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White House blasts "appalling" violence by Syria
CBS: "The Obama administration today strongly condemned what it called the "outrageous use of violence" by the Syrian government and demanded an immediate end to its brutality."
The Bush Tax Cuts Are the Disaster that Keeps on Giving
Center for American Progress: "Ten years ago today, the first round of Bush tax cuts became law. But what if they hadn’t? What would our fiscal situation look like if history had been different in just one respect: if we’d never implemented President George W. Bush’s eponymous tax policies? The short answer is that the … Continue reading The Bush Tax Cuts Are the Disaster that Keeps on Giving
The Moral and Human Dimensions of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: "We express our deep concerns that the current proposal calls for significant cuts to both domestic and international food aid, conservation and rural development programs. These proposed cuts will greatly affect programs that serve hungry, poor and vulnerable people in our nation and around the world."
Darfur Is Getting Worse
Eric Reeves in TNR: "So have things improved in Darfur? On the contrary, the catastrophe there is deepening dramatically as we head into this season’s “hunger gap,” the dangerous, rainy period between the harvests of this past fall and winter and the next harvests, which begin in October. Water-borne diseases become much more common, and … Continue reading Darfur Is Getting Worse
U.S. budget ax threatens successful AIDS program in Africa
GOP Budget, NY-26, and the Demographic Group That Should Terrify Republicans
Jonathan Chait: "Robert Christian points out that one clue to the GOP's failure in the New York special election can be found in the Pew political typology. The key group Corwin lost ground with seems to corresponds to what Pew calls "Disaffecteds." Who are "Disaffecteds"? Pew explains: The most financially stressed of the eight typology groups, … Continue reading GOP Budget, NY-26, and the Demographic Group That Should Terrify Republicans
Betrayal On Capitol Hill
Tony Campolo: "In exchange for getting support for Planned Parenthood from the Republicans, the Democrats were more than ready to betray the poor -- and especially poor women and children -- they claim to represent. The Democrats went along with the Republican proposal to cut funding for Community Health Centers by $600 million and for … Continue reading Betrayal On Capitol Hill
A Good Day for Medicare–and Medicaid Too?
Jonathan Cohn: The results from Tuesday’s special election in New York demonstrated the popularity of Medicare and unpopularity of Republican plans to dismantle it. But neither fact should be surprising. Medicare is a universal program for retirees: Everybody has an obvious, direct stake in its future. And the Republican plans for Medicare amount to privatization. … Continue reading A Good Day for Medicare–and Medicaid Too?
Bosnian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic arrested
BBC: "The fugitive Bosnian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic has been arrested in Serbia."
The Whole Life Democrat 