Nisha Chittal

Helen Thomas And The Rights Of Abhorrent Speech | The New Republic - http://www.tnr.com/blog...

Is Israel a 'Liability'? - http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinion...

Helen Thomas, Not A Zionist - http://www.pheedcontent.com/click...

I agree with Chait: "I don't think being an honest anti-Zionist should disqualify a person from working in journalism." http://www.tnr.com/blog...

Kept trying to read that NYT 'Your Brain on Computers' piece everyone's talking about, but kept getting distracted by email & Twitter. oops

RT @pwgavin: No sign of Helen Thomas in WH briefing room, source says...

Love this site. RT @danpatterson: My favorite new site: http://longform.org/ - In-depth, long-form stories and quality journalism.

Digital Capital Week brings tech, social and creative communities together in DC | Examiner http://www.examiner.com/examine... by @dceventjunkie #dcweek

RT @jayrosen_nyu: I doubt women editors wld have decided that more star columnists & View From Nowhere "analysis" would work, @NishaChittal

Congrats to Rush Limbaugh on his fourth traditional marriage - http://www.salon.com/news...

RT @stevesilberman: Between them, Gingrich and Limbaugh have had 7 marriages. And they want to abolish my one.

RT @stevesilberman: @ggreenwald Between them, Gingrich and Limbaugh have had 7 marriages. And they want to abolish my one.

So the guys go on to do great things, and occupy positions of power both in Pop Culture and many other fields (and by "many other" I mean EVERY,) and many of us girls do not get to do any of these things. Many of us could have changed things, had we not grown up with low self-esteem because we're surrounded by unrealistic beauty ideals. Many of us... - http://nishachittal.tumblr.com/post...

:) RT @jayrosen_nyu: David Carr says what he would do with Newsweek, invites you to offer your ideas http://www.nytimes.com/2010... His best one: women.

David Carr on how to save Newsweek: http://www.nytimes.com/2010...

RT @normative: Current furor aside, this old Chait piece captures my attitude to Helen Thomas well http://www.tnr.com/article... (via @mcmoynihan)

The Helen Thomas moment - http://mondoweiss.net/2010...

The Special Relationship - http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...

Firing Helen Thomas, an opinion columnist, for expressing an opinion - albeit an inflammatory one - seems extreme. Opinions are her job.

Tornado watch for DC, huh? So does that mean I should not go out tonight?

Totally going to see this RT @joseiswriting: Screening times of @The_Other_City in DC area: http://www.theothercity.com/pages...

RT @GregMitch: Meet the Press w/ Arianna, George Will, Markos -- whatta sandwich.

Witnessed someone getting Iced for the first time. Apparently it does happen inthe real world: http://twitpic.com/1uc9rn

DC is such a small world! RT @xavierla: At @kelseylg's housewarming party and @NishaChittal showed up. #worldscollide

Oh, no, RT @NickKristof: Israeli military boards another Gaza-bound Ship - http://www.nytimes.com/2010...

This is a really self-destructive pattern: RT @PGPOrg: Israel risks further isolation; forces board Rachel Corrie: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world...

Interesting that the NYT says Hamas "seized power" in 2006, even though they were democratically elected. We never say Obama "seized power"

Thank you, District of Columbia, for online drivers license services!

CBS: White House plans to nominate James Clapper to be the new Director of National Intelligence.http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-50... (via @jdickerson)