Today I link to the blog Zambian Economist in the sidebar “cool people” section. Maintained by “Cho” as “a non-political platform for exchanging ideas” the Zambian Economist nevertheless promotes a pragmatic argument to ease Zambian material and economic distress through common-sense reforms and responsible governance.
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Hullabaloo: They Work Hard For The Money.
This opinion means a lot to me. Digby is one of my favorite bloggers, and the fact that we’re on the same, or very similar, pages here encourages me. I’ve never really read anything of hers that isn’t reasonable and responsible.
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Over the last several weeks, as part of my research for Urbantasm, I’ve been reading about countries in southern Africa. So far I’ve taken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and presently, Mozambique.
I don’t really have an argument or a bone of contention in this post… but it is one of those subjects where questions lead to more questions.
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LeftHandedMan posted this brilliant comment on DailyKos:
… Read the restThe GOP never dreamed it would get to kill a massive part of organized labor and have an entire region of the country completely collapse on the Democratic parties watch to boot, but that is just the opportunity that has arisen for the Limbaugh/Coulter wing of the GOP.
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This email arrived in my Inbox this morning (four days late). I pass it along in the interest of promoting a respondible loan to the Big Three through congress. Please consider writing a short letter. My thoughts and qualifications are here.
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New York Times: Congress Remains Divided on Bailout.
New York Times: Clout Has Plunged for Automakers and Union, Too.
New York Times: How Many Jobs Depend on the Big Three?
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New York TimeS: Saving Detroit from Itself.
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Dear Mr. Danziger,
For several years now I’ve openly described your work as my very favorite of political cartoonists. Your drawing has a precision that goes beyond a canny resemblance and your cutting captions can sum up an issue in better than a thousand words.
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U.S. House of Representative: Illinois 9th District
Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (Democrat) vs. Moe Shanfield (Green) vs. Michael Younan (Republican)
Blue Skies Falling endorses: MOE SHANFIELD (GREEN)
This is, actually, probably the hardest decision for me to make this cycle.
There is little question of the race’s outcome, but I need to outline my reasoning, because I vocally supported Schakowsky in 2004.
… Read the restEVENT: Why I’m Voting Against Jan Schakowsky in the Illinois 9th District Race. Read More »
Now I go from stern to angry.
If the upcoming months show this to pan out the way the “restraint” argument has predicted they will (ie. poorly), then this will be an excellent point for primary race candidates to raise with me.
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I’m excited, and you should be too, that while both VP candidates performed at their height of their ability last night, viewers overwhelmingly felt that Biden won. Many arguments point to Palin’s lack of experience and dependence upon memorized talking points.
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