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And Jonathan Karl is, apparently, one of the worst.  I say apparently because there are so many whose lies, obfucscations, omissions challenge my self-control to the point where I only watch them at other people’s apartments or computers, because that … Continue reading →

That’s Washington’s plan—I say “Washington” because there now seems to be a  consensual Democratic-Republican game plan. Glenn Greenwald in the Guardian lays out all the chilling details.

On the third floor of the Library for the Performing Arts, home to the research collections, there’s a great little exhibit on Andre Charlot’s Revue of 1924, and the way the show and its Broadway-debuting stars—Gertrude Lawrence, Beatrice Lillie, and … Continue reading →

Reuters reports on the Congressional Budget Office’s confirmation of what we already knew. If Obama possessed genuine political and policy comprehension, he’d ramp down the whole hot-air front IMMEDIATELY. But with Gene Sperling stumping at Pete Peterson’s carnival. . . … Continue reading →

A surprising number of the former-theatrical hotels in the West Forties have survived splendidly. When I started haunting the theater district’s byways during the 1970s, these old hotels, apart from the Algonquin, were in a state of slumber and neglect.  … Continue reading →

Want to know how that “dark money” group of Zuckerberg’s somehow pivoted from promoting immigration reform to promoting ecosystem destruction? Let Common Dreams’s Jacob Chamblerlain tell you all about it.  And cheer the progressive groups that are pulling their ads … Continue reading →

One of the planks of his Senate campaign is a rebuke of Obama’s cuts to Social Security. Sahil Kapur at Talkingpointsmemo has the details.

Lauren McCauley at Commondreams reacts to the study put out jointly by the Institute for Policy Studies and the Campaign for American’s Future.  It demonstrates the way that taxpayer subsidies boost the compensation of those who seek most viciously to … Continue reading →

Maureen Dowd’s done great columns in The New York Times recently about Obama and GW Bush, but I don’t agree with her latest, published yesterday. I, for one, do not want Obama having drinks with Mitch McConnell. And I do … Continue reading →

House progressives firmly request a meeting with Obama to reiterate their opposition to his proposed cuts to Social Security.  Greg Sargent in the Washington Post reports. While at Talkingpointsmemo.com, Brian Beutler interviews Senator Sherrod Brown, who says, “It’s clear there’s … Continue reading →