Republican posturing over the debt ceiling is increasing our national debt Patrick Sharma, postdoctoral fellow, The Bancroft Library | 7/20/11 | , Berkeley Blog One of the most important yet least acknowledged aspects of the debt ceiling drama currently gripping Washington is the fact that Republica[...]
Archive for July, 2011
With Friends Like This, We Jews Need More Enemies!
By BEN HARTMAN 07/24/2011 Jerusalem Post Anders Behring Breivik lays out worldview including extreme screed of Islamophobia, far-right Zionism, and venomous attacks on Marxism and multiculturalism. Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian who killed nearly 100 people in a combined terror attack Frida[...]
July 26th, 2011 - 4:37 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Secretary Clinton on the Debt Crisis
Euronews: ….in Hong Kong US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to reassure Asian investors. “I am confident that Congress will do the right thing and secure a deal on the debt ceiling, and work with President Obama to take the steps necessary to improve our long-term fiscal outlook. W[...]
July 25th, 2011 - 4:37 pm § in Misc.
UPDATE UPDATE from Huff Post: 4:10 p.m. — A coalition of Tea Party chapters and conservative lawmakers on Monday rejected the debt proposal put forward by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), despite his efforts to sweeten the deal with provisions favored by his conservative base. The Cut, Cap, Bala[...]
July 25th, 2011 - 10:07 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: British Finance Minister ‘Right-wing nutters’ stop debt deal’
The ‘biggest threat to the world financial system’ comes from the U. S. Congress, Cable said. | AP Photo Close By REID J. EPSTEIN | 7/25/11 Politico Speaking to the BBC about the European rescue package for troubled Greece, U.K. Business Secretary Vince Cable said Washington’s politica[...]
July 25th, 2011 - 8:13 am § in Schools & Colleges
American liberal arts colleges: Where art meets science
“America has found a way to bridge a gap that Britain still often stumbles into.” from the Guardian by Jessica Moore In 1959, the British scientist and novelist CP Snow warned of a divide between scientists and “literary intellectuals”. He explained that few of hi[...]
July 25th, 2011 - 7:20 am § in Misc.
Obama’s Weekly Address
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July 25th, 2011 - 6:50 am § in Misc.
Norway suspect member of Swedish Nazi web forum
I truly love Sweden. This is painful. Two views of Sweden The suspect in the twin attacks that killed at least 92 people in Norway was a member of a Swedish neo-Nazi Internet forum, a group monitoring far-right activity said Saturday. “He created a profile in 2009, with a pseudonym that can [...]
BREAKING NEWS: TWO REPUBLICANS MAKE SENSE!
Coburn: It’s ‘Stupid And Naive’ To Think We Won’t Have Tax Increases | Combining a bit of basic economic common sense and hard political calculus, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said on CSPAN today that it’s “pretty stupid and naive” to think that anti-tax absolutists like activist Grover Norq[...]
July 25th, 2011 - 1:30 am § in Misc.
Attack of the Dim Bulbs
Dan Farber, professor of law | 7/13/11 | Berkeley Blog The country may be flirting with deadbeat status and risking another financial meltdown, but some people keep their eyes on the prize — they know what’s really important. The House of Representatives yesterday voted on the BULB Act, repealin[...]