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A look at the day’s political happenings, including President Obama’s hilarious White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech and top U.S. political figures give their take on NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out.
Posted on Apr 29, 2013
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The New York Times ignores a historic environmental demonstration in D.C.; accused hacker Jeremy Hammond speaks out against the government’s faulty “cybersecurity strategy” regarding Aaron Swartz’s prosecution; meanwhile, nudists in Vienna attend an art exhibit on “Nude Men From 1800 to Today” to show off their goods. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Feb 22, 2013
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By Juan Cole — It is vital for the president and his allies in Congress to remember that those Americans most defenseless against extreme weather and natural disasters form the backbone of the Democratic Party.
Posted on Jan 22, 2013
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By Chris Hedges — Hurricane Sandy, if you are poor, is the Katrina of the North. It has illustrated the depraved mentality of an oligarchic and corporate elite that, as conditions worsen, retreats into self-contained gated communities, guts basic services and abandons the wider population.
Posted on Dec 2, 2012
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — I hope the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops contemplating the future of the church’s public and political engagement notice how the good deeds of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Francis de Sales have inspired people far beyond the confines of Catholicism.
Posted on Nov 25, 2012
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In an appearance on “Moyers & Company” over the weekend, Naomi Klein told Bill Moyers that the recent devastation left by Superstorm Sandy could be the catalyst for economic and political change in this country.
Posted on Nov 19, 2012
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By Naomi Klein —
Less than three days after Sandy made landfall on the East Coast of the United States, Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute blamed New Yorkers’ resistance to big-box stores for the misery they were about to endure.
Posted on Nov 12, 2012
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By Alexander Reed Kelly — Life lurched back into motion as power was restored to all but 5,800 Manhattan residences and businesses over the weekend. But prospects for a return to normalcy after Hurricane Sandy remained dim for some 130,000 people who call the Rockaways home.
Posted on Nov 6, 2012
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By Eugene Robinson — Here’s a proposed initiative for the next administration: Get the nation started on the surge barriers, flood walls and other big infrastructure projects that can protect our coastal cities from being ravaged by the next Hurricane Sandy.
Posted on Nov 5, 2012
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The initial decision to go on with the event as scheduled did not sit well with some elected officials, first responders, runners and others.
Posted on Nov 2, 2012
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By Eugene Robinson — We’ve had two once-in-a-century storms within the span of a decade. Will we finally get the message?
Posted on Nov 2, 2012
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By David Sirota — New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie is a potentially more important political figure than anyone running for the White House.
Posted on Nov 2, 2012
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After a brief hiatus because of the superstorm that ripped through the East Coast this week, Jon Stewart returned to the airwaves Wednesday night and lavished praise on the government for its response to the disaster.
Posted on Nov 1, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including Mike Huckabee’s scary new political ad and Chris Christie’s Halloween announcement.
Posted on Oct 31, 2012
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The MSNBC host had some harsh words for those who do not believe in global warming after the devastation and destruction caused by superstorm Sandy.
Posted on Oct 31, 2012
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A massive recovery and cleanup effort is under way on the East Coast as residents try to get their lives back to normal after the historic and devastating megastorm. Making things more difficult is the fact that nearly 6 million people in 15 states and Washington, D.C., remain without power.
Posted on Oct 31, 2012
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