Archive for October, 2012
Hurricane Sandy’s Silver Lining: A Reaffirmation of Progressive Principles
Rescue workers in Little Ferry, NJ. Photo: Chicago Tribune
At a time when the country is still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the storm has reaffirmed progressive principles that have been under attack in recent years. Sandy has, in fact, brought together a trifecta of progressive policy vindications: the dangers of climate silence, the importance of a strong and responsive federal government, and the necessity of collective bargaining rights for workers.
Red tape or red herring?
A new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service largely knocks down assertions by presidential nominee Mitt Romney and other Republicans that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has initiated a regulatory feeding frenzy under President Obama.
You can read about the CRS report and link to the study here.
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The Times’ list of races to watch
Check out the Times’ House races to watch here.
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House races: out of the limelight, still framing national debate
Race for control of the U.S. House
The race for control of the U.S. House is the forgotten campaign in this season of Obama vs. Romney and the Democrats’ teetering control of the Senate. Republicans are odds-on favorites to retain their House majority, with Democrats expected to pick up a few seats.
But House candidates throughout the country are battling over the same themes that President Obama and Mitt Romney are debating, in venues much closer to home for most American voters.
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Who killed King Coal: the EPA or cheap natural gas?
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Presidential debates in the age of Twitter
By Alan Rosenblatt, @DrDigiPol
Twitter takes real-time reaction to presidential debates to a whole new level. In 1992, MTV and CNN pioneered real-time tracking of public reaction to presidential debates and speeches. But where in 1992, MTV gathered an auditorium full of students at Boston University turning dials in their hands and CNN had thousands of families across the country punching 1-9 on their home phones throughout the debate,
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WTF? The Denver Presidential Debate Souvenirs Were “Made in China.”
The host of last week’s Presidential debate, the University of Denver, either doesn’t understand how to support American workers or doesn’t care.
The University’s souvenir bag, given to all journalists, campaign staff, and campus visitors, had a series of “Presidential debate 2012 items” that were “Made in China.”
