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Obama’s numbers

July 13, 2016 Bobbi Clemons Economy, Government, Obama Leave a comment

Every quarter, Factcheck.org likes to take a look at the numbers since Obama became President. They go deeper than just unemployment and study metrics

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We need police officers who are also social workers

July 13, 2016 Arthur Lieber Activism, Community/Common good, Crime/Violence, Obama, Police, Public safety 2 comments

  What would have happened in Ferguson on that hot August afternoon had a social worker come upon Michael Brown on Canfield Avenue? What

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Infographic: Are you really going to move to Canada if Trump wins?

July 7, 2016 Bobbi Clemons 2016 Election, Politics 2 comments

Every election year a familiar threat resurfaces, “If my candidate doesn’t win…I’m going to move to Canada!” The sentiment is posted on social media

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“Where to Invade Next:” Notes and thoughts on Michael Moore’s movie

July 7, 2016 Susan Cunningham Capitalism, Children, Cities, Civil Rights, Community/Common good, Good government, International, Justice, Literature/Arts/Film One comment

Should I recommend Michael Moore’s 2016 movie,” Where to Invade Next”? On the plus side, there are some really good jokes.  The biggest laugh

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Amman, Yemen, Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad, Medina: Where is the outrage?

July 5, 2016 Hafsa Crime/Violence, International, Terrorism 2 comments

June 22: Amman, Jordan, military checkpoint, 6 dead. June 27: Mukalla, Yemen, Security target, 42 dead, 30 injured. June 28: Istanbul, Turkey, Airport, 45

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How the federal government may not be serving St. Louis well

July 1, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Cities, Federalism, Good government, Government, Infrastructure, Transportation Leave a comment

One of the challenges that progressives frequently face is that they like to be sticklers for facts, at least wherever possible. And since a

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A MO Democratic candidate calls for a Balanced Budget amendment. Wait, what?

June 27, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Budget, Government, Missouri region, Politics One comment

In a shocking policy statement released last week, Democrat Jason Kander—who is running for US Senate to unseat Republican incumbent Roy Blunt—announced that he

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Gun crazy: Senator Roy Blunt edition

June 27, 2016 Willy Kessler Guns, Missouri region Leave a comment

We’ve all heard the tragic stories about parents who just look away for one distracted second while disaster strikes their helpless toddler. There’s the

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Adios, CNN International…for now

June 22, 2016 Christopher Burke International, Media Leave a comment

I find myself in an odd place: abroad. Until recently, I had CNN International included in my cable package. I had come to view

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Weiner: Pictures from an exhibition[ist]

June 19, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Democrats, Literature/Arts/Film, People 2 comments

  The political documentary, “Weiner,” will probably make you cringe, but not necessarily for the most obvious reasons. Many people who buy tickets may

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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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