Will Obama Administration Act Quickly Enough to Stop Another Depression?

Will the Obama Administration be able to act quickly enough to stop another Great Depression. Good article briefly summarizes differences between Friedman and Keyesian thinking on economic downturns.

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The End of the Financial World as We Know It

AMERICANS enter the New Year in a strange new role: financial lunatics. We've been viewed by the wider world with mistrust and suspicion on other matters, but on the subject of money even our harshest critics have been inclined to believe that we knew what we were doing.

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Religious Dispatches: What we don't understand about the "Shoe Thrower"

This article explaining the significance of throwing a shoe at the U.S. head of state is AMAZING.

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Invisible Paris: Postcards from the City

Great short post about postcard collecting.

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NY Times: College May Be Out of Reach for Many

With recession and rising costs of college, many may have to rethink a college education in the coming years.

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Sun-Sentinel: Most Americans Favor Gay Adoption, Survey Says

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Seattle Times: Clinton critic Samantha Power preps State Department for senator

But why wasn't Power named to Sec. of State instead of Sen. Clinton? Now that would have been the change we believe in, Mr. Obama.

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The Economist: New Direction for Tibetan Nationalism?

Tibetans met for a discussion of the future of Tibetan Nationalism, given the Chinese government's continued refusal of the Dali Lama's "Middle Way" proposal.

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Speaking Out: Transgender Day of Remembrance

"Today marks the 10th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, an international observance honoring the lives lost due to anti-transgender violence in the U.S. and around the world.

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Bilerico Project: The War on Intellectualism

Since when did intellectualism become a dirty word? When did knowledge and public life part ways? When did professor become an irrelevant and disrespected job title? As just another arugula eating (and growing!) academic, this article spoke to me about the problems in where th …

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Bilerico Project: The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly on the Palin

Commentary on the similarities between Biden and Palin's response during the VP Debate to questions around marriage for gay and lesbian couples. Kate Clinton makes some key observations about the LGBT community's relationship to the Obama/Biden ticket.

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Dot Earth: New Military Policy Aims at Sustainable Security?

Dot Earth blogger suggests that new military policy might be aimed at sustainability in security on a global scale - but is this possible without imperialism?

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The Significant Other

Think it's not legal for your future employer to evaluate how your significant other will fit in at your new job digs? Think again.

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Dot Earth: Global Warming Faster in Europe?

The climate may be warming faster in Europe, according to new predictions reported in Dot Earth.

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Amphibians facing a wipeout by 2050

After assessing the amphibians' prospects, they predicted that more than 50 per cent of the 81 species native to Europe faced extinction by 2050.

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The Lede: Poll on Economy Reveals Unanimity

Out of more than 1,000 Americans surveyed in a recent economic poll, not one throught that the U.S. economy was "getting better". How anyone responded that it was in August 2008, I don't know.

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HuffPo: Clarifying Obama's Position on DADT

Steve Ralls at HuffPo writes the media and the American public don't get it when it comes to the process involved in repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" - and says that Obama's statements last week indicate that he understands the process and what it will take to repeal the idiotic  …

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Candidates are minding the middle, but still tending the fringes

Review of Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin recent moves to court LGBT community's vote - at at least keep them from running for the hills.

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Obama Won't Push for Repeal of DADT as Promised

Despite military leaders and the American public - as well as the majority of enlisted service members - agreeing that the time has come for a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), Obama will not stand behind his word to push for its repeal.

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Count the Lies - McCainPedia

John McCain may be trying to sell himself as a "maverick" and a "straight talker" who will tell the truth no matter the consequences, but independent, non-partisan watchdog groups aren't buying it.

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Barack Obama Regains Lead: Reuters poll

Democrat Barack Obama has a 2-point lead in the U.S. presidential race on Republican John McCain, whose choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate helped shore up support for both candidates, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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Palin's Favorability Ratings Begin to Falter

When John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate late last month, the Alaska governor quickly became a media phenomenon.

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Thubten Jigme Norbu, Dalai Lama's Elder Brother Dies

The passing of the Dalai Lama's elder brother Thubten Jigme Norbu represents a blow to the Free Tibet Movement as one of its greatest champions passes.

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