Month: March 2011

I’ve been trying to get a handle on what the worst-case scenario is with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but it’s hard to get a straight answer. I found a fairly decent resource in this Mother Jones...

The following will not become law this year, but it’s the kind of law that could be enacted if the Republicans ever get a filibuster-proof majority or eliminate the filibuster unilaterally. In testimony to a House taxation...

I’m not surprised to see a grumpy response from Foreign Policy to the decision to forcibly oust Gaddafi. We’ll see how accurate their reporting is on the internal divisions in the White House. Those allegedly against...

Upton Sinclair once said, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it.” Something similar can be said about people who discover that absolutely no one would ever...

Not really facing any alternative, Libya announced a cease-fire after the U.N. Security Council authorized the use of force against their armed forces: The announcement came after the Security Council on Thursday evening...