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Greetings friends and new-comers! The USDemocrazy team is now back in action and ready for a new challenges!
You may have noticed (we hope) our new lay out. We look forward to hearing your comments on the site and our always (okay, almost always) informative daily blog posts.
We have big plans for the months ahead. We will be starting a series of regular features including staff rating of political campaign ads, reader polls on prminant issues and our weekly cartoons and caption contests.
Come visit us often and spread the word!
We at USDemocrazy spend our time happily scouring the Internet for cool stuff to share with our reader (Editor: you mean readerS).
So we were excited to finally see something written about US (even with video)! So we felt obliged to share.
Check out the clip above and this article about our exploits.
We have great plans for new projects in 2010. We want you to be a part of them!
We are looking for High School teachers and students in the USA (and around the world!) who may be interested in incorporating USDemocrazy in the classroom. We are trying to create an interesting and fun forum to discuss current events.
If you know a student, teacher, or friend who might enjoy being part of our project please spread the word. You can contact us at USDemocrazy@gmail.com.
Naomi Booker/The Gazette
We here at USDemocrazy are often surprised by the wild and crazy stuff we find in the news. So we were doubly amazed when we found someone writing a story about us! Check us out here.
Now that we are aware the press is watching us, we are trying hard to look like a legitimate outfit (which is hard for a group of slackers like us who can’t remember if the fork goes on the right or left side)
Welcome to the new and improved USDemocrazy! We have been working around the clock (granted, it is a very small clock) to get our new site ready for you. We have have lots of great features that will be updated regularly including our expanded daily blog.
Look out for new interviews, videos, cartoons and caption contests created by our valiant band of blogging misfits.
Be sure to bookmark and visit often. Subscribe to our RSS feed. Even come visit us on Facebook.
Today, we at USDemocrazy have decided to take a break from bonuses and Obama and AIG and the economy… and well, you know, all the bad stuff going on. Instead, we’re talking music!
In case you hadn’t heard, this week, Austin, Texas is descended upon by music industry big-wigs and little-wigs, independent musicians from all genres, music journalists, and music junkies for the South by Southwest music festival. If you don’t know what that is, you really ought to. The whole industry has its eye on the eighty-plus stages in Austin featuring hundreds of pretty sweet performances.
But, if you can’t go, or have been too into “the news” to have paid much attention, you’re in luck! There’s a ton of people who would love to tell you about it!
Our favorite place to go is NPR, who are in their element at the music festival, broadcasting select performances on – gasp – the radio! But, if you’re glued to your computer as most of us are, they have great live webcasts from the best shows, including chats with people at the show and photos from the show. It’s like you’re there… but not.
In a recession, spending money on music (we at USDemocrazy are all for legality, and we actually purchase our music!) might seem like a frivolous expense that can be eliminated. But these days, it’s nice to have your money go to something you can actually enjoy, rather than to some slimy Wall Street exec. (OK, so we can’t entirely erase those bonuses from our minds.)
If you’re going to be able to make it mentally (let alone financially) through this economic bust, you might need a little escape from all this money business to take in a show, buy a new album, or discover a new artist. But a lot of people don’t know where to start. Here’s a hint: start by paying attention to South by Southwest. There’s something for everyone — even those finicky bluegrass fans. (The Travelin’ McCourys are a great place to start, if you’re into that kind of music.)
Indulge in a little new music. It’ll make you feel good! And if it’s the top trend on Twitter, it has to be worth talking about!
We are pleased to announce that USDemocrazy.net is now live! Nobody knew exactly what would happen when we launched over the weekend but we’re happy we haven’t crashed UMBC’s servers (yet!). Take a look at our welcome video below, then head over to USDemocrazy.net to explore your state!
