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No milk in the dairy case? Climate change is to blame.

November 27, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Environment, Food, Science Leave a comment

If you think the effects of climate change on our food supply are something only our children or grandchildren will have to deal with,

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More “compassionate conservative” BS

November 27, 2013 Steve Sorkin 2014 Election, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

Get ready for another wave of “compassionate conservatism,” as politicos like Paul Ryan try to cut Medicaid, Social Security, food stamps, aid to families

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Reactions–left and right–to the Iran deal: Progressive Blog Digest

November 26, 2013 Nick Burbules Media Leave a comment

Editor’s note: Here’s a look at how the left and the right are reacting to the agreement between Iran and the P5+1  [UN Security

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Dems: Stop being “disappointed” and defensive

November 26, 2013 Susan Cunningham ACA/Obamacare, Democrats, Missouri region, Politics, Senate, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

This is Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s response to Republican state legislators who tried to trap him into a public embarrassment regarding Medicaid expansion. …That

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What winning feels like: Progressive Blog Digest

November 25, 2013 Nick Burbules Democrats, Health care, Politics, Senate Leave a comment

The usual pundits and chin-pullers are all upset now that the Democratic reform to the filibuster will upset the spirit of bipartisanship and comity

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What it’s like to be a 12-year-old activist

November 25, 2013 Progress Women Activism, Children, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Politics, Women, Youth issues 2 comments

If you are not familiar with Madison Kimrey, you are already behind the times. She is a young but outspoken activist who took on

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Satire: Finding truth in a land of lies

November 22, 2013 Renee Shur ACA/Obamacare, Humor, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Would you like to visit a far away place called the Land of Truth? If the answer is yes, you may discover it’s not

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From Kennedy to Obama – what might have been

November 22, 2013 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Democrats, Good government, Humor, Obama, Politics, Voting/Elections 4 comments

I was in eleventh grade when the shots were fired, the announcement was made, and the LBJ years began. Up until JFK, my father

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JFK assassination: CBS will stream its original news coverage from Nov. 22, 1963

November 21, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Media Leave a comment

Those of us who were aware of the world at the time know exactly where we were when we heard the news of the

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A small increment of progressive progress: Can you see it?

November 21, 2013 Arthur Lieber Media, Sports 2 comments

I was looking at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (print copy) the other day and noticed the following:   I glanced at the spreads and

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  • Rescuing Susan Collins – Make Judicial Nominees Speak the Truth
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A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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