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“Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America” by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.95). A bold, incisive and vivid argument for why the U.S. needs to reorder its energy policies–NOW.  Cassandra “24 Years of Housework…and the Place is Still a Mess – My... »

Let’s hear it for community organizers! They rock. And they are going to roll out the vote for Barack Obama on Nov 4. After two days at Camp Obama over the weekend, I have a new appreciation for community organizers and their ability to make a difference. The two-day intensive training for volunteer field... »

Let’s take a minute, my friends (no, this is not McCain speaking), to talk about the economy. Remember the economy? That vast system of buying and selling and getting paid for your work that keeps a roof over your head and food on your table? And your SUV on the road? Yeah, that thing... »

Comment posted in response to The New York Times article: Once elected, Palin hired friends and lashed foes What would happen if Barack Obama: Had a pregnant teenage daughter Lied about accepting hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks from Washington Had a wife who belonged to a secessionist party Was under two investigations... »

Who else out there is getting annoyed over hearing too many who believe the country would be better served by an Obama presidency express fear that McCain may now have the election advantage just because his barracuda has become a media darling? Don’t let that way of thinking become a self-fulling prophesy. If you... »

Well, that’s about what her outfit was worth–the cost of an average house, $300,000, according to VanityFair.com. Here’s a breakdown of the cost of her outfit: Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000 Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500 Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000 Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000–$25,000 Shoes, designer unknown: $600 Total: Between $299,100 and... »

Republicans also hate TAXES. OK, so let’s get rid of all taxes and see what happens. How can they keep America safe then? How will the government pay for bridges to nowhere? Or for roads for all those Republican to drive their pickup trucks over? Or those stimulus rebate checks they made such a... »

Now that Republicans have essentially sanctioned teen pregnancy with their “life happens” explanation of Sarah Palin’s daughter’s “situation,” will we see an explosion of young white girls having babies? Now, that would be a problem, wouldn’t it? The conservative right has just about admitted that their farcical “abstinence-only education” doesn’t really work and teens... »