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NPR, the Rest of the Federal Budget & a Large Hairy Dog

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pets, James O'keefe, Free Speech, Liberal, Firing, Golden Retriever, Federal Funding, Government, Deficit, Video, Juan Williams, Analysis, Puppies, Fuzzy, Cute, Funny, Sting, National Public Radio, Popular Education, Acorn, Humor, Budget, Npr, Vivian Schiller, Ronald Schiller, Explain, Public Broadcasting, Hair, Chihuahua, Project Veritas, Furry, Puppy, Dog, News, Dogs, Republicans, Media News

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Demonstrators Overthrow Al Jazeera

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Television, Emir of Qatar, Egypt Revolution, Bbc, Middle East, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, Protests, Mubarak, Al Jazeera, Algeria, Censorship, State Department, Bahrain, Qatar, Aid, Producer, Cable, Revolution, Analysis, Foreign Affairs, Comedy Central Policy, Humor, Correspondent, Nbc, Letterman, Field Producer, Policy, Egypt, Network, Columnist, Media, Anderson Cooper, Leno, Uprising, Comedy Writer, Satire, Protest, Aid-Work, Cable News, Development, Comedy, Stewart, Reporter, Colbert, Writer, Yemen, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Fake News, Television Reporter, Ngo, Cnn, Foreign Correspondent, Cairo, Current Affairs, News, Non-Governmental Organization, International, Comedy News

(Doha, Qatar) - In the latest twist to the wave of protests spreading across the Middle East, demonstrators have overthrown the Al Jazeera television ...

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Very Superstitious 'Outliers'

The Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outliers Feature, Poll, Analysis, Pollster, Politics News

Jay Cost warns not to underestimate Obama in 2012. Mark Mellman analyzes the political economy of defeat. Steve Singiser finds a few post-election c...

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Power Moves

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Analysis, President Obama, Mitch McConnell, Politics, Mike Bonifer, Nancy Pelosi, Getty Images, Photograpy, Gamechangers, Eric Cantor, Pulitzer Prize, Media News

This photo, featured on the 11.30.10 HuffPost landing page, is one of my favorite politically-themed photos of the year. It depicts a perfect littl...

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What's Right with America? Let Me List the Books

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Global Game, Whole System, Reflective Practice, Stabilization, Decision-Support, Self-Determination, Web of Knowledge, Secession, Community, Collective Intelligence, Innovtion, Future, World Brain, Integrity, Peace, World Mind, Civilization, Culture, Voices, History, Global Brain, Liberty, Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Natural Capitalism, Values, Bio-Economics, Africa, Analysis, Freedom, Epoch B, Deliberative Dialog, Clarity, Systemic Inquiry, Technology, Common Wealth, Reconciliation, Strategy, Goodness, Bio-Mimicry, Social Capitalism, Reconstruction, Human Scale, Ecological Economics, Compassion, Conscious Evolution, Evolutionary Activism, Web 2.0, Atlases, Philosophy Priorities, Information, Health, Web 4.0, Integral Consciousness, Cosmos, Diversity, China, Truth, Universe, Politics News

I became the #1 Amazon reviewer for non-fiction [or 32/216 overall including movies, software, and fiction) quite by accident, loading 300 reviews fr...

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Strategic Analytic Model for Creating a Prosperous World at Peace

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holistic, Dennis Meadows, Catastrophe, Tactics, Economy, Technical, Agriculture, Proliferation, Whole Systems, Immigration, Other Atrocities, Diplomacy, Policy, Infectious Disease, Threat, Intelligence, Decision Support, Transnational Crime, Open Everything, Analysis, Operations, Medard Gabel, Society, Security, Justice, Family, Energy, Earth, Strategy, Jorgen Randers, Poverty, Civil War, Participatory Medicine, Terrorism, Limits to Growth, Donella Meadows, Inter-State Conflict, Acts of God, Education, Earth Dashboard, Participatory Budgeting, Environmental Degradation, Water, Health, Buckminster Fuller, Genocide, Russell Ackoff, Whole Earth, Earthgame, Decision-Support, Sanity, Stephen Colbert, Politics News

Whole Earth Whole Systems The Earth is a self-contained system in which all elements interact in ways that we humans simply do not understand--witnes...

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Dueling Docs: Should Children Ever Go to a Therapist?

Janice Horowitz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parent-Centered Therapy, Unconscious, Family Dynamics, Therapy, Children, Health, Analysis, Pscychology, Child Therapy, Therapists, Privacy, Family, Parents, Healthy Living News

The Issue: Do Kids Belong in a Therapist's Office? The Facts: When a kid acts up at school, what happens? He gets sent to a therapist. Parents getti...

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Simon Johnson's Analysis: Economist's Testimony Predicts Changes In 2010

Baseline Scenario | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recovery, Senate, 2010, Global Economy, Greece, Economy, Analysis, Financial Crisis, Recession, Simon Johnson, Testimony, Business News

In recent months, the US economy entered a recovery phase following the severe credit crisis-induced recession of 2008-09. While slower than it shoul...

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Mcdonnell, 2010 Elections, Corzine, 2010 Election, Christie, John Corzine, Obama, Incumbent, Creigh Deeds, Approval Ratings, Virginia, Rnc, White House, New Jersey, Governors Races, Analysis, Bill Owens, Incumbents, Chris Christie, Third Party Candidates, Doug Hoffman, Scozzafava, Dede Scozzafava, 2009 Elections, Elections, Governors Race, Independents, Mid-Term Elections, Gubernatorial, Dnc, Deeds, Elections 2010, Politics News

At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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Guardian Asserts Conspiracy to Hide the Peak

A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Truthiness, Peak Oil, Climate Change, Analysis, Oil, International Energy Administration, Disinformation, Green News

A recent Guardian article raises the question: has there been a conspiracy to inflate IEA numbers and thus distort the global conversation about our energy challenges?

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Jung's Journal Provides Insight In To Dreams

Psychology Today | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Jung, Dreams, Dreaming, Freud, Analysis, Insomnia, Sleep Study, Psychology, Carl Jung, Psychoanalysis, Fatigue, Interpretation, Exhaustion, Sleep, Healthy Living News

Jung describes visions and voyages into the desert, dreams and his frustration at an inability to interpret them....

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Is Obama Keeping His Promises?

Newsweek | Anna Quindlen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, White House, War, Immigration, Obama, Campaign, Presidency, Barack Obama, President, Promises, History, Gay Rights, Campaign Promises, Spending, Analysis, Wall Street, Health Care, Promise, Politics News

History will judge Barack Obama over the long haul. But we've learned something in the short term that is simple, obvious, and has less to do with him...

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Dems' Only Hope For 2010: Make The Race About The Other Guy

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Predictions, House of Representatives, Senate, Midterm Elections, Democrats, 2010 Elections, Analysis, Elections 2010, Politics News

Democratic incumbents face the most threatening political environment since the Republican landslide of 1994 -- and they know it. The trends are all ...

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Inhofe and Republicans are Right: Analysis of Climate Bills is Flawed

A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Kerry-Boxer, James Inhofe, Analysis, George Voinovich, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, Climate Legislation, Climate Change, Climate Bill, Green News

Republicans are absolutely right and absolutely wrong when it comes to EPA analysis of climate legislation. They are right that the analysis has flaws, but they are wrong about what should be done about it.

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Top NFL Matchups for Week 10

Khai Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Analysis, Nfl, Tennessee Titans, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Week 10 Preview, Sports News

The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints are still unbeaten and both teams have perfectly executed their mission so far this season, as their pla...

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Analysis: Why Iran Bombing Could Be Bad For Obama

TIME | Andrew Lee Butters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UK, Britain, Revolutionary Guard, Baluchistan, Nuke, Nuclear Program, Iran Election, Pakistan, Baluchi, Iran, Obama, Diplomacy, Iran Suicide Bombing, Negotiations, White House, Nuclear Weapons, Analysis, Assassination, #Iranelection, Tehran, Iran Bombing, Jundullah, Home News

Sunday's suicide terrorism attack that killed at least five commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps could have an impact far beyond the Islami...

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Iraq-Afghanistan Analogies Mask Risks Of Afghanistan

New York Times | DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Surge, Bush, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Pakistan, Native, Analysis, Anbar Awakening, Taliban, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Foreign Fighters, Politics News

In fact, Iraq analogies have been flying back and forth so furiously in recent days that Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the only holdover from ...

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5 Habits Of Healthy People You Can Have Too

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Tara Stiles, Healthy Living, Analysis, Yoga, Drink Water, Meditate, Fruit, Vegetables, Meditation, Wellness, Healthy Habits, Video, Healthy Living News

We all want the secrets to health and vitality. We can buy bottles, creams, and whatever else is advertised to us, but ultimately anything sustainabl...

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Didn't We Always Suspect Guilt Was Good?

Lisa Solod | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Conscience, Guilt, Behavior, Analysis, Healthy Living News

I have always lived like with guilt as a motivating factor. Guilt, for me, is intertwined with both conscience and behavior. And now I am thrilled to read that science has vindicated me.

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Supreme Consciousness

Donna Fish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Analysis, Supreme Court Hearings, Therapeutic Relationship, Sonia Sotomayor, Countertransference, New York News

While dining with a colleague last night and hashing over a recent case, my friend commented that Sotomayor is a great ad for psychotherapy!

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CBO Gets It Wrong on Climate Legislation

A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Cbo, Climate Change, Analysis, Waxman-Markey, Energy Legislation, Aces, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Global Warming, Green News

The Congressional Budget Office has come out with an evaluation of climate change legislation that pegs the cost at just $175 per household, per year. The CBO is wrong, potentially seriously wrong.

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Post-Election: Call it Decompression

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, White House, Election Day, George W. Bush, Commentary, Keith Olbermann, Sarah Palin, Msnbc, Transition, Jonathan Alter, Katie Couric, Analysis, Newshour, Election 2008 Coverage, TV Networks, John McCain, New Deal, Defining Moment, Pbs, Network News, Joe Biden, Democrats, Brian Williams, Barack Obama, Cnn, Bush Administration, Sean Hannity, Rachel Maddow, Jim Lehrer, Fox News, Republicans, Bill O'Reilly, Charles Gibson, Wolf Blitzer, 100 Days, Politics News

He did the strangest thing last night: He turned the TV off. There he was, still in the early part of the evening, with another hour or two of pol...

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The Microhoogle Scene: An Analysis

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yahoo, Microsoft, Analysis, Terry Semel, Disney, Hollywood, Business, Google, Networked World, Microsoft Yahoo, Improvisation, Redmond, Business News

By playing its aggressive game with Yahoo, Microsoft has dominated the dialogue, and has painted the Yahoo brand as an overvalued poser and an insincere tease.

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