Food desert neighborhoods are a real problem in America. Here’s a solution and another item for the good government file, from The Baltimore Sun:
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My download speed is 5129 kbps. What’s yours?
Your blood pressure is normal, and your cholesterol levels are okay, too, but have you checked your internet download speed lately? A new service
A hiccup or renewed social change?
The supporters of the Democratic Party and the Obama Administration are championing the passage of the health insurance reform bill in the House of
Got potholes? There’s an app for that.
Here’s an innovative program that promotes citizen engagement and government responsiveness: In Arvada, CO, citizens can use a new, free iPhone application to report
Don’t stop talking about torture
Some may call it a dead topic that should stay dead, but I think that a national discussion of torture needs to continue. Andy
Immediate benefits of healthcare reform bill
One argument opponents are using to try to block healthcare reform is that we’ll have to wait four years for change to begin. That’s
Not your father’s GOP
Actually the Republican and Democratic parties collaborated quite a bit well into the 20th century. They had to, because both parties were populated by both liberals and conservatives. Republicans and Democrats crossed party lines to advance their causes.
Naomi Klein sets the record straight
One of my favorite progressive authors, Naomi Klein, posted a much-needed correction of a recent piece by Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens, titled “How
What the other “public option” can teach us
Community-owned-and-operated utilities are among America’s longest-running “public options.” So before writing off the healthcare public option completely and seeing it consigned to the junk
Government is good!
For progressives looking for a counterpoint to the hypocritical, anti-government mantra of the right, here’s a great source: Government is Good, a website offering