Archive for June, 2011
Time to End the Wars
The US Conference of Mayors did something on Monday that they haven’t done in over 40 years. They passed a resolution calling for an accelerated end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. What is important to me at least is that the last time the Conference acted on this subject, we were mired in […]
More Pink Slips at News-Journal Today?
We are receiving as yet unconfirmed reports that some major News-Journal staffers have received pink slips today, and that Gannett has purged hundreds nationally today as well. Any word from our ‘inside’ and , hopefully, still employed, sources?
The Super-Duper Awesome Republican Jobs Plan
The new and improved super-duper awesome Republican jobs plan is revealed!
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
So. I open up my dead-trees edition of the News-Journal this morning and the headline at the top of the front page screams: ‘Bloom subsidy a burden, detractors say’. This oughtta be interesting, I tell myself, and dive into the story written by one Aaron Nathans. Mr. Nathans quotes two leading skeptics on the legislation: […]
Well, Knock Me Over With A Feather
Well you could just knock me over with a feather. The ultra-conservative Family Policy Council has called for David Vitter’s resignation.
Countdown is Back – I can watch TV news again.
Lead story – Libya. The GOP spin is that Obama is not using our free bombs as freely as he should. People who are less blood thirsty think that the Libya conflict needs the consent of Congress.
Guest, Michael Moore, says that Obama is not different than other modern Presidents…
Tuesday Lunch With Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt
On Tuesday, I will be attending a lunch discussion with Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt at an event sponsored by DCRAC, The West End Neighborhood House and The YWCA. DCRAC describes the event this way: Baker will discuss how the Washington press corps misreports economic issues and why the federal government needs to invest in […]
Let’s Hear It for Evolution
The 2011 Miss USA “scholarship” pageant was held last night in Las Vegas. Out of the 51 contestants, only two of them said that they believed in evolution. Out of all the contestants in last night’s Miss USA pageant, only two affirmed they thought evolution should be taught in schools. The winner, 21-year-old Alyssa Campanella […]
Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Yeah!!!
I missed this webcast, but I’ll bet the Governors came up with a sure fire way to create jobs, and I’ll bet that the winning job creation strategy rhymes with Hack’s Buts.
What Makes Effective Activism?
What makes for effective activism? How do you go from the first step – getting attention – to achieving your goals?
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