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Hard Times

By EmmaZahn on Sat, 10/20/2007 - 6:21pm |
Like canaries in a coalmine, the poor and near poor suffer the worst effects of an ailing economy. From Associated Press last night: Living paycheck to paycheck gets harder - Yahoo! News “Across the nation, Americans are increasingly unable to...

Disappearing demographic

By EmmaZahn on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 11:55am |
Expressed concerns over the future of Social Security by young people(1) and conservative concerns of being overwhelmed by immigrants, legal or otherwise(2) had me pondering what the future will be like for my grandchildren so I went looking for demographics.The disappearance...

Thank you, Michael Vick?

By EmmaZahn on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 5:58pm |
The revelations of extreme animal cruelty in the recent Michael Vick case have provoked quite a discussion among some young, economic libertarians.  They are trying to square their perceptions of inherent rights for humans versus any that might be due...

Catch-22

By EmmaZahn on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 8:17pm |
I enjoyed Joseph Heller's novel so much when I first read it that I read it again.  Maybe I should try to find my book so I can reread it because I'm beginning to feel like we are living it.  Doesn't...

The United States of Myopia

By EmmaZahn on Wed, 08/15/2007 - 12:05am |
We really have to get better news filters. China and Russia seem to be trying to send us a message.  I wonder if they know we are not getting it.  A couple of weeks ago I followed a link from Google News...

Scathingly brilliant

By EmmaZahn on Tue, 08/14/2007 - 5:18pm |
Have you ever encountered someone who was so talented in some way that your initial response is to be literally dumbstruck with awe?  That is the way I felt after reading some posts by a young blogger named Julian Sanchez.  He has...

Russia

By EmmaZahn on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 8:26pm |
Following artappraiser's example on China, here are some excerpts, links and notes on Russian activity of interest. ...

Who are you?

By EmmaZahn on Wed, 08/02/2006 - 1:14pm |
In one of his posts yesterday at TAPPED, Matt discussed a sort of generation gap between his and Ed Kilgore's views that he thinks resulted from the series of events that first attracted each to the political arena.  It was a very perceptive, thought-provoking...

Congratulations to Senator Schumer

By EmmaZahn on Fri, 06/02/2006 - 2:12am |
Senator Charles Schumer made all the local newscasts in Atlanta tonight. With one soundbite of less than five seconds, he managed to personify the arrogant elitist attitude that is destroying the Democratic Party here and elsewhere.  At a news conference complaining about the...

Wall Street Wiretaps?

By EmmaZahn on Sun, 02/05/2006 - 4:22am |
Hearts are fluttering at DKos and Atrios over the news that a Barron's editorial suggests that Bush's "willful disregard of a law" may be grounds for impeachment and should be thoroughly investigated.Good for Barron's.  But their position shouldn't be surprising considering how many high-stakes international financial...

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