Archive for April 9th, 2010
Friday Open Thread
Welcome to your TGIF open thread. I guess our taste of summer is over today. At least the rain will keep the pollen level down (*crossing fingers*). Massey Energy CEO Don Blakenship really is a monster: Massey’s chief executive officer, Don Blankenship, continued to defend his company’s record and disputed accusations from miners that he […]
Justice Stevens Is Retiring
This is not unexpected, but it’s now official. The announcement came in a statement from Chief Justice John Roberts: Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has earned the gratitude and admiration of the American people for his nearly 40 years of distinguished service to the Judiciary, including more than 34 years on the Supreme Court. He […]
Is Our Media Learning?
Back in December, NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen had a proposal – fact check the Sunday morning talk shows. The proposal was eagerly embraced in the blogosphere but seemed to go nowhere. ABC’s Jake Tapper, the interim host for This Week has decided to give this a try: The idea was first proposed by NYU […]
Deep Thought
“Of all the people in human history who ever reached the age of 65, half are alive now.” – The shock of the old: Welcome to the elderly age
The Tea Parties Are About Race
I know you’re really shocked to hear this. This week sort of feels like a “I told you so” type of week. Two different incidents of unstable people threatening lawmakers because of radicalization over health care reform. Now we get some results of a new survey about people who support the Tea Party. A recent […]
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