Politics

The Development Cure

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  48 minutes ago

DiA is skeptical of John Nagl's prescription for Afghanistan: Mr Nagl writes that the world's greatest security threats in this century come not from states that are too strong, but from states that are too weak to control their territory.
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Saturday Morning Open Thread

America Blog  about an hour ago

Good morning. It's been a rough week. I prefer winning elections -- particularly when my rights are on the ballot.
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We Are All Authors Now (And Publishers Too)

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  2 hours ago

Seed magazine: By 2000, there were 1 million book authors per year. One million authors is a lot, but they are only a tiny fraction, 0.
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Moldy Peaches

America Blog  3 hours ago

So much great music from the Juno soundtrack and I love Kimya Dawson. It's the perfect tune for getting started on a lazy Saturday morning.
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Iranian student criticizes Ayatollah Khamenei in person

America Blog  5 hours ago

The exchange was recorded and was first published on Khamenei's website. Lots of talk about this story but for now, it's more a mystery that will be answered later.
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Obamanomics in Action: Double-Digit Unemployment

Gay Patriot  9 hours ago

Ten months ago, just days before a new dawn in America, then President-elect Barack H. Obama told us that Economists from across the political spectrum agree that if we don’t act swiftly and boldly, we could see a much deeper economic downturn that could lead to double-digit unemployment and the American Dream slipping further and [.
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Not Enough Spotlight?

Queer Conservative  9 hours ago

People jumped out of fourth floor windows, off of roofs, ran through minefields and past snipers to get out of East Berlin and our President can't be bothered to make a DAY TRIP to commemorate its fall.
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Underwater kites for energy

America Blog  9 hours ago

Another very interesting new possibility for generating energy. What's also interesting is the brief mention inside the article about UK energy consumption being a third of US households.
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ENDA Would ‘Level Playing Field’ for LGBT Workers

Gay Agenda  9 hours ago

Tom Perez, the Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, told senators Thursday a bill to prevent employers from discriminating against people on the basis of sexual orientation creates a “level playing field.
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"R-71: Effective 12-3-09"

Pams House blend  9 hours ago

The Washington Secretary of State's final vote count report for the week continues to validate the conclusion that all of Washington state is moving towards equality.
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Democrats Dupe Gays to Help Corzine

Gay Patriot  10 hours ago

In trying to spin the results of this week’s elections to fit the Democratic/media narrative that Republicans are a dying species, Administration officials dwell on the results in NY-23 as if the White House were indifferent to the races in New Jersey and Virginia.
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Video: She's just mean-spirited. There's really no nice way to say it.

Good As You  10 hours ago

It's fitting that Maggie would record this video for the Catholic News Agency, considering the National Organization For Marriage is essentially a Catholic front group.
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Cows are eating chicken what?

America Blog  10 hours ago

The new FDA is getting back in the business of protecting consumers after an eight year drought. This sounds like a reasonable request.
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The Daily Wrap

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  11 hours ago

Today on the Dish we focused on Fort Hood. We found footage here and here and first-hand accounts here and here.
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So, which party is riven by ideological disputes?

Gay Patriot  11 hours ago

Let’s see, 69 (of 258) House Democrats “have expressed opposition to the Speaker’s health care bill.
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NBA and NHL teams also in front of others for H1N1 vaccine

America Blog  12 hours ago

First Wall Street and now the millionaire athletes. Most in need or most in greed? Ontario health minister Deb Matthews vowed Thursday to investigate whether Toronto’s NBA and NHL players jumped the line for the swine flu shot while other groups are being forced to wait as the province’s supply dwindles.
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God's Work

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  13 hours ago

I missed this earlier this week. It's Jon Stewart at his best: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Projectwww.
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Nuclear Socialism?, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  13 hours ago

Yglesias responds to Frum: Even though carbon pricing ought to make nuclear power profitable on an operating cost basis, it would be prohibitively expensive to raise the capital necessary to construct nuclear plants.
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UBS traders dumped losses on clients

America Blog  13 hours ago

Obama really needs to find better people to golf with besides CEOs from companies like this. What is also interesting to note here is that yet again, here is a big player who has been caught yet we're not seeing a perp walk.
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Under The Rightwing Rock

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  13 hours ago

If you don't think Bush's and Cheney's embrace of torture-as-policy has not had a profound effect, check out this instant response to Fort Hood from Mark Noonan in the neocon camp: A terrible event - but I don’t want anyone.
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