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Entries Tagged as 'Politics'

Obama’s Long List of Accomplishments (#blogboost )

August 19th, 2010 · View Comments · Politics

While I am not particularly a fan of this presidency, and it’s easy to dwell on all that is NOT being done or being done wrong, it is good to have http://obamaachievements.com/ a solid list of 400 achievements, compiled by a Twitterer names Shoq, to look on and remember how much better things are than [...]

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Government Thugs…Or Right-Wing Crazies

August 10th, 2010 · View Comments · Diversity, Ethics in Government, General Commentary, Politics, censorship, propaganda

The ruling that e-readers are out of compliance with ADA is the typical heavy-handed over-response of large government entities. No malfeasance, just bureaucratic inability to see past a one-size-fits-all solution.

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US Senate Priorities are All Wrong

July 23rd, 2010 · View Comments · Democracy, Politics, Social and Economic Justice

The Senate can’t pass a jobs bill or a carbon cap bill, but had no trouble finding $60 billion for war. All I can say to the Senate is, shame on you people! You’ve got your priorities all wrong. And I can also say to Progressives that we need to reclaim the discourse in this [...]

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One Small Victory Against Ulgtraright Hatemongering

July 22nd, 2010 · View Comments · Diversity, Ethics in Government, Media Ethics, Politics, language, propaganda

Right-wing bloviators spewing bile and calling it “news” have been a fixture on the political scene for quite a few years now. And they’ve had influence far beyond the numbers of “true believers.” While it’s hard to understand why anyone would pay attention to these mouthy masters of misrepresentation (take that, Spiro Agnew!), we see [...]

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Wall Street Reform + Oil Cap + Gay Marriage

July 16th, 2010 · View Comments · Business Ethics, Democracy, Energy & Sustainability, General Commentary, Politics, Protests and Crackdowns, Social and Economic Justice, Socially Responsible Investing, media-general

Rarely do I open up my morning paper and see even one positive story among the day’s major news. Today—though I already knew about two of them from other sources—there were three: 1. The Wall Street Reform Bill has passed both houses of Congress. Is it everything I want? Of course not. Is it more [...]

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URGENT: Tell your Rep TODAY! No nuclear loan guarantees

July 1st, 2010 · View Comments · Energy & Sustainability, Politics

This letter, except for the first paragraph (which I added), was just sent out by the Nuclear Information and Resource Center. You can also call your Rep at 202-224-3121. Note that this page is keyed to me. Scroll down about a half a screen and then click “if you are not Shel”–before you fill in [...]

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We’re Making Progress: Obama’s Latest Energy/Gulf Speech

June 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Energy & Sustainability, Politics

This is more than I actually expected from Obama. Is it enough? Of course not. Is it a huge step in the right direction? You betcha.

And now it’s up to us, the American people, to make sure he keeps his word on this, and to give him the political support he will need to push these measures through a divided Congress and not be whittled away to practically nothing the way health reform was. And to do so in ways that close the door to technologies we don’t want to see developed. Getting us off fossil fuels doesn’t mean using dirty wood-fired biomass plants, and it doesn’t mean nuclear—a technology potentially far more catastrophic than deep-water offshore oil drilling. It means solar, wind, small-scale (on-intrusive) hydro, geothermal, and of course, conservation.

Let’s get it done!

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A Progressive “Windmill-Tilter” Candidate Reflects on Election Realities: Juan Del Rio

June 10th, 2010 · Comments Off · Democracy, Ethics in Government, Politics, Social and Economic Justice, poverty

A self-styled “Don Quixote,” Juan Del Rio ran for County Board of Supervisors in a conservative district near San Diego. These are his reflections just before the election (he lost, but the Democrats cumulatively got enough votes to force a November vote). Guest blog by Juan Del Rio May 28, 2010 Dear friends and supporters, [...]

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Afghanistan: The Death Toll Is Much Too High

June 9th, 2010 · View Comments · Peace and War, Politics

Yes, we elected him knowing that he had pledged to focus the war effort on Afghanistan instead of Iraq. We also elected him to reform Wall Street, push through meaningful healthcare restructuring (NOT the wimpy thing he worked so hard to get through), move the economy forward and convert it to renewable and clean energy sources. I voted for hm in spite of his Afghanistan pledge, not because of it.

Unfortunately, while breaking so many of his campaign promises or soaking them in so much compromise that they disintegrate, this is the one he has chosen to keep. OK, Barack—you made “good” on this campaign promise. Now it’s time to proclaim victory and get the hell out. The lives of Americans and Afghanis are too precious for this nightmare to continue.

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Doesn’t Robin Givhan Have Anything Better to Do Than Attack Kagan’s Posture?

May 26th, 2010 · View Comments · Politics

So now we judge Supreme Court nominees by the way they sit? Come on! Robin Givhan was roundly and appropriately criticized in this article for criticizing not just Elena Kagan’s fashion sense but also that she likes to sit with both feet on the floor, rather than demurely crossing at the ankles. And from this, [...]

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