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Smedley Butler Crusader, Contrarian, Curmudgeon I see a lot of people laying the blame for the events in Wisconsin at the feet of the voters...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 21

News & Politics Chernynkaya - March 12, 2011 13

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Saturday, March 12, 2011.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 20

News & Politics Chernynkaya - March 11, 2011 22

News and opinion from around US-opolis.

Wisconsin and Learning from Our Mistakes

News & Politics Marion - March 10, 2011 244

Five hours ahead and one day behind, I went to bed last night, having just watched Rachel Maddow begin her Tuesday broadcast by roundly proclaiming...

The Daily Planet, Vol.19

News & Politics Chernynkaya - March 10, 2011 54

News and opinion from around US-opolis.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 18

News & Politics Chernynkaya - March 9, 2011 6

News and opinion from around US-opolis.

“Not in My Backyard”

News & Politics Abbyrose86 - March 8, 2011 31

NIMBY....it is a concept that rears it's ugly head too often in the American social culture. While many will agree, in theory, certain things need...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 17

News & Politics Chernynkaya - March 8, 2011 22

News and opinion from around US-opolis.

A Little Truth About Business and Taxes

Activism PocketWatch - March 7, 2011 13

Here is a little ammunition and something to think about the next time you hear that raising taxes on "business" will stop them from hiring or squash their ability or willingness to invest or to upgrade their equipment or infrastructure.

A Brief History of Poetry

News & Politics ADONAI - March 7, 2011 80

Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry. Muriel Rukeyser Poetry, in a sense, is the art of making nothing mean something. Famed French poet and playwright, Jean Cocteau once...

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NJ Governor’s Race Draws Obama and Hannity but Not Trump in Final Days

The former president held a rally for Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat running for governor of New Jersey. Prominent leaders have also campaigned with her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli. [...]

California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

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President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Key town faces 'multi-thousand' Russian force, top Ukraine commander admits

Oleksandr Syrskyi denies Russian reports that Ukrainian troops are surrounded in the eastern town of Pokrovsk. [...]

Britons evacuated from Jamaica as UK sends Hurricane Melissa aid

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK's first chartered flight from Jamaica to the UK will arrive on Sunday. [...]

Young Russians are being seduced by a cheap, dangerous weight-loss pill called Molecule

Those taking the drug, which contains a substance banned in many other countries, are experiencing severe side effects. [...]

New Yorkers could pick a political newcomer to run their city - and take on Trump

From hip-hop musician to the brink of running America's biggest city, how did Zohran Mamdani win over New Yorkers? [...]

Shein accused of selling childlike sex dolls in France

The Asian fast fashion giant says it delisted the items "immediately" from its website and is investigating. [...]

Two more charged over Louvre jewellery heist

A 38-year-old woman and a man, 37, appeared before a French magistrate over the museum theft that shocked the world. [...]

Dodgers seal back-to-back World Series titles

The Los Angeles Dodgers become the first team for 25 years to win back-to-back World Series after overcoming the Toronto Blue Jays in the deciding seventh game. [...]

Anger lingers in Serbia a year after train station tragedy

Tens of thousands mourned 16 people who died in a rail station canopy collapse in Novi Sad last year, sparking ongoing protests. [...]

Trump remodels Lincoln bathroom in latest White House renovation

The US president says the new marble and gold fixtures are "very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln". [...]

Kenyan landslide kills 21 after heavy rainfall

Kenya's government says 30 other people are missing following downpours in the west of the country. [...]

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