‘We do not see things as they are; we see things as we are.” – Anais Nin If there’s one word that seemed to characterize Romney supporters’ immediate reaction to Obama’s victory, it’s “shock.” A conservative Facebook friend posted this status: “For the first time in my life I am at a loss for words…absolutely […]
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Poem in My Pocket: Ode to the Lemon
I love the idea of a poem in my pocket. As I searched for something to post for today’s feature, I found myself moving from poem to poem, nourishing places inside me long neglected amidst the practical rationality of my daily life. I wonder how different my days might feel if I began each of […]
Mean parents unite: make kids ride the school bus
I drove my son to school this morning, and I felt guilty about it. Hardly an event worthy to dissect on a blog devoted largely to weightier matters of politics and economics, right? There are, however, definite political and economic dimensions to how my child – or anyone else’s – gets to school. Our community, […]
What to do about the Mid-Wife Crisis?
Today one of my good friends will stand before a judge in the company of her husband and dissolve her marriage. It is in one respect a common act, though rarely uneventful: it happens thousands of times a day in courtrooms across the country. But more and more, it seems to be the initiative of […]
Take a tea partier to bed to save American democracy
Never thought I’d invite a member of the Tea Party to join political forces with me. But it’s going to take an odd and broad coalition of folks who comprise “We the People” to fight back against today’s U.S. Supreme Court action granting stunning new power to corporate America to buy our government. The Court, […]
Holiday gifts that make a difference: help a child in need through World Vision or Compassion International
Before I sat down to write this post, I wrote two letters. In many respects the recipients could not be more different from me: George is 14 and Monica is 10. They live in rural villages in Tanzania. They have never left their region, while I’ve traveled all over the world. But the biggest difference […]
Gore says ‘tipping point’ close for public push on climate change
SEJ member Tom Yulsman asks a question of Vice President Gore in Madison. Photo: Anne Minard. The fate of the earth could end up determined by which tipping point is reached first: a physical shift that ushers in abrupt climate change with catastrophic consequences, or a social one, in which public attitudes rapidly coalesce around […]
Wise up, 21st-century women: it's still either work or family
Well, I didn’t expect my return to Scroguedom after six months would be in the form of a personal screed, and on domestic topics no less (as in “household”). However, as the feminist mantra of the 1970s claimed, “the personal is political,” a statement as salient today as it was then. I’d like to be […]
May I wish you a, um, Merry Christmas?
Merry Christmas to the readers of Scholars & Rogues! This is a personal greeting – and I thus hereby issue a disclaimer that it does not speak on behalf of nor represent the intentions or persuasions of all of my blogger colleagues here at our joint endeavor. But I’d like to offer this wish of […]
Seven simple steps to save Appalachia
“Clean” Coal’s Dirtiest Secret: Part IV – final in a series Coal River Mountain from Kayford Mountain Coal River Mountain is one of the highest and wildest peaks in West Virginia. Unlike much of the surrounding region, it is unscarred by surface mining. But Massey Energy and WV Governor Joe Manchin are out to change […]
Poor affected most as Environmental Destruction Agency blasts away barrier to expand mountaintop removal mining
“Clean” coal’s dirtiest secret: Part III This article, third in a series on mountaintop removal coal mining, was originally titled “The poor are always downstream.” It must now be amended to add “when there is still a stream to be down from.” In an act that puts a grossly ironic twist on its name, the […]
What, Africa isn't a country?
Over at Daily Kos, Kagro X has joined the cacophony of incredulous voices — including mine –commenting on the apparent fact that Sarah Palin did not understand that Africa is a continent and not a country: “Think about what this means, and what almost happened to this country. Frankly, the people who knew this about […]
Molly Ivins is cheering alongside Barack’s grandmother
New month, new president, new era, new Scrogue on the banner. If only Molly Ivins could have lived another 22 months. The proudly liberal Texas commentator, who died of cancer on Jan. 31, 2007 at 62, would have added so much irreverent wit to the punditsphere during an election season that took fodder to a […]
The people's politics: earnest and messy and gratifying
It’s 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, the polls have closed here in Colorado, and I’ve just come home from a final neighborhood canvass — part of the Obama campaign’s last-ditch effort to round up any stragglers and make sure they get to the polls. Most already had. And in more than one case, the person […]
Financially strapped? McCain says you're lazy!
I got this cartoon today from a Republican friend of mine in bright-red Orange County: I know, I know, it’s supposed to be a bit of Halloween humor, and I’m not supposed to take it so seriously. But ever since John McCain seized on Barack Obama’s comment about spreading the wealth around, there has been […]
"Clean" coal's dirtiest secret: Part II
Mountaintop removal coal mining at Kayford Mountain, Boone County, W. Va. Photo: Vivian Stockman, courtesy of SouthWings Air Part II: Almost Heaven Level: The Mechanics of Moving Mountains In the heart of Appalachia, knobs, gaps and hollers define the undulating green landscape. Life is old, travel is slow, and it’s a daunting job to get […]
S&R Honors
Click here to learn more about past honorees...- Saturday Video Roundup: “Imagine the Band,” by John Lennon and Wings
- The Rest is Noise (6)—Descent into the Maelstrom
- I hate handguns, but I have still considered owning one
- Redneck jokes are racist
- Largest study of peer-reviewed literature to date finds overwhelming climate disruption consensus (UPDATED)
- Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama
- An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption
- Meet the men of Match.com: Really, guys, are you serious?
- Climate scientists still besieged
- Pelosi on Bush: “He’s not worth impeaching”
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