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Michael

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I am interested in political economies, the environment, human rights, how cities function, community development, coffee, reading, homebrewing, thrift shopping, and interpreting cities and public policy. I am concerned about social justice and the fate of humanity and the environment that supports us in the 21st century.

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For those in the GOP who can't (or won't) read

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08 /21/AR2009082101778.html?referrer=myspace "5 Myths About Health Care Around the World" linked here is a great read. If you prefer not to ...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:33:00 GMT

Latest from the Party of No and Know-Nothing

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/bi...The charge by some Republicans that Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen is actually gaining steam. This is the best the GOP can come up with to occu...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:23:00 GMT

They Got Some 'Splainin' to Do

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/opinion/19rich.h...The Sotomayor show reduced the antics of Washington’s clueless ancien-rĂ©gime to a spectacle as ridiculous as it was obsolescent.
Posted by on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:04:00 GMT

John Kerry: What Gov. Palin Forgot

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-kerry/what-gov-...Powered by ShareThis This one is good too; Complaining about the cost of repairing a roof, while refusing to acknowledge the leaks that are dest...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Ripping Up Sarah Palin's Op Ed

http://undefinedPowered by ShareThisBy some other member of the "chattering class." This chatterbug reinforces that cap and trade is a step toward addressing the social (and economic) costs that dirty...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:59:00 GMT

Sarah Palin Does Not Understand Cap and Trade

by Conor ClarkeIf you're wondering what Sarah Palin will do after leaving the Alaska governor's office, look no further than her op-ed in the this morning's Washington Post. She writes, "at risk of di...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:49:00 GMT

The 'Cap And Tax' Dead End

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07 /13/AR2009071302852.html?referrer=myspace By Sarah Palin
Posted by on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:47:00 GMT

Justice Department Unseals Medicare Fraud Indictments

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06 /24/AR2009062401906.html?referrer=myspace Hey look: The Obama administration is making the government more responsible through cracking d...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:12:00 GMT

Obama's Stealth War Against the GOP

http://shar.es/bv0oPresident Obama's appointment of another Republican to become army secretary on Monday appeared to be an olive branch to the GOP, but was it really a Trojan horse? Politico looks at...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:24:00 GMT

Police Flood Tiananmen Square to Bar Protests

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/world/asia/05bei...China blanketed Tiananmen Square with police officers Thursday, determined to prevent any commemoration of the 20th anniversary of a military crack...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:13:00 GMT