Category Archives: crossposted on TADA

Zombies and Politics

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Ampersand

Last night, a few friends and I were discussing what in our culture makes zombies so big right now. My favorite (somewhat tongue in cheek) argument, from Charles, was that it’s about our politics. “There’s this horrible group of people … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 10 Comments

Republicans Want To Take Insurance Away From Sick And Raise The Deficit $230 Billion

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ampersand

In the House today, Republicans are arguing for a repeal of the Affordable Care Act. A few points: 1) The Republicans want to leave up to 129 million Americans with pre-existing conditions without protection. According to the Department of Health … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Health Care and Related Issues | 41 Comments

Krugman on Inequality of Opportunity

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Ampersand

Krugman: The first thing one should say is that our system does reward hard work, up to a point. Other things equal, those who put more in will earn more. But a lot of other things are, in fact, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, crossposted on TADA, Economics and the like | 31 Comments

Keith Olbermann's Special Comment On Gabrielle Giffords Shooting

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

When I think about Jared L. Loughner’s attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, it’s hard to know what to say. My thoughts, of course, are with her and her family and with the families of all the others who were … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Elections and politics | 35 Comments

US Passport Applications To Switch To Gender-Neutral Language

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Ampersand

From the US State Department’s website: The Department of State is pleased to announce the introduction of a redesigned Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA). The CRBA is an official record confirming that a child born overseas to a U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Families structures, divorce, etc, In the news | 3 Comments

Happy 2011

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Ampersand

In the closing days of 2010 I was slammed by one of the most famous right-wing philosophers in the country, which I consider a good thing; and my book got a rave review on Boing Boing, which I consider a … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Link farms | 20 Comments

The Wyden-Brown Health Care Proposal: Will Conservative States Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are?

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Ampersand

Mid puff-piece about how Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Scott Brown are, like, totally this odd couple!, the Washington Post inadvertently discusses Wyden and Brown’s policy proposal for a single paragraph: In short, the legislation would allow states to opt … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Health Care and Related Issues, In the news | 8 Comments

Top Wisconsin Court OKs Putting Non-Sex Offenders on Sex Offender Registry

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Ampersand

From The Legal Watchdog: For each violent rapist, a registry may contain dozens of teenagers who had consensual sex with younger teens, and dozens of other teens who were convicted of “sexting,” urinating in public, or similar behavior. But, perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Prisons and Justice and Police | 44 Comments

How The Death Penalty Makes False Convictions More Likely

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Ampersand

Let’s suppose that Suzy and Bobby had a business together, which they’re liquidating. They have to negotiate how they’ll split the business assets, and if they can’t reach an agreement, then they’ll have to go to trial. Just one thing: … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Prisons and Justice and Police | 12 Comments

Pat Robinson Favors Legalizing Pot

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Ampersand

Not often I agree with Pat Robinson about anything… From The Independent: “We’re locking up people that have taken a couple puffs of marijuana and next thing you know they’ve got 10 years with mandatory sentences,” Mr Robertson said on … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, In the news, Prisons and Justice and Police | 4 Comments