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Ins and Outs for 2009

Julia Plevin | Posted 01.31.2009 | Style

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Julia Plevin

Here are some Ins and Outs for the New Year. Even though the economic downturn and war in the middle east are on our radars right now, I believe that ...

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Thomas B. Edsall

Stage Set For Obama To Exercise Immense Power Over Domestic Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

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The economic crisis in combination with the staffing of the White House have set the stage for Barack Obama to acquire as much or more power over dome...

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The New York Times Wrong-Headedly Propagandizes for an Obama Gasoline Tax

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Gas Prices, Cap and Trade, Thomas Friedman, State of Hawai, President-Elect Obama, Gas Purchase Permits, World War II, Gas Rationing, Fuel Voucher Program, Gas Tax, Newyorktimes, Obama Oil, Obama Gas Tax, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

A better solution would be a "free market" variation of the gas rationing program that served the nation so well in World War II, bringing a shared sense of mission and dignity to the home front.

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I Vote for Peace

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

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Dr. Susan Corso

There is no common definition of peace. Instead, it means different things at different times to different people. True peace is a dynamic way of being in the world wherein all are blessed.

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BBC -- Subtle Indoctrination of the Inexperienced Viewer

Hannah Fisher | Posted 01.29.2009 | Media

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Hannah Fisher

BBC coverage of the events in Gaza portrays Israel as causing humanitarian crises by refusing supplies into Gaza. In reality, Israel was providing almost 4000 trucks of aid a month to Gaza.

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Obama Aides Dismiss Reports Of Upcoming Trip To Iraq

Washington Post | Philip Rucker | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama's aides on Friday dismissed reports that Obama may visit Iraq in coming weeks. Reports from Baghdad that Iraq Prime Mini...

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Health Care Reform Needs a Public Option

Gerald McEntee | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

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Gerald McEntee

If we fail to insist on a public health insurance option as part of any health care reform legislation enacted in Congress, we won't have the kind of change that America voted for in November.

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Is Rick Warren a Vampire?

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Leah McElrath Renna

The best way to understand Warren's remark about supposedly loving "gays" is to look at his own church's policy statement about lesbian and gay people.

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Dump Rick Warren - Letter to President-elect Obama

Fred Karger | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Fred Karger

Rick Warren is a bigot, plain and simple. He has a long history of saying mean and hateful things to so many Americans with whom he does not agree.

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Climate In The Obama Age: An Interview With Andy Revkin

Treehugger | Jacob Gordon | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

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Hopes are high for an Obama-led climate strategy, but when it comes to true details there are still more questions than answers. Andrew C. Revkin has...

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Obama's Animal Welfare Team

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

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Michael Markarian

Obama has pledged to make progress for animal welfare and environmental stewardship, and we hope these appointees will prove to be an excellent team to help him meet these crucial goals.

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Obama's Forceful Call to Arms: Defining the Nation's Energy Future

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

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Raymond J. Learsy

In an extraordinary press conference yesterday, Obama conveyed a sense that our new government is about to lead us out of our long and hapless wanderings in the desert of fossil fuel enslavement.

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Abortion: Healing or New Culture War? The Choice is Obama's

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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Frank Schaeffer

Pushing abortion regulations and laws into a more permissive place beyond even Roe v. Wade... is a mistake. It will only guarantee that this fight gets even more bitter.

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A Rare Opportunity for Public Education

Benjamin Todd Jealous | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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Benjamin Todd Jealous

As President-elect Obama prepares for the presidency, his attention necessarily is occupied by the deteriorating economy and the ongoing wars in Iraq ...

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Perils of Pakistan -- Will It Prove to be Obama's Cambodia?

George C. Wilson | Posted 01.12.2009 | World

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George C. Wilson

Imagine a worst case scenario of terrorists sneaking just one nuke into New York City and setting it off at lunch hour. Thousands of people could be incinerated and the air poisoned for years.

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Obama's Global Challenge

Marco Trbovich | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

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Marco Trbovich

America's energy future is a goods news, bad news joke. The good news is that America has enough domestic resources to meet its energy needs. The bad news is, the resource is coal.

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Taking on the Pessimists in Poznan

Betsy Taylor | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

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Betsy Taylor

Obama is not the Messiah and he cannot be expected to work miracles. But the new president doesn't need us predicting environmental policy failure when he hasn't yet taken office.

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Obama Victory Inspires Christie Hefner to Embrace Change

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 01.11.2009 | Media

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Theresa Darklady Reed

The new year will see new leadership not only in the White House but also at Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with chairman and CEO Christie Hefner handing the mantle of responsibility to someone else.

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Obama & Transparency: Walking the Talk

ProPublica | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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ProPublica

President-elect Barack Obama's transition team seems to be following through with its promise of transparency by posting documents from its meetings with industry and advocacy groups.

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Big Momma Is In The (White) House

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

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Yvonne R. Davis

Analyzed as part of the multi-generational black family, grandmothers have often served as both patriarch and matriarch, guiding the black family through the toils and crises of our time.

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Obama and the Reinvention of Democracy

Don Tapscott | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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Don Tapscott

President-elect Obama's mobilizing the millions of young people who supported his presidential campaign to help him as he prepares to govern a troubled country.

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An Open Letter to Obama: Getting Real on the Economy

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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Sarah van Gelder

Mr. President-elect, the potential catastrophe of run-away climate meltdown could make the economic melt down look minor by comparison.

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Whom Will He Choose?

Martin Carnoy | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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Martin Carnoy

With government as the investor of last resort, Obama has broad support to implement major changes in the educational, health care, and energy systems using federal money.

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The U.S. Attack on Syria: Implications for the Next Administration

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.07.2009 | World

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Stephen Zunes

Obama's refusal to criticize the U.S. attack on Syria raises the prospect that rather than pursue the diplomatic route, he will instead "pick up where the Bush Administration has now ended."

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Fidel Castro Offers Talks With Obama

Times Online | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

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Fidel Castro, the former President of Cuba, has offered to talk to Barack Obama, in Havana's latest overture to the US President elect. "With Obama, ...

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