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Entries by Michael Sigman from 12/2009

Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 2)

| Posted 12.03.2009 | Entertainment
Read More: Andrew Loog Oldham, Ian Dury, Cyberfrequencies, John Rabe, Beatles, Silver Brazilians, Nancy Fierro, Rolling Stones, Smokey Robinson, Kinks, Noisettes, Ronnettes, Charles Phoenix, David Mellon, Nadia Boulanger, Barney Bubbles, Entertainment News

British New Waver Ian Dury's keen wit, social criticism and generosity of spirit inspires the following reasons for cheer during this tough holiday season.

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Silent Plight?

| Posted 12.08.2009 | Entertainment
Read More: Kenny G, Mannheim Steamroller, Brahms, John Cage, Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan, Christmas, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Christmas Music, I Ching, Steve Earle, Scriabin, Woody Guthrie, Entertainment News

It's that time of year again. As you navigate the mall, have you started to feel that all you want for Christmas is to avoid Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas"?

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Demos Promotes Participatory Democracy

| Posted 12.14.2009 | Impact
Read More: Voter Registration, Barack Obama 2008, Bob Kuttner, Federal Reserve, Hillary Clinton, Credit Card Regulation, Rich Benjamin, Demos, Miles Rapoport, Impact News

Miles Rapoport found his true calling in 2001 when he was named president of Demos, a Manhattan-based non-partisan research and advocacy organization gearing up to oppose the myriad right-wing think tanks then dominating Washington.

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To Lend or Not To Lend

| Posted 12.21.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Troubador, New York Times, Hamlet, Hollywood, Loans, Polonius, Healthy Living News

'Tis the season to be borrowing. A New York Times survey finds that more than half the nation's unemployed workers have borrowed money from friends or relatives since losing their jobs.

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Barack's Freshman Year

| Posted 12.28.2009 | Politics
Read More: Iraq War, Campaign Finance Reform, LA Weekly, Health Care Reform, Village Voice, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Wall Street, Rolling Stone, Big Pharma, Obama First Year, Politics News

What makes a leader successful -- contrary to the expectations of our instant gratification culture -- isn't measurable by initial moves and events, and certainly not only by early results.

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