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A blog of liberal, progressive ideas in politics, government, and social issues.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Court jesters are the ones who tell the truth
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I've often held up the comedians, John Stewart and Steve Colbert in particular, as the real truth-tellers in our nation. Today Ann Cou...
Oscar voters sometimes vote on films they chose not to see
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It was expected to be a very close contest between "Gravity" and "12 Years a Slave" for the Best Picture Oscar . ...
Friday, March 7, 2014
A new low #2 -- it's really about voting rights
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It turns out there's more to the Debo Adegbile rejection than just the cop killer story . I always learn important things when I watch...
A new low in senate confirmation denials -- and it was bipartisan
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A new low was reached on Wednesday when seven Democrats joined every Republican to block the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Depart...
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Ukraine and Russia
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I just saw an interview by Chris Hayes with Nina Kruschevna , a professor at the New School in New York . She happens to be the granddaug...
Priorities
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House Republicans have now made it an even 50. Fifty votes to overturn , defund , limit , or delay the implementation of Obamacare. Fi...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Junk science in the courtroom
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Nothing has brought home the dangers of having "junk science" presented as evidence in our courts of law than the current case in...
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