Only months after Ohio’s tumultuous experience during the 2004 presidential election, the debate over the merits of updated voting machine technology has created more ripples of discontent across the state. In accordance with the federal Help America Vote Act, county officials throughout Ohio are being pressured to implement changes that will make hanging chads […]

Fans of the hardcore mainstay Minor Threat and Dischord Records (the independent label co-founded by Minor Threat members Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson) were seething at the release of Nike’s latest ad campaign for their skateboarding tour calle "Major Threat." Thanks to an onslaught of letters, emails, and phone calls, Nike has retracted the ad […]

For those of you who weren’t able to make it to the Allied Media Conference this year (and those of you who would like to revisit the weekend), we’ve posted recordings of the main panel sessions for you to listen to. Check them out:Radical Media: The Experience in Detroit (presentation, q+a)After School: How to Run […]