Dana Milbank: "On the stage, I saw the great populist leader himself: Grover Norquist, who, after getting two Harvard degrees, developed his common-touch lobbying for the tropical island paradise of the Seychelles... The wealth advantage of the Tea Partiers helps to explain the rather un-populist message emanating from Freedom Plaza: Tax the wealthy less and … Continue reading Tea Party: Elite Populists?
What Americans can do to discourage future McVeighs
Kathleen Parker: "Is the political environment becoming so toxic that we could see another Timothy McVeigh emerge? No one knows the answer, but fears that anger could escalate into action beyond the ballot box are not misplaced."
Is Nebraska Right to Life Engaging in Partisanship?
Pro-life Democrat Robert Hay thinks so, and he has some evidence to back it up: "On Wednesday, Nebraska Right to Life became the most recent organization to show that partisanship was more important than pro-life issues. The group announced it would endorse Governor Dave Heineman in his next election due to his overall record on … Continue reading Is Nebraska Right to Life Engaging in Partisanship?
Karadzic Genocide Trial Opens After Months Of Delay
NPR: "After using delaying tactics for months, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was back in a Dutch courtroom Tuesday to face the first prosecution witness. Karadzic faces 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide for the war in Bosnia during the 1990s."
In South Sudan, Vote to Secede Looms
PBS: "Residents of southern Sudan, an area that is already semi-autonomous, will vote in January on whether to separate from the north. But many issues -- from how to distribute oil wealth to even where the border would be drawn -- still must be resolved."
Nebraska Law Sets Limits on Abortion
NY Times: "Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska signed a law on Tuesday banning most abortions 20 weeks after conception or later on the theory that a fetus, by that stage in pregnancy, has the capacity to feel pain. The law, which appears nearly certain to set off legal and scientific debates, is the first in … Continue reading Nebraska Law Sets Limits on Abortion
Maternal Deaths Decline Sharply Across the Globe
NY Times: "For the first time in decades, researchers are reporting a significant drop worldwide in the number of women dying each year from pregnancy and childbirth, to about 342,900 in 2008 from 526,300 in 1980. The findings, published in the medical journal The Lancet, challenge the prevailing view of maternal mortality as an intractable … Continue reading Maternal Deaths Decline Sharply Across the Globe
22,700 killed in drug violence in Mexico since '06
AP: "More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report."
Obama: A pragmatic moderate faces the 'socialist' smear
Norman J. Ornstein's Washington Post op-ed highlights and dismantles some of the silly arguments made by key Republican figures against the President.
Tea Party: Tea with a side of racism
2010 Multi-state Survey on Race & Politics: "Led by Prof. Christopher Parker, the 2010 Multi-state Survey of Race & Politics examines what Americans think about the issues of race, public policy, national politics, and President Obama, one year after the inaugurationof the first African American president." "...the Tea Party, the incipient movement that claims to … Continue reading Tea Party: Tea with a side of racism
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