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Sen. Brown Challenges Republican’s UNPRECEDENTED use of the Filibuster

Matt Horowitz — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:16:18 +0000

Republicans have been stalling President Obama’s nominee, Craig Becker, to the National Labor Relations Board simply because he has a pro-union philosophy, simply because he will stand up for the middle-class.

Sen. Brown (D-OH) and other member of the Senate have had enough of it.

According to Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.): “I’m in my thirty-sixth year. I’ve never seen anything like it.” Leahy describes that no previous Republican Senate leader would have allowed his party to filibuster such a routine nomination.

Obama Q&A at House Republican Conference

Matt Horowitz — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:11:07 +0000

The Truth About Climate Science

Matt Horowitz — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:55:14 +0000

A good video in response to the so-call stolen e-mail “scandal”.

The Maldives and Greenland Experience Unprecedented Climate Change

Matt Horowitz — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:48:06 +0000

Roxanne Conlin for Iowa

Matt Horowitz — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:27:19 +0000

Senator Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) favorability ratings have been plummeting even faster than his mental capacity. After 50 years of public service, there might never be a better time to send him back to farm than now.

As a result: Roxanne Conlin, D-Ia., has announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate. Join: http://roxanneforiowa.com/

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THE BANKS ARE AT IT AGAIN!

Matt Horowitz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:32:12 +0000

This time with tax payer dollars. Quite appropriately, Moment of Clarity has entitled this video “The Capitalism Monster Sh*ts On Us Again.”

Protect Insurance Companies PSA

Matt Horowitz — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:43:23 +0000

Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, and other celebrities offer the best defense of the insurance industry yet! Just bear with the introduction from Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

Obama Health Reform Address Close – “The Character Of Our Country”

Matt Horowitz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:31:12 +0000

Symptoms of a Warming World: Worst Drought in Memory Strikes Kenya

Matt Horowitz — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:56:10 +0000

This is a continuation of the discussion I started with my column Athens on Fire: Why More Than Just Archaeologists Should Be Paying Attention. Droughts have long afflicted the driest regions of Eastern Africa but now, as Jeffrey Gettleman of the New York describes, “the sun somehow feels closer here, more intense, more personal.” Droughts are now becoming longer and more severe as our planet continues to warm. Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, experienced the hottest and driest decade on record between 1985 and 1995. The thirsty, malnourished, and economically devastated Kenyan population are the unfortunate externalities of the greenhouses gases that have been emitted here in the U.S. and throughout the developed world since the onset of the industrial revolution. Their stories need to linked more closely and assertively to the processes of climate change. They are stories that not only demand a global response, they are possibly one of the only forces that can catalyze one.

Obama’s Health Care Address to Congress (Part 1)

Matt Horowitz — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:39:45 +0000

Sometimes we are critical of President Obama here at the Song, but he really stepped up here — masterfully weaving together personal stories of how our current health care system has failed many Americans, unambiguous policy detail, and clear answers to opponents and skeptics. Thank you Mr. President.