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Monthly Archives: October 2011
another effect of lobbying: extended DST
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/do-we-still-need-daylight-saving-time As long ago as 1897, countries around the world began instituting daylight saving time, adding an hour of sunlight to the afternoon. This meant communities could be more productive — people could work longer, and when work was done … Continue reading
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John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park is one step closer…
Senator Kerry has an editorial in the Milford Daily News about the bill he just filed along with Senators Brown and Whitehouse to establish the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. The Blackstone River Valley is the … Continue reading
15-Oct: OWS goes Global
http://15october.net/ as of 3:16 PM post: 951 cities; 82 countries
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by this definition we definitely qualify as WEIRD,
Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich*, and Democratic (‘WEIRD’) We agree it’s WEIRD, but is it WEIRD enough? (one of the glories of the interweb – you just never know what you might find in a search) *with the caveat: ‘rich’ i’ll accept … Continue reading
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Keep Asking Yourself One Question: Whose Side Am I On?
Just keep reminding yourself: a mere three years after the financial industry nearly destroyed the planet, Wall Street is bigger and more profitable than ever while a tenth of the rest of us remain mired in unemployment. Even after nearly … Continue reading
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Occupy Wall Street and the ORIGINAL Tea Party Are Two Sides of a Red Hot Coin
http://www.bnet.com/blog/sports-entertainment/occupy-wall-street-and-the-original-tea-party-are-two-sides-of-a-red-hot-coin/1612 The Tea Party started out as a populist movement of people angry about government overspending – specifically when it came to bailing out the banks. It intentionally stayed away from the so-called “God, Gays and Guns” social issues and … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street: note to rabble-rousers — try bullet points next time
courtesy of Alain Sherter at BNET.com The NYT and other major media outlets are equally baffled, characterizing the movement as rudderless or downright loony. Even Mother Jones, the lefty pub named after a famous 19th century labor organizer, sniffs at … Continue reading
DailyKos: Suppressing 5 million votes – and this is a democracy?
The New York Times this morning has an important article titled New State Rules Raising Hurdles at Voting Booth. It focuses on a study being released today by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, … Continue reading
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