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America's Carbon Addiction: This Is An Intervention

George W. Bush -- who knew a thing or two about addiction -- was right about one thing: America is addicted to fossil fuels. Looking at the recent headlines, it's becoming clear that history, Gaia, and our neighbors have all had enough. Look around the room. Look at...

Tough Times for the Tea Party?

We are a fickle people, ruled by a fickle media. It's astonishing how much national opinion can change in just a week or two. And if you don't believe me, just ask the Tea Party. They've had a rough couple of weeks. To summarize just some of the ongoing catastrophe: *...

None Dare Call It Sedition

Sedition: Crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against lawful civil authority with the intent to cause its overthrow or destruction -- Brittanica Concise Dictionary Well, finally. It's high time somebody had the guts to say the S-word -- sedition --...

Student Loans: The Right's Hidden Agenda

President Obama's "no-brainer" suggestion that the government get back into the direct lending business has such obvious fiscal merit that you'd think it would melt the heart of the most obdurate conservative. But it's getting resistance anyway -- which is proof that...

Limbaugh Endorses Socialist Paradise

So Rush Limbaugh has threatened to move to Costa Rica if health care reform passes. As Brian Docksteader wrote, the irony of this is almost too rich to believe. Given Rush's well-known proclivities, you have to wonder: Why Costa Rica? If he's looking for beaches, palm...

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