Is Nicki Minaj Appearing On SNL As Kim Kardashian A Sign We’ve Reached Peak Butt? James B. Barnes “ Plus, NATO ends combat ops in Afghanistan, the CIA keeps arguing with Senate Democrats about torture, Berkeley protests get nasty, Cosby’s star gets defaced, and solar tech gets even better, all in today’s news and web roundup.
Sioux Indian Song Stuns Senate After KeystoneXL Pipeline Vote Fails James B. Barnes “ “Grandfather look at me, I am standing here struggling, I am defending Grandmother Earth and I am chasing peace.”
8 Big Issues From Across The Country To Keep On Your Radar For Election Day Maya Kachroo-Levine “ Think of this article as “getting the notes from a classmate” and brush up before the big day. Here are 8 issues, races and propositions to keep an eye on.
Get Rid Of The Filibuster Completely James B. Barnes “ Nuclear option? If this is “nuclear” then I’m for blowing the whole thing up.
A Government Worker’s Post-Shutdown Perspective: It’s Not Getting Better Mikki Kendall “ I don’t expect the average American to know these things. I didn’t know them before I went to work for the government.
House Republicans Are Not Terrorists James B. Barnes “ Terrorism is force and it is death. It’s not a bunch pro-life conservatives who woke up one day and decided they were half-assed Anarcho Capitalists.
Two Things That Everyone Needs To Know About the Government Shutdown James B. Barnes “ In a way, you ONLY even need to know two.
Raising Hope: Understanding The Economic Crisis With A Laugh Track Katherine Hill “ No one is more loyal and optimistic, while simultaneously realistic, than the Chance family. It’s hard not to root for them, despite their flaws and quirks. They know they’re poor and wacky, but they also know they have each other, which is better than having nothing at all.
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