Former President Bill Clinton lit into Republican efforts in several states to pass new restrictions on voting, comparing the measures to the oppressive Jim Crow laws of the past. From TPMDC Someone had to say it.
Hedge Fund Hippies
Mr. Biggs, former chief global strategist for U.S. investment banking powerhouse Morgan Stanley, demanded the U.S. government temporarily return to ideas used in the Great Depression as a way to get the country back to higher growth. “What the U.S. really needs is a massive infrastructure program … similar to the WPA back in the… Continue reading Hedge Fund Hippies
Did Michael Jackson artificially lighten his skin?
I’ve heard the same old rumors (as I’m sure many others have) since the early 1990’s, some insisting Jackson had his skin somehow lightened, either chemically or medically. Others explain that he had a skin condition known as vitiligo, which turns skin lighter through depigmentation. People counter that argument by saying there has never been… Continue reading Did Michael Jackson artificially lighten his skin?
MTR, where have you been all my unix life?
I’m kicking myself for not learning about MTR sooner. Much nicer than old school traceroute.
Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics
That friendship is important to determining whether Justice Thomas’s interactions with Mr. Crow conflict with the code, said Raymond J. McKoski, a retired state judge in Illinois who wrote a law review article on charitable fund-raising by judges. If Justice Thomas did not “misuse the prestige of office” in getting Mr. Crow to take on… Continue reading Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics
Michele Bachmann’s Holy War
Michele Bachmann is almost certainly the funniest thing that has ever happened to American presidential politics. Fans of obscure 1970s television may remember a short-lived children’s show called Far Out Space Nuts, in which a pair of dimwitted NASA repairmen, one of whom is played by Bob (Gilligan) Denver, accidentally send themselves into space by… Continue reading Michele Bachmann’s Holy War
Is Healthcare Worth Jail Time?
Damien Calvert, who was recently released from an Ohio prison for a drug-related murder he committed when he was 18 (he’s now a straight-A student at Cleveland State University, studying nonprofit management), said that part of the reason recidivism rates are so high is due to the lack of access to health care on the… Continue reading Is Healthcare Worth Jail Time?
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
Over the past 14 years, I’ve graduated from high school and college and built a career as a journalist, interviewing some of the most famous people in the country. On the surface, I’ve created a good life. I’ve lived the American dream. But I am still an undocumented immigrant. And that means living a different… Continue reading My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
Get Back To Reality!
Both parties, in fact, are moving to anti-Keynesian policy orientations, which deny additional stimulus and make rather awkward and unsubstantiated claims that if you balance the budget, “they will come.” It is envisioned that corporations or investors will somehow overnight be attracted to the revived competitiveness of the U.S. labor market: Politicians feel that fiscal… Continue reading Get Back To Reality!
Van Jones Calls End Of Glenn Beck’s Fox Show A ‘Triumph Of American Capitalism’
As Beck leaves Fox under fire from his bosses at the network and upset sponsors, Jones praised the free market system for ridding the airwaves of Beck. “Good American businesses make a decision about who they want to associate their brands with,” he said. “And if you violate the principles of good discourse and fair… Continue reading Van Jones Calls End Of Glenn Beck’s Fox Show A ‘Triumph Of American Capitalism’