CIA pot calls kettle black
By Political Prose
Tuesday, January 6
You can't make this stuff up. Check out this Washington Post story about criticism of Obama's choice of Leon Panetta as CIA director.
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A study in perfection
By The Subway Chronicles
Friday, December 19
Consider these two scenarios from separate train rides this week:On an uptown 2 train, a nicely dressed man escorts his daughter to school. She appears to be about nine years old. They are facing each other with the silver pole between them. He carries her pink backpack slung over one shoulder.
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Hazards of being green
Friday, December 19
For the past two years, most every ever green post has had an insight into how life can be made more eco-friendly. But just because I incorporate helping the environment into my everyday life doesn't necessarily mean that everyone else thinks it helps them, too.
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Republican bailout
Friday, December 12
Is there blood coming out of my eyes?
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The future of the Republican Party
Sunday, December 7
From CNN: Huckabee, Palin Top List of 2012 GOP Contenders, Polls Says. Well, isn't that special? A lying moron and a white-supremacist evangelical. You stay classy, Republicans!  
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The Missing Class now out in paperback
By Political Prose
Tuesday, December 2
My book, The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America, has been released in paperback. You can find it at your bookstore, or order it on Amazon or Powells.com. (Use these links and a portion of the sale price goes to InTheFray.)
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Obamanomics for the Missing Class
By Political Prose
Tuesday, December 2
Now that Barack Obama has won the presidency, and the Democrats have broadened their majorities in Congress, the picture looks a little less bleak for the country's poor and near poor families.
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Getting to know you...
By The Subway Chronicles
Tuesday, December 2
At this time of year it gets dark about 4:45 p.m., so when I take my dog for his evening stroll, I get the added benefit of checking out what the neighbors are up to. The warm glow coming from brownstone windows attracts me like a moth to a flame. Whose kids are throwing tantrums, and who is eating take-out from La Taqueria while watching Project Runway...
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I sleep on Black Friday
Saturday, November 29
A Wal-Mart worker is trampled to death on Black Friday. To those of you who killed him, to those of you who stood by, those of you who tried to trample his co-workers as they tried to help him, and to those who complained when the store was closed due to the tragedy — you all make me almost ashamed to be a human being. Nothing you can buy, no matter what the price or how badly a loved one wanted it, is worth killing someone.
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The Republican Party (1854-2008)
By TransAtlantic
Sunday, November 9
The GOP has been on life support since 2006. Four days ago, it died a loud and ugly death. 
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Make your own lip balm with natural ingredients
Friday, November 7
Store-bought lip balms are expensive and contain ingredients that probably aren't very good for you, so I decided to make my own.
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From Cheney to Palin
By TransAtlantic
Sunday, November 2
Dick Cheney has redefined what it means to be vice president. Now, one candidate is ready to walk in his footsteps.
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McCain's class of '08 problem
By TransAtlantic
Tuesday, October 28
Young staffers working for the GOP this year have learned the Republican way to run a campaign. Those who still care about the party should be very afraid.
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Don't ask for favors. Don't talk to strangers.
By I think we could be friends
Friday, October 17
I've been sitting on this blogging situation for a while. For fear of having nothing to say or the possibility of confronting what I will say, I've chosen to say nothing for weeks.
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The McPalin Campaign
Saturday, October 11
Racism, fear-mongering, lies, distraction — all in a time of a serious worldwide economic crisis. Who says Republicans are out of touch?
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