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The Daily Planet, Vol. 126

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 2, 2011 10

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, August 2, 2011

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - August 2, 2011 40

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. ~Henry David Thoreau Love, friendship and respect do not...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 125

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 1, 2011 12

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, August 1, 2011

My Dinner with the National Debt

Speakers' Corner funksands - July 31, 2011 4

How did the Debt get so big? How did it become so famous? And what are its future plans? I sat down with the National Debt last week to see if I could find some answers.

Coming To Terms With Reality: One Man’s Trip Through the Graveyard We Call Politics

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - July 31, 2011 5

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong. ~Thomas Jefferson So here we are,...

The Fraud That Is Bill Maher

Speakers' Corner Marion - July 30, 2011 6

Would the real Bill Maher please stand up? Who is he? I want to know. Is he a comedian or a political pundit? Is...

Deus Ex Machina

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - July 30, 2011 9

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. ~B. F. Skinner The year is 2110. IBM has just completed work on the...

Credit Where Credit Is Due: Some People Need Reminding

Speakers' Corner Marion - July 28, 2011 7

Reid insisted in 2010 that delaying the debt ceiling vote would ensure that the Republicans would own part of the responsibility. And so we find ourselves on the brink of disaster.

The President Who Isn’t

Speakers' Corner Marion - July 27, 2011 13

People are living longer. Just look at the number of ex-Presidents we have living yet. There are four, and I can’t remember when so...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 124

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 27, 2011 6

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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Hundreds Join Trump at ‘Exclusive’ Dinner, With Dreams of Crypto Fortunes in Mind

The guests were the biggest investors in President Trump’s memecoin, and they were greeted with chants of “shame” as they arrived at Trump National Golf Course. [...]

A Revealing Joke in the Oval Office About Getting in Trump’s Good Graces

The president of South Africa’s wisecrack about a free plane spoke volumes. [...]

Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

The move was a major escalation in the administration’s efforts to pressure the college to fall in line with President Trump’s demands. [...]

Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go

Fear and confusion mounted quickly on Thursday as international students, who make up more than a quarter of the university’s enrollment, sought clarity or reassurance. [...]

Can the Trump Administration Stop Harvard From Enrolling International Students?

The Trump administration is relying on an obscure bureaucratic lever to stop the school, the latest in a series of aggressive moves. [...]

Columbia Violated Jewish Students’ Civil Rights, Trump Administration Finds

The university has previously been the target of more $400 million in federal funding cuts. [...]

Deadlocked Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma

In a 4-to-4 decision, the court upheld a ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that blocked the school. [...]

Trump Administration Investigates Diversity Efforts at Virginia High School

The inquiry is the latest attempt to apply the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban to K-12 education. [...]

Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky Were Israeli Embassy Workers Killed in D.C. Shooting

Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky met while working at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, her father said. Mr. Lischinsky had just bought an engagement ring, an official said. [...]

For D.C.’s Jewish Community, Shooting Outside Jewish Museum a ‘Nightmare That We’ve All Been Afraid Of’

A day after a man with a history of pro-Palestinian activism shot two Israeli Embassy workers — a couple on the cusp of becoming engaged — many in the community are still processing what happened. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

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

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

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

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

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. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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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Ship footage shared with BBC captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion. [...]

Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas

The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week. [...]

Suspect charged with murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC

The attack is being investigated as a hate crime and could lead to the death penalty, prosecutors say. [...]

Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enrol international students

The move escalates the administration's row with America's oldest university over hiring, admissions and teaching practices. [...]

US says Sudan used chemical weapons in war as it issues new sanctions

The state department is imposing new sanctions on the country's government because of the findings. [...]

DR Congo strips ex-leader of immunity over treason charges

Joseph Kabila faces the prospect of being tried in a military court for allegedly backing M23 rebels. [...]

Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden

Johan Helberg says he was "quite astonished" to look out of his window and see the vessel. [...]

Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe

From 2040, Danish people born after 31 December 1970 will be eligible to retire at 70 years old. [...]

Sum 41 music agent among those killed in San Diego plane crash

Federal officials say all six people aboard the small plane are presumed dead. [...]

Erdogan denies bid to change Turkey's constitution means he'll run as president again

Erdogan has led Turkey for 22 years, and been president for the past 11, but cannot run again without changing the rules. [...]

Speakers' Corner

The Daily Planet, Vol. 126

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

The Daily Planet, Vol. 125

My Dinner with the National Debt

Coming To Terms With Reality: One Man’s Trip Through the Graveyard We Call Politics

The Fraud That Is Bill Maher

Deus Ex Machina

Credit Where Credit Is Due: Some People Need Reminding

The President Who Isn’t

The Daily Planet, Vol. 124

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