Went to a talk on March 19, 2012 by Dr Joel Schwarz about a recent UNEP report on Short Lived Climate Forcers: Integrated Assessment of Black carbon and Tropospheric Ozone and Near Term Climate Protection and Clean Air … [Read more...]
Archives for May 9, 2012
Scott Brown keeps up his comedy routine on the Senate floor
Honestly, it's just getting embarrassing. Yesterday, Scott Brown joined his fellow Republicans in filibustering a bill that would have prevented the interest rate on student loans from doubling. The reason: because the bill adopted an … [Read more...]
President Obama says he is now in favor of same-sex marriage
So this is good news. President Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president. In an interview with ABC … [Read more...]
The Worst Jobs Record Of Any Governor In America
Remember back in February, at the height of the controversy surrounding public employee unions in Wisconsin, the idea was trotted out that Governor Scott Walker's anti-union efforts were part and parcel of a broader, bolder economic vision … [Read more...]
Republican Scott Brown Repeatedly Skirts Senate Ethics Policies
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow on Twitter.] Note: This item is posted just as news is breaking that a complaint has been filed with the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics against … [Read more...]
Romney’s ignorance of America’s strategic position exposed
University of Michigan professor Juan Cole explains how feeble the presumptive Republican nominee's understanding is of the threats we face: Romney's amateur 2007 analysis of Osama bin Laden and Islam: [I] don’t want to buy into the … [Read more...]
Bright America, dim America
The Guardian offers a striking graphic, with scale adjusted for population: … [Read more...]
Borowitz: North Carolina Weighs Ban on Electricity, Soap
Borowitz Report: NORTH CAROLINA (The Borowitz Report) – Flush with victory from yesterday’s statewide vote, supporters of North Carolina’s Amendment One today moved forward with a bold proposal to ban electricity and soap. Cal … [Read more...]
Tired of the confusion about what Democrats stand for?
Need a clear reminder of our values? Marisa DeFranco on Broadside helps pull the message back to the left. Thanks Marisa DeFranco! … [Read more...]