Tom Schaller has a fascinating take today on the evolution of the political center. To use his analogy, it’s evolved from a one-humped camel to a two-humped dromedary, statistically speaking. The one […]
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The ballad of a progressive gun owner
We’ve heard a great deal on the issue of gun control in the wake of Virginia Tech – not surprisingly – and as is always the case when these debates flare up […]
Media spectacle at Virginia Tech
An old friend and colleague, UCLA’s Dr. Doug Kellner, has been doing some analysis of the media spectacle surrounding the recent shootings at Virginia Tech. This is part of a larger body […]
Who said it?
Which prominent American leader said the following? “Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” “I think it’s also important for […]
Your morning Chinese food contamination update: new developments, widening crisis
UPDATE: – BREAKING: Americans ate 3 million melamine-tainted chickens! In a conference call with media this afternoon, USDA Assistant Administrator Kenneth Petersen revealed that as many as 3 million chickens, contaminated with […]
Mission Accomplished!
ThinkProgress has compiled a compelling side-by-side numbers chart comparing the sitch in Iraq today with where it was when Dubya pulled his little Top Gun stunt and declared victory. Warning: these numbers […]
Melamine story gets worse and worse
The melamine-spiking story continues to build, and so far nothing about it offers any reason for comfort. HorsesAss offers a mortifying blow-by-blow here, and after reading it you have to wonder not […]
Hope for Internet radio?
Here’s some maybe good news: Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) and eight co-sponsors have introduced the Internet Radio Equality Act, which has several major provisions: Nullifies the recent decision of the Copyright Royalty […]
Hello, he lied…
Nothing’s quite as entertaining as watching a politician being flogged to death with his own words. Courtesy of FromtheRoots.org, we have Jim Inhofe (R-OK) then: Our intelligence system has said that we […]
Loyal Dubya is Dem’s best friend
President Bush today said that embattled World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz, currently embroiled in yet another BushCo scandal, “ought to stay” in his position. This comes hot on the heels of Bush’s […]
