Late afternoon/early evening open thread
by SusanG
Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 04:15:05 PM PDT
What you missed on Sunday Kos ....
It was an unusual Sunday in that we were treated to three stellar reviews:
- Devisltower reviewed Steven Johnson's The Invention of Air, a look at Joseph Priestly and the discovery of oxygen.
- MissLaura reviewed Milk, proclaiming it a winner: "Its representation of a politics at once pragmatic and radical, suffused with seriousness of purpose but open to fun, pushing hard from outside and in, makes it a valuable primer on movement politics for anyone tempted to believe elections and legislation are all."
- Adam B brought us insight into Frost/Nixon, with the observation: "The achievement of Frost/Nixon, and of the actors involved, is that you may not look at another political interview the same way ... or, perhaps, may finally recognize how you've been subconsciously watching them all along."
Additionally, we had a retrospective of the Bush administration's constant denial of problems as we headed toward economic crisis in Jed L's The Bush Recession In His Own Words.
And finally, we looked to the future with brownsox's rundown of upcoming electoral hotspots in Next Year's Model: New Hampshire Through Ohio, and Trapper John's brilliant and passionate call to arms in Why the Employee Free Choice Act Is So Important: The Power of Organization.
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