you hope that humanity isn't going to commit collective suicide. Who couldn't use a little hope these days?

The publishing industry, like the movie industry, focuses intensely on the first few days' sales. If a book starts off strong, it receives media attention and publisher support. If not, it likely sinks into obscurity. The WCers have no marketing budget to speak of, so they rely on their social network for support.