This week in progress:
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The WhiteHouse Weekly
Get informed in mere minutes, courtesy of these two videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse#p/u/8/QV1Nzv_46UQ + http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse#p/u/13/szxfbeY3fjg
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OFA Weekly Wrap-Up
The Weekly Wrap-Up Posted by Mary on June 05, 2011 Take a look at few of our favorite stories from the blog this week: President Obama spoke at a memorial service for those who lost so much when tornadoes hit Joplin, Missouri. “We will be with you every step of the way until Joplin is […]
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Going Down
BWD: Washington Post: Some health insurance premiums are going down (Updated) [quoting WaPo:] It turns out that pigs do fly. Last month, insurer Aetna received approval from Connecticut regulators of its request to reduce premiums on individual policies by an average 10 percent, starting in September. Yes, you read that right: reduce the premium. The decrease, […]
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President Obama’s Weekly Address
There’s literally no faster and better way to become informed in mere minutes than the following two videos (the terrific Vice President Biden is guest hosting the weekly address, discussing the rebound of the auto industry due to the WH’s policies): Weekly Address: Biden on the American Auto Comeback + West Wing Week “OCONUS III: […]
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This Week in More Excellent Economic News
Smartypants blog: Back to work in Lordstown, OH We all know that there’s still a lot to do in getting people back to work. But the people of Lordstown, OH aren’t questioning President Obama’s commitment to working class Americans. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/25/eveningnews/main20066229.shtml ************** ThePeoplesView: Geithner was right and Krugman and Stiglitz were wrong by rootless_e In the […]
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Fun Reading for Progressives
From the delightfully sharp pen of p m carpenter: Sarah Palin’s Grand Distraction The political press has finally noticed that Sarah Palin’s “mystery tour” has never been a mystery to those who first recalled her most fundamental personality: raging paranoia and a pathological hypersensitivity to scrutiny and legitimate criticism. What’s she doing? Where’s she going? […]
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“Running as a Joke: The People ‘Shaking Up’ The GOP Presidential Field”
ThePeople’sView: Running as a Joke: The People “Shaking Up” The GOP Presidential Field by Deaniac83 Ooh, boy. The AP is reporting that the Republican presidential contest is suddenly heating up, thanks to three people: Texas governor Rick Perry, Sarah Palin, and Mr. noun-verb-and-9/11 Rudy Giuliani. After months of resisting calls to join the contest, Texas […]
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bwd’s space: on Israel/Palestine
blackwaterdog: Ha’aretz: “Obama is a rational president who knows what’s good for world peace, and above all, he’s devoted to doing justice” Here’s a very good article by one of Israel’s most respected pundits. Just another proof that many people in Israel are actually behind PBO and know very well what a disaster Nut-N-Yahoo is. […]
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Discussion Points: Allan of AngryBlackLady; classic piece on incrementalism
Incrementalism: The Arc of the Moral Universe Is Long, But It Bends Toward Justice By Allan on March 27th, 2011 Actual Progressives celebrate Progress. You’re probably familiar with the title quote from Martin Luther King, Jr., who was paraphrasing the words of Unitarian minister and abolitionist Theodore Parker from 1853. And you may also be […]
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OFA’s Weekly Roundup
The Weekly Wrap-Up Posted by Elizabeth on May 29, 2011 Check out some of the stories you might have missed this week on the blog: President Obama pledged support to those affected by the devastating tornadoes that touched down in Missouri and across the Midwest. We got good news out of Detroit: Chrysler paid back […]
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