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To Pass Health Care Reform, Democrats May Go It Alone
Party leaders may have settled on a healthcare reform strategy: muscle through legislation with only Democratic votes. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will face defections. Democrats have paused and …
Abandoned Foreclosures a Mounting Crisis in Florida
Manatee - A mounting crisis created by the record number of foreclosures in Manatee County has hit Jeannette Traylor right where she lives: An abandoned foreclosed home has brought …
Elinor Ostrom Wins Nobel for Common(s) Sense
Elinor Ostrom was an unusual choice for the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. For one thing, she is the first woman to receive the prize. Her Ph.D. …
Law, Morality and Conscience in War
War has been a part of my life virtually for as long as I can remember. First, as a child and adolescent playing and then preparing for war, as …
Too Much Bang, Bang: The Need to Demilitarize US National Security
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates gave a provocative and even dangerous speech at the National Defense University (NDU) last week that revealed the cold-war thinking of a key holdover …
The Enthusiasm Gap
I had dinner the other night with a Democratic pollster who told me Dems are heading toward next fall's mid-term elections with a serious enthusiasm gap: The Republican base …
Snow Can’t Stop Freedom to Marry Day in Dallas
Against a backdrop of a rare amount of newly fallen snow, the city was a scene fit for a gay wedding.
Afghanistan and the “Balance of Armaments“
Before discussing what Afghanistan has to do with the “balance of armaments” idea, it is obvious that US and NATO forces, with regards to superior weapons and advanced armament …
The Home Depot Misery Index
Extra, Extra. The economy still sucks. Didn't need to hear the “unexpectedly” bad news from the Labor Department about a new surge in unemployment filings to know just how …
State by State, Unions Matter
Union members invariably have better pay and benefits than nonunion workers. But, as a new study shows, the number of workers who've joined unions varies widely from state to …