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NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (3)
"Corporations and unions can spend whatever they want on independent political ads, and now they can do so anonymously" (Editorial); "The Gulf Coast doesn’t look so bad on the surface. But it’s the unknowns that nobody is talking about" (Friedman); "Why can’t we train the fierce warriors of Afghanistan to be the fierce warriors of Afghanistan?" (Dowd)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, July 28, 2010
NYT (6): National News
MA TO BECOME 6TH STATE TO PASS LAW CIRCUMVENTING ELECTORAL COLLEGE; Residual surface oil in gulf disappearing faster than expected; Anti-financial reform lobby includes many former DC insiders; Success of wind farms brings problem - where to store the energy; Bloomberg loses appeals court decision on hybrid taxis; and NYC will pay $7 million settlement in Sean Bell case.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, July 28, 2010
NYT (3): Int’l Affairs
House Dems pass money for wars, but Wiki leaks create rift; Blix tears Bush, Blair & Co. a new one re Iraq; and Russian court gives opposition media a rare victory.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, July 28, 2010
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (4)
"The Federal Election Commission has approved the creation of two “independent” campaign committees that will be able to spend unlimited amounts, thanks to the Citizens United decision" (Editorial); "A new study highlights a devastating trend of increasing economic insecurity among American families" (Herbert); "A columnist uses a little magic to look to the left and envision the next few years for the Democratic Party" (Brooks); "The WikiLeaks documents don’t add to our understanding of the Afghan war — they further confuse a complex conflict" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, July 27, 2010
NYT (5): National News
Leaked docs pressure White House; Re military contractors, the legendary $1200 toilet seat and $600 wrench give way to the $100,000 belt buckle; Will Tancredo play "spoiler" in CO gov race?; Nonprofit salaries under the gun; and Blago trial wraps up.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, July 27, 2010
NYT (2): Foreign Affairs
For first time in memory, no Castro on Revolution Day in Cuba; and Chinese warn U.S. re island dispute.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, July 27, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Why didn’t climate-change legislation get through the Senate? The triumph of greed and cowardice" (Krugman); "Obama, Congress and the public all contributed to the legislation’s failure" (Guest Op-Ed); "If cap-and-trade is dead, it was the American conservative movement that ultimately killed it" (Douthat)Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, July 26, 2010
NYT (3+): Int’l Affairs
NYT ARTICLES BASED ON HISTORIC RELEASE OF WIKILEAK DOCUMENTS; Will American take over BP?; and more on BP's involvement in release of Lockerbie bomber.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, July 26, 2010
NYT (4): National News
Two on the media in light of the Shirley Sherrod incident; Lutherans reverse course, accept gay pastors; and algae as "superfuel."Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, July 26, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (5)
"Elation from electing the nation’s first African-American president more than 20 months ago was destined to abate, but we reached a new low last week" (Rich); "Congress’s failure to pass an energy/climate bill is bad news for all of us" (Friedman); "President Obama’s race problem: a White House in the truest sense of the word" (Dowd); "Will the Senate act to protect Americans from food-borne illnesses?" (Schlosser); "Living through information-age maelstroms" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, July 25, 2010
NYT+ (8): National News
THE MOST CONSERVATIVE SCOTUS IN DECADES; Bernie Sanders on oligarchy; Next DC battle - Bush tax cuts; Will Sherrod return?; Striking a balance b/w crime fighting and privacy re DNA; Record heat wave continues in much of the country; "The impossibility of erasing your online past"; and "Revolutionaries," a "new history" of America.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, July 25, 2010
NYT (2): Foreign Affairs
Re Cuba-u.S. relations, culture beats back embargo; and a new book on the Dreyfus Affair.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, July 25, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (2)
"Shirley Sherrod’s essential message was lost amid all the self-serving agendas" (Herbert); "In Kentucky’s United States Senate race, there’s talk of taxes and profanity and coal. Oh, my!" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, July 24, 2010
NYT (6): National News
RANGEL MIGHT STILL AVOID TRIAL; As V.A. eases use of medical marijuana, NJ pot law backslides; The next energy concern: hydraulic fracture drilling; Can the gov't keep kids food makers honest?; and newspaper legend Daniel Schorr dies.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, July 24, 2010
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
As U.S. foments new tension with China, a Chinese political insider praises democracy; and war of words b/w Colombia and Venezuela picks up.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, July 24, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Republican leaders seem to want a complete return to the Bush agenda, but how can they embrace Bush’s policies given his record?" (Krugman); "Scientific research is showing that we are born with an innate moral sense" (Brooks); "Teaching children how to get along will require much more than legislation, but a deeper rethinking of what schools should do for their students" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 23, 2010
NYT (9): National News
RANGEL WILL BE TRIED ON ETHICS CHARGES; Will Pentagon finally trim budget?; Does paying for your own campaign make you a "populist?"; Immigration debate in the courts and in the streets; Dems cave on climate bill; Race just keeps rearing its ugly head; Econs say slump in NYC is over [Ed: Cold comfort for those of us still unemployed...]; Sadly, NYC Charter Revision isn't "sexy"; and unintended victims of oil spill: pets.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, July 23, 2010
NYT Op-Ed (1)
"Are the gains made by women putting the sexes on an equal footing?" (Kristof)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, July 22, 2010
NYT (7): National News
In midterms, Dems see "choice," GOP sees "referendum"; House GOP forms "Tea Party Caucus"; McMahon no longer shoo-in, as serious challenger emerges; Bernanke won't budge; Oakland approves "giant marijuana farms"; Blago defense rests without calling a single witness; and unintended consequence of late NYS budget: no paychecks for pols.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, July 22, 2010
NYT (4): International Affairs
More sanctions against N. Korea; Was Iranian scientist a double agent?; Abysmal ratings for Merkel; and Facebook membership reaches 500 million.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, July 22, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (4)
"The stakes are high for getting an energy bill passed this year. What will it take for a compromise?" (Friedman); "Polls show that the left’s effort to rebrand itself has failed — mostly because Americans aren’t sure what 'progressive' means" (Guest Op-Ed); "The strange, dark strategy to demonize the people in favor of building a mosque near ground zero" (Wright); "A merchant for modern times: Shylock, still nettlesome after all these years" (Dowd)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, July 21, 2010
NYT+ (10): National News
BP CAUGHT ALTERING MEDIA PHOTO; Senate finally passes jobless benefit extension; Is Fed fiddling while we all burn?; Senate Judiciary C'te approves Kagan; Palin-backed underdog leads GOP primary in GA; WV gov will run for Byrd's seat; NAACP "snookered" by Tea Party; Despite Blago's bluster, no testimony; Bloomberg, privilege, and pot; and Lindsay Lohan goes to jail.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, July 21, 2010
NYT (2): Foreign Affairs
India and Pakistan dispute over water [See my comment]; and Cameron's "savage austerity" measures.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Just For Fun!! (Amazing Video!)
Absolutely jaw-dropping stop-motion animation! A new 10-minute video by some truly creative people!!Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, July 20, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (2)
"Washington loves to govern by letting experts dole out advice. We may soon find out if that is the best thing for new health and financial reforms" (Brooks); "If the U.S. is to develop new nuclear power plants, increased attention must be paid to safety and oversight" (Herbert)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, July 20, 2010
