3.10.11 // Unbelievable proposals in Michigan going unnoticed

A friend posted a clip from Rachel Maddow titled (on YouTube, anyway) “Michigan is Screwed.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUpO1QFMDtM&feature=player_embedded For further reading on the tax legislation – the one taking $1.7 billion from the elderly, poor, and publicly-minded and giving $1.8 billion in tax breaks to businesses – see this article from the Detroit Free Press. And oh, [...]

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2.1.11 // Mubarak’s speech

Egypt’s Mubarak -hopefully soon to be ex-president – just wrapped up his speech (video, transcript) in which he announced that neither he nor his son would seek election in the next election, and that he would speed up the election process. However, he also tried to paint a picture of himself as a great leader, [...]

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1.5 // Political cartoon du jour: Canyon of Partisanship

So my topic for the UM Honors College essay is: “Is the US becoming more divided?” I’ll post my actual answer on here once it’s all done – and so far, it’s a doozy – but I came up with this in the meantime. I probably won’t attach it with the official essay, as it [...]

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9.24 // The Afghanistan War: Thoughts, and will it be “won”?

The war in Afghanistan: a big, broad topic that can’t be covered in one forum post. Over the past few years, particularly in conjunction with the Iraq War, the United States’ presence in Afghanistan has become more and more controversial. The root of this seems to be, primarily, confusion: many people tend to inextricably link [...]

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9.18 // Thoughts on the proposed community center/mosque

Before I get into the issue – which really shouldn’t be an issue at all – I’d like to share this image and caption, found on Boston.com’s fantastic photography blog, The Big Picture. Photo #38: Open doors, open minds: Emiratis and expats share an Iftar and talk about Islam and about the things that make [...]

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5.6 // British general elections, stock market drops, and Greece’s volatile economic situation gone awry, oh my!

Quite an exciting day. After a (mere!) month of US-style debates and general public-pandering, Britain’s top dogs battle it out… etc… Labour and Conservative are neck-and-neck at the moment, but I need to go to sleep (first 9-miler since November has me totally wiped out), else I’d stay up to find out. Yeah, I’m kind [...]

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3.23 // And the health care begins!

So after all the controversy over this health care reform/overhaul/selling our souls to the devil/whatever you call it, it’s been passed. Or some skeletal structure of the original bill has. But hey, it’s a start. And for those of you who cry “Socialism!” – what’s so bad about that? Libraries, schools, roads, MediCare and Medicaid [...]

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3.3.10 // Don’t Let “Socialism” Save You

~ r

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1.20 // A Modest Proposal for the Bush Monument

…and don’t even mention Massachusetts… ~ r

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1.11 // The Intelligence Jumble

~ r

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