Washington Post: "They came here seeking refuge, but the past few years have brought unexpected hardship to the tightly knit Vietnamese fishing community."
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Blood Phones?
Nicholas Kristof: "An ugly paradox of the 21st century is that some of our elegant symbols of modernity — smartphones, laptops and digital cameras — are built from minerals that seem to be fueling mass slaughter and rape in Congo."
A feminism that spans from Palin to Pelosi
Kathleen Parker: "That other women, such as Palin, want to reframe the abortion debate in new feminist terms, arguing that abortion hurts women and is, therefore, anti-woman, doesn't bother me a bit. And it shouldn't bother older-school feminists."
Affordable Care Act popular among everyone but seniors
Ezra Klein: "Health-care reform, as you can see in the table atop this post, is comfortably popular with every demographic except for seniors. And seniors, of course, aren't opposed to government-run health care. They love their Medicare, and insofar as they have a policy concern here, it's that the Affordable Care Act will interfere with … Continue reading Affordable Care Act popular among everyone but seniors
Obama on McChrystal Resignation
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The Runaway General
Rolling Stone: Here is the controversial article that created the big news of the day with some speculating that Stanley McChrystal might be on his way out.
Israel approves plan to dramatically ease Gaza blockade
Haaretz: "Three weeks after the violent incidents surrounding the Gaza-bound flotilla, Israel decided yesterday to dramatically ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip."
The 'Blood Diamond' Resurfaces
WSJ: "But a visit to Angola's diamond heartland reveals that plenty of blood still spills over those precious stones."
Time to Tap T.R. And renew the progressive tradition
Jonathan Alter: "The BP spill is a failure not just of technology but ideology. That oil flows into the ocean from the deregulatory tide of the last 30 years."
On Father's Day, hypocrites are all in the family
Colbert King: "Family, marriage and the contribution of fathers come together as topics for reflection on Father's Day. So I'd like to know why Barack Obama, a husband and a father in a family structure that encompasses bonds deemed essential to our society, is constantly and savagely attacked by conservative leaders whose personal circumstances undermine … Continue reading On Father's Day, hypocrites are all in the family