Offshoring Our Offshore Drilling

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Monday May 03, 2010 · 5:42 PM PDT

2010/05/03 · 17:42

As many of us watch with horror at what is happening in the Gulf, a call has gone out to stop our offshore drilling. While it seems like a logical response, Lisa Margonelli sounds a warning in her Saturday op-ed in the New York Times.

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Sunday May 02, 2010 · 10:01 AM PDT

2010/05/02 · 10:01

Some of you may remember reading about the murder of Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue, NY in November 2008.

The attack has horrified and puzzled many in this comfortable Suffolk County village of 11,700. Prosecutors have labeled it a hate crime and County Executive Steve Levy called the defendants, who have pleaded not guilty, “white supremacists.” And some immigrant advocates on Long Island have described the attack as a reflection of widespread anti-Latino sentiment and racial intolerance in Suffolk County.

Crossposted from Blue Wave News

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Sunday April 25, 2010 · 9:33 AM PDT

2010/04/25 · 09:33

With the recent news that Congress will take up immigration reform next month, people all over the political spectrum are bracing for what is expected to be an ugly spectacle. With the underlying issues about racism thrown into the mix on this issue, it behooves us as progressives to head into this battle with a few facts to ward off what are sure to be the emotionally-laden lies coming from many quarters.

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Sunday April 18, 2010 · 8:37 AM PDT

2010/04/18 · 08:37

Friday in Black Kos, dopper0189 wrote about Congo and the 5.4 million people who have been killed since 1998 in the civil war going on there over coltan (used to make our cell phones and computers). In the comments section, a few of us were talking about what we do with this kind of information. For some of us, a worldwide view of things can result in compassion fatigue when we attempt to engage in the battle for social justice.

This is certainly something I struggle with and so it was interesting that after this conversation, I had a moment of "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear." That's because Friday night I decided to dig a little deeper into the words and work of Tim Wise. One of the first things I read was an article written by him several years ago titled The Threat of a Good Example: Reflections on Hope and Tenacity.

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Monday April 05, 2010 · 12:04 PM PDT

2010/04/05 · 12:04

To answer my question...hell no!!!!

As many of us have said, getting this health care reform package passed was a FIRST step. The Democrats got what they could get out of the current legislative process with this particular bill. It was an ugly process and leaves much work to be done. So here's my take on what's next.

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Saturday April 03, 2010 · 10:47 AM PDT

2010/04/03 · 10:47

Tomorrow is Easter. I'm not a religious person and so I don't celebrate in any traditional way. But as with so many of our holidays, there are deeper things at work here.

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Wednesday March 31, 2010 · 12:48 PM PDT

2010/03/31 · 12:48

This past weekend, Cedwyn posted a diary here titled On Obama: The shallowness of the right and left criticism. It was based on an article by Albert Hunt: Obama Transcends Ideology by Riling Both Flanks.

The diary was interesting and started some "heated" conversation in the comments. But what is even more interesting to me are the ripple effects it created around the netroots.

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Thursday February 25, 2010 · 4:40 PM PST

2010/02/25 · 16:40

Tonight we take up Chapter Six of Reihold Niebuhr's Moral Man and Immoral Society. The title is The Ethical Attitudes of the Proletarian Class.

In light of the fact that I was first attracted to learn more about Niebuhr because Obama had named him one of his favorite philosophers and hearing that this particular book is practically required reading for White House staff, I want to begin by saying that I had to chuckle a bit as I read this chapter. The Palins of the world, who had a field day with Obama's connections to the likes of Reverend Wright and Bill Ayers, must never have read this book. That's because this chapter is basically a recitation of a Marxist view of the proletarian class and its role in visioning a moral society.

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Wednesday February 24, 2010 · 1:08 PM PST

2010/02/24 · 13:08

Sometimes I fear that the blogosphere can become an echo chamber for those of us who rely on it too heavily to get a feel for the mood of the country. A narrative develops that since we're "yelling louder," any sign that politicians are not responding to our demands can be ascribed to the fact that they're bought and paid for.

While I generally agree that there is truth to this narrative, the fact is that politicians are receiving mixed messages from the electorate. Before we impugn their motives, perhaps we should think a bit about what they're hearing.

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Saturday February 20, 2010 · 9:56 AM PST

2010/02/20 · 09:56

As we see in SusanG's front page story today, Obama is pushing back hard to get us to the finish line on health care reform.

The bottom line is that the status quo is good for the insurance industry and bad for America. Over the past year, as families and small business owners have struggled to pay soaring health care costs, and as millions of Americans lost their coverage, the five largest insurers made record profits of over $12 billion.

And as bad as things are today, they’ll only get worse if we fail to act.

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Monday February 15, 2010 · 12:12 PM PST

2010/02/15 · 12:12

By now most of us know that the invitation (pdf) has gone out for Democrats and Republicans to join President Obama at a health care reform conference on February 25th. While many in the media and the blogs are caught up in seeing this as some type of effort towards bipartisanship, some are seeing the strategy on a bit deeper level.

To set the stage, from the invitation we know that the White House has invited the leadership of both the House and Senate, chairs of the key healthcare reform committees, and asked each party to invite 4 additional members. We also know that the agenda will be focused on four topics: insurance reforms, cost containment, expanding coverage, and the impact heath reform legislation will have on deficit reduction.

But perhaps the biggest surprise of all from the invitation was the statement that prior to February 25th, the White House will post online the text of a proposed health insurance reform package. The Republicans have been asked to do the same.

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Thursday February 04, 2010 · 4:35 PM PST

2010/02/04 · 16:35

Over the last few weeks on Thursday nights, we've been discussing Reinhold Niebuhr's Moral Man and Immoral Society. For any of you who would like to catch up on past conversations, here's the ground we've covered so far.

Book Club Introduction by FrankCornish

Introduction by FrankCornish

Chapter One, Man and Society: The Art of Living Together by NLinStPaul

Chapter Two, The Rational Resources of the Individual for Social Living by dirkster42

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DK Niebuhr Book Club

Life outside the netroots

Updated: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - Health Care Reform

Health Care Summit: Conciliatory rhetoric as ruthless strategy (updated w/ cartoon)

DK Niebuhr Book Club