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Are American Workers Overpaid?---We Need To Find A Viable Economic Future2 comments

Neil Aquino wrote 2 weeks ago: A recent New York Times story suggests that the wages Americans earn for manufacturing work may have … more →

Tags: Labor, Unemployment, Future, Wages, manufacturing

Links To Learn About Ted Kennedy And The Causes He Supported

Neil Aquino wrote 3 months ago: Here are links to help recall the life of Senator Ted Kennedy and to look ahead to the battles still … more →

Tags: Nation Magazine, Liberalism, Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts, health-care reform, Boston Globe, Single Payer, single-payer option, Senator Kennedy

Phoebe Connelly: The Death and Life of Virtual Cities

karlbakeman wrote 3 months ago: Phoebe Connelly asks, “What happens to social media when a corporation shuts it down?” H … more →

Tags: Sociology, Culture, Geocities, Internet, Social Media, phoebe connelly

Propaganda or Opinion?9 comments

Lightpond Blogger wrote 6 months ago: “The proper cure for bad information is more information, not secrecy or censorship.” … more →

Tags: media integrity, obama, sotomayor, racism, sexism, Propaganda, Opinion, PUMApac, daily kos

Edison NJ Mayor Jun Choi Hit by Racial Attacks in Reelection Bid

yellowkid wrote 6 months ago: EDISON TOWNSHIP, NJ—Political opponents are mounting a race-based campaign against incumbent Mayor J … more →

Tags: Asian American, Politics, Racist, Korean American, Race, Jun H. Choi, first Korean American mayor in continental U.S., Mike Barfield, Antonia Ricigliano

Not all suburbs are bad, just most of them

Zachary wrote 6 months ago: Avoiding suburbs is one of my primary interests.  Except for some inner-ring suburbs, which now look … more →

Tags: Social Thoughts, Suburbs, Minneapolis, Suburbia, Center for Neighborhood Technology, exurbs, exurbia, walkability index, Adler

Banking and Free Markets1 comment

Mr. Roach wrote 6 months ago: Banking by corporations and limited liability companies is not essential to free markets. Like bankr … more →

Tags: Economics, obama, Housing bubble, recession, Inflation, Depression, housing crisis, federal reserve, stimulus

It's Not Reverse Discrimination To End Discrimination2 comments

Phil wrote 7 months ago: I think  Adam Serwer’s perspective on Obama’s perspective Supreme Court nominees is pret … more →

Tags: Politics, Race Relations, Supreme Court, Mark Haleprin, Adam Sewer, Minorities, David Souter, Diversity, Women Rights

Look at This! Medium Large Gets Love on Pirate Vlog!

sarabenincasa wrote 7 months ago: Two brilliant college professors discuss modern-day pirate stuff, and they mention Medium Large! Che … more →

Tags: Favorite Awesome Thing, Things Political, your democracy porn, Attackerman, daniel drezner, Ezra Klein, firedoglake, Francesco Marciuliano, Medium Large

What The Hell is Reconciliation?

Phil wrote 8 months ago: What the hell is reconciliation? What does it have to do with the budget? Health care, Cap and trade … more →

Tags: Politics, Budget, cap and trade, Congress, deficits, Ezra Klein, Healthcare, Reconciliation

The Death of Feminism?1 comment

wales wrote 8 months ago: Courtney Martin at the American Prospect has a piece asking if there is a “formal feminist mov … more →

Tags: Feminism, Courtney Martin, Gender

Sunday Paper

hotfiler wrote 8 months ago: George’s Bottom Line: Geithner Says We Have $135 bn Left in TARP Money The Guardian: Full Cove … more →

Tags: sunday reading, AiG, Economy, Tim Geithner, George Stephanopoulos, the guardian, Newshour, Ezra Klein

Is Obama Doing Too Much? No, He's Doing Too Little

Phil wrote 8 months ago: One of the newest political theme’s gaining traction lately is the ” Is Obama is doing t … more →

Tags: Politics, ABC News, AiG, associated press, Budget, Ezra Klein, Government Spending, Health Care, housing crisis

Palin Family Values: Bristol and Levi End Engagement

Phil wrote 8 months ago: Is anyone really surprised that Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, and her “baby’s d … more →

Tags: Politics, ~*~ Tapped ~*~, Dana Goldstein, Sarah Palin, bristol palin, Levi Johnston, Pregnancy, Star, Family Values

Random Thoughts On The Stimulus Bill4 comments

Phil wrote 9 months ago: A commentor on noted economist Dean Baker’s blog makes a good point about government spending: … more →

Tags: Politics, Republicans, Economy, Washington Post, ~*~ Tapped ~*~, jon stewart, Senate, Olympia Snowe, stimulus

Is An Effective Stimulus Bill Key to US Hegemony?

Phil wrote 9 months ago: Tim Fernholz from Tapped makes a good point, and a good debate card. There are national security rea … more →

Tags: Politics, Debate, Republicans, Economy, Foreign Policy, ~*~ Tapped ~*~, national security, Russia, stimulus

The Contraception Freakout

allisonkilkenny wrote 10 months ago: American Prospect I’ve never bought the idea that opposition to abortion is solely about contr … more →

Tags: Politics, Republicans, Conservatives, Women's rights, birth control, condoms, John Boehner, Contraception

Found Words - Dalton Conley

marginal prose wrote 11 months ago: I think his take on the new Gladwell is pretty good. Here’s a high and a low: “One of Gl … more →

Tags: found words, Outliers, Gladwell, dalton conley

Your Insurance Company Is Not Your Friend

Eric wrote 11 months ago: Check out this post by Ezra Klein, a young hotshot journalist at the American Prospect, entitled … more →

Tags: Miscellaneous, consumer, Government, Health Care, universal health care, Insurance Companies, Ezra Klein, pre-existing conditions


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