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Newbriefs You May Have Missed: 18. Who will look after the big guy?

Posted on March 17, 2011 by stevieslaw

Republicans articulate anthem. Find voice. House Republicans assailed the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, designed to protect consumers from problems with mortgage, credit card and other lending companies, calling it the “most powerful agency that’s ever been created in Washington.”  … Continue reading →

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Stevieslawslant: The Ferocious Race to the Bottom

Posted on March 7, 2011 by stevieslaw

Killing the Middle Class is Serious Work in Florida Step back Wisconsin.  Governor Rick Scott, man of the people, and the Florida legislature have thrown down the gauntlet in the tightening race to see which state can be most effective … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw Exclusive: What Will the Pakghanistanis Do?

Posted on February 12, 2011 by stevieslaw

New Game Sweeps the Nations Smokey Diamond, cultural affairs correspondent at Stevieslaw, has been following a new interactive computer game that is sweeping college campuses and occupying tables at Starbucks across the country.  The game, called “What will the Pakghanistanis … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw Exclusive: U.S. Capitol Sold to Disney

Posted on February 7, 2011 by stevieslaw

David Goldstein, a reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, reported this weekend that Congress was spending less and less time in session.  Part of this was a result of a revamped calendar from the new Republican leadership allowing members at least one … Continue reading →

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Costuming for the Post-truth Century

Posted on February 3, 2011 by stevieslaw

Costuming for the Post-truth Century. Glenn Beck, who has been known to dress himself up, has admonished the Tea-partiers for wearing colonial costumes, and in this way, subverting the seriousness of their message.  Surprisingly, I disagree with GB.  It seems … Continue reading →

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Newsbriefs You May Have Missed: 2. Tea-partiers to seek treatment

Posted on January 4, 2011 by stevieslaw

Tea-partiers to seek anger management therapy. At a well attended but little publicized three-day meeting this December in Topeka, Kansas, Tea-partiers met to answer one fundamental question—“why are we so boiling mad?”  We were able to speak to their self-styled … Continue reading →

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