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NYT Op-Eds (2)
"Mitt Romney said that he was concerned about 'middle-income Americans.' He certainly has a funny way of showing it" (Blow); "With that big political dust-up about breast cancer this week, we’ve clearly hit the point where there’s nothing that can’t be divided into red state/blue state" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
NYT (4): National News
Fall in jobless rate plays into Obama's hands; Increasingly paranoid Tea Party finds new bogeyman: U.N. "green" plan; NYPD Commish Kelly in hottest water yet; Amid growing opposition, Florida scraps casino bill.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (5)
"The Supreme Court of the United States should broadcast its hearings live. Adding video would enhance public understanding of the court" (Editorial); "Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a bill making Indiana another 'right to work' state" (Rosenthal); "This primary season, pro-choice Republican women don’t have good options" (Guest Op-Ed); "The Republican Party used to be known for its moderate pragmatists. Then the party forced moderates like Mitt Romney to feign extremism just to compete" (Kristof); "Did you hear? Mitt Romney said he doesn’t care about poor people. Really, he did. Let’s break this down" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
NYT (9): National News
SuperPac secrecy - the spawn of Citizens United; Indiana gov signs "right to work" bill; Washington to become 7th state to approve same-sex marriage; Keystone pipeline is central to GOP economic argument; Three states order insurers to have climate change responses; Despite directive, pot arrests are up again in NYC; "Pink ribbon" breast cancer org finds itself red-faced as it ends funding for Planned Parenthood; NRC rejects Indian Point fire safety plan; Company behind exchange students who filed lawsuit re working conditions is barred from further biz.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Panetta calls for earlier end to U.S. combat presence in Afghanistan; Chinese village that took on gov't gets independent elections; Was Egyptian military complicit in post-soccer game violence that left over 70 people dead?Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
K’naan to Mitt Romney: Don’t use my music
Posted by Harry Sifton, Wednesday, February 1, 2012NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Current candidates would do well to look back at the birth — and failure — of mortgage-backed securities" (Guest Op-Ed); "Can backbone propel you to the front? Team Mitt and Team Barry compete on spine spin" (Dowd); "From Cairo to Moscow, humiliation has been the most underestimated force in politics" (Friedman)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
NYT (3): National News
With Romney's huge win in Florida, is he now unstoppable?; Albany bill to expand DNA database finds proponents on both sides; In retort to harsh tactics of Amazon, B&N will not sell Amazon books.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
NYT (5): National News
New Occupy D.C. group remains put despite deadline; New G.O.P. govs tone done their bluster; Lawsuit in CO takes on voter referendums; Insider trading bill will move through Senate; Cuomo joins minorities in reviling NYS redistricting plan.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Smirking Chimp (5)
Why the Occupy movement should do a little victory dance; Is Fox News actually destroying the GOP?; "Democracy vs. Plutocracy"; Are Schneiderman & Co. selling out?; "What Would Jesus Do?"Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 28, 2012
NYT Op-Eds (5)
"Miktch Daniels did say something thought-provoking — and I mean that in the worst way" (Krugman); "It was only a matter of time before the erratic and unpredictable Newt Gingrich of the ’90s took center stage in the Republican presidential contest" (Blow); "Polls are finding that Americans seem less upset by the existence of income inequality than by the perception that federal policies unfairly favor the rich" (Kohut); "To halt the erosion of the delta wetlands, Congress must give gulf states the billions in penalties expected from the BP oil spill" (Guest Op-Ed); "President Obama seems sure of himself, but where’s the big agenda? It wasn’t in the State of the Union address" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Truthdig – Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig: Getting Money Out of Politics [VIDEO]
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, January 27, 2012Truthdig – Obama’s Faux Populism Sounds Like Bill Clinton
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, January 27, 2012SOTU: Obama’s Blueprint for a Fairer, Stronger Economy | Jared Bernstein | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 26, 2012NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
"Discontent and upheaval" are on the rise across almost the entire globe; Not all Egyptians are happy with current status as they celebrate first anniversary of revolt; Is Iran "pre-emptively" intimidating and arresting journalists and bloggers in advance of elections?; Scots move closer to independence from UK; Cameron tries to limit power of Human Rights Court; German state court bars publication of excerpts from Mein Kampf.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 26, 2012
Markos Moulitsas: Occupy owns the Republican nominating contest
Kos ..Iowa and New Hampshire were disasters for Newt Gingrich, relegated to also-ran status. At that moment, he made a decision .. It was a populist call to arms by someone claiming to represent the 99 percent, against the 1 percent. Rush Limbaugh and the Club for Growth, among others, got the vapors. How dare Newt criticize the free market system? It was an attack on capitalism itself! Heck, much of what Gingrich was saying could've been heard at any Occupy encampment around the country! .. It's a stunning turn of events. Last summer, all the Beltway press wanted to talk about was deficits and the Catfood Commission. Today, even the Republican nomination contest is revolving around Occupy's themes of rogue capitalism and income inequality. That's why Gingrich has stayed on the attack over Bain despite a mass GOP establishment backlash. Because, quite clearly, it's working.. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Smirking Chimp (2)
"Ten Steps for Radical Revolution in the U.S."; Is this what individualist right-wing extremism is coming to?Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (3)
"The Montana State Supreme Court shows how the misguided Citizens United decision undermines the fight against political corruption" (Editorial); "Gingrich hasn’t grown careful, and it doesn’t seem to be hurting him" (Bruni); "In his State of the Union address, here’s hoping President Obama promotes policies that will help more people realize the American dream" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Obama vs Romney, the debate that needs to be had in the US. Gideon Rachman, FT
Posted by Alexander Harper, Monday, January 23, 2012NYT (4): National News
SCOTUS says GPS use by police violated privacy rights; Giffords will leave House; As "right-to-work" "line of scrimmage" develops at Superbowl, unions face yet another problem: lockouts.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, January 23, 2012
NYT Editorial, Op-Eds, Letters (11)
"Americans spend more than patients in any other country, but with very mixed results" (Editorial); "Drones are blurring the civilian and military roles in war and circumventing the constitutional mandate for authorizing it" (Guest Op-Ed); "If only a presidential candidate would adopt this four-part agenda, he would surely be the winner on election night in November" (Friedman); "'Porgy and Bess' supplies a prism through which African-Americans have viewed their history" (Nocera); "No longer will only men be allowed to sell a bra to a woman clothed head-to-toe in an abaya" (Guest Op-Ed); "Could 2012 be a race between two powerful victims yearning to be lonely at the top?" (Dowd); "In both parties, there is a long tradition of underwhelming nominees" (Douthat); "If liberals care about middle-class salaries, public education and other state-funded services, they need to care about controlling health care costs as much as conservatives do" (Guest Op-Ed); "Lessons from Paula Deen on indulgence and its consequences" (Bruni); "It's 2012, and let's face it, the old way of sizing up candidates on the left-to-right spectrum just will not do" (Guest Op-Ed); "Sunday Dialogue: State Laws on Unions" (Letters)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 22, 2012
NYT (6): National News
Gingrich takes SC by wide margin; SOPA/PIPA fight is clash of media and generations; A new economic divide based on "mobility"; Obama to use SOTU to draw economic "line in the sand"; A book on how "scarcity will remake American politics"; A book on the lead-up to the KSM trial.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 22, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
As expected, Muslim Brotherhood (47%) and Salafists (25%) win over 70% of Egyptian vote; Hamas leader will step down; Yemeni parliament grants immunity to Saleh.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, January 22, 2012
Romney Bombs, and Other Thoughts on the Charleston Debate | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, January 21, 2012NYT Op-Eds (2)
"Gingrich's plan seems to be to appeal to an ugly, gut-level anger and animosity among a sizable portion of the Republican electorate" (Blow); "Thanks to Newt Gingrich, sex was very much on the minds of South Carolina voters this week" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 21, 2012
