"Biased thermometers" are to blame for scientific data documenting a precipitous rise in global temperatures, according to Marc Morano.
Morano was Rush Limbaugh's former producer and a columnist at the rightwing "news" site, Cybercast News Service, before becoming denialist-extraordinaire Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)'s top aide on the U.S. Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works. In 2003, Inhofe described global warming as "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people," a statement which he stills stands by today. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 20:57
In his speech before Congress Wednesday night, President Obama did accomplish some positive things that will improve his political standing and shore up his political base, which had been eroding recently due to weakness in the face of attacks. But he and his party still face a serious, perhaps, insurmountable dilemma. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 17:26
Simon Johnson, MIT Professor and co-author of 13 Bankers
Posted at Huffington Post, March 5, 2010 11:25 AM
Increasingly, senior administration officials shrug when you mention the November mid-term elections. "We did all we could," and "it's not our fault" is the line; their point being that if jobs (miraculously at this point) come back quickly, the Democrats have a fighting chance -- but not otherwise. Read more »
Submitted by arlenegloria on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 01:10
Obama's unfortunate comments on RI teacher firings
By Valerie Strauss - March 1, 2010
I have an uncle who was for years a Chicago public school teacher. Passionate and articulate about his subject, biology, Arnie cared a great deal about whether the kids learned in his class.
But here’s the disturbing thing he recalls about his career: Read more »
Submitted by arlenegloria on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 22:14
"an astonishing, slow-motion about-face"
By SAM DILLON
Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush administration’s Education Department, is in the final stages of an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every stand she once took on American schooling. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 21:53
How the Party of the People
became the Party of Corporate America!
In the following interview, Jeff Cohen, founder of the media watch dog group, FAIR, and a former member of the PDA Advisory Board, discusses the sad but true story of how top Democratic leaders went bad. Read more »
"Biased thermometers" are to blame for scientific data documenting a precipitous rise in global temperatures, according to 
In his speech before Congress Wednesday night, President Obama did accomplish some positive things that will improve his political standing and shore up his political base, which had been eroding recently due to weakness in the face of attacks. But he and his party still face a serious, perhaps, insurmountable dilemma. 
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