Archive for November, 2009

The Monstrosity of Some Senators

Filed under: Health & Welfare — by Will Kirkland 11/30/2009 @ 8:59:08 PM

Kristof:
If Joe Lieberman or other senators came across John Brodniak writhing in pain on the sidewalk, they presumably would jump to help him and rush him to a hospital.
Unfortunately, an … [Keep reading >>]

Jellyfish LOVE Global Warming

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 11/28/2009 @ 1:40:20 PM
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In some yucky news that may catch more attention than mere Pacific Islanders losing their entire homes, jelly fish have shown by their activities to appreciate the new footholds provided … [Keep reading >>]

Bristle-Cone Pines Love The Warming

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 11/28/2009 @ 12:47:37 PM
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Unlike the currently popular cataclysm movies, say <em>The Road</em>, and <em>2012</em>, science does not predict a total, bare-earth result from the rising oceans, warming mountain tops, dying coral reefs of … [Keep reading >>]

MIT Clean Energy Prize

Filed under: Energy | Environment — by Will Kirkland 11/27/2009 @ 4:02:31 PM
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Listening to an old Scientific American podcast while taking the ferry to work today — that’s right, the ferry!  What a great, green, experience– I was reminded of the MIT … [Keep reading >>]

Thanks for Claudette Colvin

Filed under: Books | Human Rights — by Will Kirkland 11/26/2009 @ 3:55:04 PM
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Nice write up about Claudette Colvin, a young woman who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus — so a white woman wouldn’t have to sit … [Keep reading >>]

Intolerance

Filed under: Human Rights | Sex | Women — by Will Kirkland 11/26/2009 @ 3:22:09 PM

There are plenty of upsetting stories to be found, everyday, from every country on earth, and from every decade.  This one from Turkey should have a special shelf in the … [Keep reading >>]

Obama Going to Copenhagen with 17% Reduction Goal

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 11/26/2009 @ 12:25:59 AM
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Both Climate Change and Climate Progress are excited that Obama is going to the Copenhagen UN conference on climate change, and that he has announced “U.S. emissions reduction target in … [Keep reading >>]

Thieves Complain About the Loot

Filed under: Climate Change | Corruption | Environment — by Will Kirkland 11/26/2009 @ 12:13:12 AM
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Last week a minor brouhaha erupted on right wing blogs, dutifully reported by major media, over the purported implications of selected paragraphs and sentences of e-mail and other documents stolen … [Keep reading >>]

Barbara Lee: No Escalation in Afghanistan!

Filed under: Afghanistan | FrontPage — by Bob Meyer 11/23/2009 @ 8:59:35 AM
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From our friend Jack Kurzweill of the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club:

In advance of President Obama’s announcement of his Afghanistan policy, Congresswoman Barbara Lee will speak against escalation of the … [Keep reading >>]

Trolling for Assassins

Filed under: Religion — by Will Kirkland 11/19/2009 @ 10:09:02 PM
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Pretty disturbing interview with Frank Schaeffer on Rachel Maddow’s show.
Maddow: And then, there‘s this biblical quote making the rounds in anti-Obama circles.  As reported this week in the “Christian Science … [Keep reading >>]

Elizabeth Warren: Prairie Populist

Filed under: Economy — by Will Kirkland 11/19/2009 @ 9:57:57 PM
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Now here’s a woman we’d like to see in positions where her full head of steam would haul some really big freight.
In Elizabeth Warren’s world, credit card contracts would be … [Keep reading >>]

Sara Palin’s Whine Seller

Filed under: Books | Politics — by Will Kirkland 11/19/2009 @ 9:43:23 PM
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For a good time read Thomas Frank’s WSJ opinion piece about Ms. Palin’s book.
Maybe in their business lives, conservatives are the stern, unforgiving masters of capitalist lore. But when it … [Keep reading >>]

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