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De Blasio, unbowed
NEW YORK -- To say that Mayor Bill de Blasio is unbowed after some difficult moments in his first few months in office is not entirely true. The 6-foot-5 progressive bows regularly so he won't overwhelm interlocutors who don't meet NBA specs. But de Blasio offers no apologies for waging war on economic inequality, for taking his time in making key appointments, or for … [Read more...] about De Blasio, unbowed
R Is For Responsibile Campaigning
As we move further in to a political campaign it is only a matter of time before the ad makers go to the same slime infested well they use every two years. Attack ads are of course part of any political campaign and on some level they probably do serve a purpose in bringing an issue before the voters. But these ads inevitably go too far and we start to see the comparisons … [Read more...] about R Is For Responsibile Campaigning
South Korea: Tragic Loss of So Many of Our Young
Two days ago, Danwon high school students and families held a candlelight vigil for safe return of over 150 teenaged passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol in Ansan, South Korea. It appears about 45 souls were found alive and rescued. The rest of the young souls, in part because of choppy seas and strong currents, appear to be still in the waters. Hearing the fathers of the … [Read more...] about South Korea: Tragic Loss of So Many of Our Young
The End Of Chris Christie’s National Ambitions & Other Musings In This Season Of Our Discontent
CHRIS CHRISTIE'S BRIDGE TO OBLIVION? In 2010, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie singlehandedly killed a planned $8.7 billion commuter train tunnel under the Hudson River that virtually everyone else believed would ensure the future health of the New York region's economy. Christie argued that it was just too damned expensive for the frugal times in which he governed, … [Read more...] about The End Of Chris Christie’s National Ambitions & Other Musings In This Season Of Our Discontent
How the world gets drunk, in 4 surprising charts
How the world gets drunk, in 4 surprising charts (via GlobalPost) BANGKOK — The Irish and Russians have long suffered under the stereotype that their men drink excessively. And they do. Health experts insist men should enjoy no more than two drinks per day. The average male Irish drinker has four. Russian guys?… … [Read more...] about How the world gets drunk, in 4 surprising charts
China and Coal
China's consumption of coal has not decreased but the yearly increase in coal consumption has. China is realizing that coal is bad for the country: But that kind of growth of coal has more than just climate impacts. It is “draining the country’s arid west of precious water resources,” as Greenpeace itself noted. And then there is the air pollution. Climate Progress … [Read more...] about China and Coal
SciFi Weekend: Orphan Black; Hannibal; Arrow; Agents of SHIELD; The Americans; Fargo; Continnum; Game of Thrones; The Newsroom; Hugo Nominees
Orphan Black returned for a second season following several days of receiving a considerable amount of publicity for being such a high quality show, even if few knew about it when it aired last season. Nature Under Constraint and Vexed picked up right where the show left off last season, but BBC America did run a show last week which might help new viewers catch up, and has … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Orphan Black; Hannibal; Arrow; Agents of SHIELD; The Americans; Fargo; Continnum; Game of Thrones; The Newsroom; Hugo Nominees
Time to Get Tough on India Stealing Our Stuff
Time to Get Tough on India Stealing Our Stuff By Phil Kerpen Quite simply, from pharmaceuticals to motion pictures to software, India is stealing our stuff. India ranks dead last among major economies in protection of intellectual property rights, according to a comprehensive analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And despite lots of talk and visits from Secretary of … [Read more...] about Time to Get Tough on India Stealing Our Stuff
Quest for extraterrestrial life not over: experts
Quest for extraterrestrial life not over: experts (via AFP) The discovery of an Earth-sized planet in the "habitable" zone of a distant star, though exciting, is still a long way from pointing to the existence of extraterrestrial life, experts said Friday. The planet, dubbed Kepler-186f, is the first of this… … [Read more...] about Quest for extraterrestrial life not over: experts
Getting worse for Obama? Much worse?
Today, with our increased polarization and a political discourse more and more defined by cultural cleavages, those groups whose participation drops off are more strongly Democratic than they were twenty years ago, while the groups whose voting rate stays high—elderly white voters, notably—are more Republican than they were. This means that the decline that was bad for … [Read more...] about Getting worse for Obama? Much worse?
the DOORWAY: Passover, Easter, Return of the Light
May this day and every day be blessed by seeing that so much returns to the Light, the warmth, the gentle rain… when one realizes we are all called to New Life in so many ways. There is the Door suddenly revealed… we can, as we choose open… again... Long ago after a decade's long drought in the upper north, the old trees not having leafed out for years and years… thence … [Read more...] about the DOORWAY: Passover, Easter, Return of the Light
Easter Eggvertising (Cartoon)
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US a Banana Republic?
The Roberts court is turning our country into just that according to Norm Ornstein in National Journal. Oligarchs will rule. Roberts has, over the past few years, taken a meat-ax to 50 years and more of law and precedent on campaign finance, even as he took a meat-ax to voting rights. In both areas, he showered contempt on Congress and its laws. All after he … [Read more...] about US a Banana Republic?
Happy Easter (Cartoons)
HAPPY EASTER to you and yours. Here's a roundup of Easter cartoons: … [Read more...] about Happy Easter (Cartoons)
Kim Novak hits back at post-Oscar ‘bullies’
Kim Novak hits back at post-Oscar 'bullies' (via AFP) Veteran actress Kim Novak has lashed out at the "bullies" who mocked and criticized her appearance at the Academy Awards last month. The 81-year-old, star of Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 masterpiece "Vertigo," said she was too humiliated to leave her house… … [Read more...] about Kim Novak hits back at post-Oscar ‘bullies’
Republicans Will Soon Regret Being The Party Of Repealing Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act has exceeded expectations where ever we have measurements, such as in people signing up, despite the Congressional Budget Office reducing their prediction after the computer problems in October. The Republican horror stories have been debunked whenever the facts have been examined. There are no death panels, and the Republican predictions of doctors … [Read more...] about Republicans Will Soon Regret Being The Party Of Repealing Obamacare
Military Week in Photos
The U.S. Navy continued to assist South Korea’s efforts in the search, rescue and recovery for victims of the Sewol capsizing. In a statement, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the ferry sinking and Obama said he’s directed the U.S. military to provide any and all assistance requested. U.S. Marine … [Read more...] about Military Week in Photos
Jay Carney and the Kremlin’s Propaganda Victory Over the West (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
Is Moscow winning the media war over Ukraine? For Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza, columnist Bartosz T. Wielinski says it's time for the West to fight fire with fire and create its own Russian-language media to go toe-to-toe with Russia Today - and for White House Spokesman Jay Carney to get those darned Soviet propaganda posters off of his kitchen wall! For Gazeta Wyborcza, a … [Read more...] about Jay Carney and the Kremlin’s Propaganda Victory Over the West (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
Gabriel García Márquez Dies at 87 (Update)
Update: As Gabriel García Márquez’ family are making funeral arrangements for the Colombian-born Nobel laureate -- he will be cremated -- the condolences and honors continue to pour in from around the world, from heads of state and saddened readers. While Marquez’ family are planning a private ceremony, the government of Mexico plans to hold a public memorial for García … [Read more...] about Gabriel García Márquez Dies at 87 (Update)