Meet The Richest Billionaire In Every Country
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View ArticlePhoto Study Of A Precarious Family That Sparked Outrage
A Long Way Down***http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/03/12/irina_popova_another_family_examines_the_role_of_photographer_as_a_documentarian.html?google_editors_picks=true
View Article"Japan's Radioactive Nightmare," The New Yorker
MARCH 11, 2014JAPAN’S RADIOACTIVE NIGHTMAREPOSTED BY ROLAND KELTSI first saw “Nuclear Nation,” a haunting documentary about the Fukushima meltdown, at its New York première, late last year. It felt...
View ArticleWeird Enuf Fer Ya? News From Barbaria: #23
Paul Ryan cites ‘white nationalist’ to blame poverty on lazy men in ‘inner cities’Creationist slams Neil deGrasse Tyson’s ‘Cosmos’ for ‘blind faith’ in scientific theoriesUnarmed airman shot in gut by...
View ArticleIn The Abstract, Americans Want Spending Cuts. As A Practical Matter, They Don't
Alan: Americans say they want spending cuts but have no clue how politically repugnant and personally painful such cuts would be.Talk is cheap. (Hence the popularity of American "talk radio.")Couple...
View ArticleA. Mandvi: Fox Business Commentator Todd Wilemon: "If You're Poor, Stop Being...
Video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/07/aasif-mandvi-third-world-healthcare_n_4919304.html'Fox Business' Commentator Tells 'Daily Show' Correspondent: "If You're Poor, Stop Being Poor"The...
View ArticleNepal Goes Full Year With Zero Poaching
A greater one-horned rhino drinks from a river bordering Chitwan National Park, about 44 miles (70 kilometers) southwest of Kathmandu, Nepal.PHOTOGRAPH BY GEMUNU AMARASINGHE, APLaurel Nemefor National...
View ArticleGeorge Will: "Better Health Through Good Choices"
Alan: Like a young buck in a brothel, Mr. Will's passion deceives him. His ideological ardor disables recognition that "good health choices" are also "good science" -- just as the carefully described...
View ArticleCartoon: Days Left Until Next Job Creator Appreciation Day
"Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/01/politics-and-economics-101-curricula.html
View ArticleE.J. Dionne: Pope Francis’ First Year Underlines His Commitment To The Needy
By E.J. Dionne Jr., Published: March 12, 2014Religion makes a lot of mistakes.Faith traditions can be so harsh that they drive away everyone but the self-righteous scolds. Or they can so indulge in...
View ArticleObama's Hotly Debated "Between Two Ferns" Appearance Has Lifted Obamacare
"Between The Ferns"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/03/between-ferns-obama-and-galifianakis.html***Could Obama's 'Between Two Ferns' appearance at least boost young enrollees? "A White House...
View ArticleObamacare Is Here To Stay. Will GOP Participate In Its Betterment Or Boo From...
Got to admit it's getting better.A little better all the time.***"The most recent enrollment numbers should crush conservatives' fantasies of seeing Obamacare fall apart. But they should also encourage...
View ArticleHold Your Horses! Obamacare Enrollment Didn't Fall In February
Hold your horses -- Obamacare enrollment didn't fall in February. "The months HHS has been using for tabulation don't correspond precisely to the calendar, because of state reporting methods and where...
View ArticleIt's Time For Democrats To Embrace Obamacare
"Trying to pussyfoot around Obamacare was an awkward strategy, and, evidently, it didn't work. If other Democrats are to avoid meeting Sink's fate in November, they need something more convincing to...
View ArticleBloomberg: There's Only One Way For Republicans To Stop Illegal Immigration
"Although the Senate last year approved comprehensive immigration legislation by a margin of more than 2 to 1, Speaker John Boehner has been unable to convince House Republicans that a path to...
View ArticleClimate Change Not A Top Worry In U.S. Concern Drops In 2013
http://www.gallup.com/poll/167843/climate-change-not-top-worry.aspx?wpisrc=nl_wonk***Here's a look at the vulnerability of different parts of the city and Long Island coast to storm surge of different...
View ArticleThomas Merton And The Spiritual Roots Of Protest
Merton's favorite song was "Got My Mojo Working"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Got_My_Mojo_Working***Merton...
View ArticleAll Souls Unitarian Church Commemorates Beating Death Of Former Pastor
"FBI reopening investigation into 1965 murder of minister in Selma"http://room210civilrights.blogspot.com/2011/03/fbi-reopening-investigation-into-1965.html***Subject: All Souls TV ClipDear...
View ArticleGOP Voter Suppression And Conservative Contempt For Democracy
Pax on both houses: Voter Suppression The New GOP StrategyPax on both houses: Deliberate Voter Obstruction By The GOPPax on both houses: Jon Stewart: Asif Mandvi Investigates Voter Suppression ...Pax...
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