Bold Faith Type: "We've been tracking the myriad ways that federal budget proposals would eviscerate domestic programs that offer vital safety nets for the poor and make life harder for working families. Self-described deficit hawks are also positioning to make deep cuts to international humanitarian aid that are similarly cruel and misguided."

DFLA's Caitlin Conroy in Our Daily Thread: "That is why I oppose abortion and that is also why I describe myself as a Democrat.  I believe that being pro-life goes well beyond expressing opposition to abortion.  To me, being pro-life requires demonstrating a concern, not only for the unborn, but also for the poor, the … Continue reading Just Another Pro-Life Democrat

NY Times: TOBRUK, Libya — "Libya appeared to slip further into chaos on Tuesday, as Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi vowed to “fight until the last drop of my blood” and clashes intensified between rebels and his loyalists in the capital, Tripoli."

Bloomberg: "Global food prices have surged to dangerous levels, pushing 44 million more people into extreme poverty since June, according to the World Bank, which warned some nations may make the mistake of imposing curbs on shipments."

Nicholas D. Kristof: "As democracy protests spread across the Middle East, we as journalists struggle to convey the sights and sounds, the religion and politics. But there’s one central element that we can’t even begin to capture: the raw courage of men and women — some of them just teenagers — who risk torture, beatings … Continue reading Watching Protestors Risk It All

Eugene Robinson: "Walker and the Republicans are insisting on the provisions in the bill that would deny collective bargaining rights to public workers. The GOP's focus is not on the practical impact of this measure - the unions have acquiesced to Walker's financial terms - but on the political impact...This is pure, unadulterated union-busting - not … Continue reading Starving Wisconsin's unions

Think Progress: "...the House Republicans have a preoccupation with cutting programs that affect women and their babies. For instance, the GOP proposed: – Cutting $758 million from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which amounts to about a 6 percent cut to a program providing food assistance to low-income women and … Continue reading House Republican Spending Cuts Target Programs For Children And Pregnant Women

Michael Gerson: "As I was visiting hospitals and health huts in Senegal, I was also receiving e-mailed updates on House GOP budget cuts. The Global Fund, down 40 percent. Child survival programs, which include anti-malaria efforts, down 10 percent. AIDS relief, down 8 percent. Development assistance, down 30 percent.  These reductions were intended to be … Continue reading The GOP's door of no return

NY Times: "President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt resigned his post and turned over all power to the military on Friday, ending his nearly 30 years of autocratic rule and bowing to a historic popular uprising that has transformed politics in Egypt and around the Arab world."

Laurence Tribe: "Since the New Deal, the court has consistently held that Congress has broad constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce. This includes authority over not just goods moving across state lines, but also the economic choices of individuals within states that have significant effects on interstate markets. By that standard, this law’s constitutionality is … Continue reading On Health Care, Justice Will Prevail