On Being Notorious…: Via Climate Progress:Evidence for climate …
Via Climate Progress :Evidence for climate change is now undeniable – scientists. Ah, New Zealand, home of kiwis, the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and blunt climate science reporting: ...
View ArticleOn Being Notorious…: Via ClimateProgress: Does Romney Believe …
Via ClimateProgress : Does Romney Believe Global Warming Harms Humans? Depends on What the Meaning of the Word “And” Is — And What BS Means, Too. Mitt Romney makes George W. Bush seem like Harry...
View ArticleSimon Maloy: Huckabee’s Reagan Cartoon: Disco Muggers And American...
Yesterday, I sat in mouth-agape wonder as I watched a troupe of plucky, poorly animated children travel back in time and learn first-hand about how Ronald Reagan, with godlike virtue and unparalleled...
View Article6 Kinds of Sex Scandals: What Should Be Exposed? What Should be Left Private?
What kind of sexual misconduct qualifies as an important news item, and what kind is just scurrilous gossip?
View ArticleCHARTS: How Austerity Is Hurting State Economies
The effect of austerity in Europe has been decidedly detrimental , stifling growth and needlessly prolonging economic pain for the continent’s residents. And in America, many states are doing the...
View ArticlePHOTO: 857 Empty Desks On National Mall Represent Number Of U.S. High School...
A powerful installation on the National Mall today is meant to call attention to the nation’s current drop-out rate: the 857 desks represent the number of students who drop out of high school in the...
View ArticleFinancial Executives Call For A Financial Transactions Tax
In an open letter to G20 and European leaders, 52 experts in the financial industry, including seven former executives from Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, urged the world’s leaders to pass a financial...
View Article4 Policies That Can Help Women (And Men) ‘Have It All’
Our guest bloggers are Sarah Jane Glynn , a policy analyst at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, and Tara Dawson McGuinness , Senior Vice President for CAPAF. Former State department...
View ArticlePOLL: Only 1/3 Of Americans Know Obama Is A Christian
Just one in three Americans “can correctly identify President Obama as a Christian, according to a new Gallup poll,” down substantially from 2008. Forty-four percent now say they don’t know Obama’s...
View ArticleOn Anniversary Of Title IX, Sec. Sebelius Says: Budget Cutbacks ‘Shouldn’t...
This Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX, a gender equality in education effort from the 1970s. At an event at the Center for American Progress, Health and Human Services Sec
View ArticleMorning Briefing: When Government Is Out Of Money, Corporations Take Over
– Cities that are totally out of money are being forced to rent out public areas as advertisement space. In one town, KFC plastered their logo on fire hydrants, school buses, and potholes. – A new...
View ArticleMorning Briefing: Immigration Is Not A State Issue
– The Supreme Court may have taken the wind out of the sails of state immigration law with its decision yesterday on Arizona’s S.B.
View ArticleZachary Pleat: Karl Rove Re-Writes Economic History
Wall Street Journal columnist Karl Rove rewrote history to distort President Obama's record on the economy.
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