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That headline is misleading; based on what I’ve seen, there are as many perspectives on this complicated and politically loaded issue, as there are people paying attention. What I’m trying to do, is present the main arguments, without overt bias on my part, until the last paragraph of this, which is a ways off.
There are ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana scheduled for the November elections in Colorado and Washington. The polling that I’ve seen, here and there, doesn’t leave me bursting with optimism, but the measu Continue Reading
Though it’s a big sprawling mega-bill, and nowhere near being in any final form that could get President Obama’s signature, I can summarize the proposed federal agriculture legislation, currently being moved through Congress, quite handily: there’s a lot for progressives to dislike. And “dislike” is about the weakest term one can use.
Last week I got two items in the mail from something called “StudentsFirst.” The image above is one side of one of them.
Don’t those young’ns look thrilled, to be learning (and, presumably, crushing standardized tests) the StudentsFirst way!
A couple of weeks ago, or thereabouts, I posted the following as a “Quick Hit.” (The link referenced in the blockquote is here.)
Maybe a month ago, in MPR’s Capitol View, there was a note to the effect that labor leaders claimed to have about ten GOP legislators lined up to vote against the Poorer, Sicker, Deader Worker Amendment. The item wasn’t sourced, and I couldn’t find anything similar anywhere else, so I ceased to give it much thou Continue Reading