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August 16th, 2009

Time to Picket Whole Foods?

by Mark Kleiman
Category: Health Care, The Obama Presidency, The permanent campaign

Making Whole Foods hurt where it lives will probably require some picketing — wouldn’t it nice if the White House had an operation devoted to organizing communities on his behalf?

Posted: Sunday, August 16th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
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May 18th, 2009

A Disturbing Thought on the Dawn Johnsen Nomination

by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: Corruption in Washington, Law Notes, Politics and Leadership, The Obama Presidency, Torture

Has Barack Obama deliberately hung Dawn Johnsen out to dry?

Posted: Monday, May 18th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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April 22nd, 2009

Outrage, Patience, and Perspective all Needed re Bush Administration Torture

by Quincy Adams
Category: Terrorism and its control, The Obama Presidency

The Obama release of the OLC torture memos will ultimately result in discovery of the full record related to Bush administration torture, and possibly to legal jeopardy for some Bush administration officials. It’s fine if this process proceeds without the active participation of Obama administration policy makers and political operatives.

Posted: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 at 8:19 am
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April 2nd, 2009

A Good Pick at Treasury

by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: The Obama Presidency

A strong advocate for poor and working Americans comes to Treasury.

Posted: Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 at 5:40 pm
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March 12th, 2009

Staffing Up Treasury: What Price Elizabeth Warren?

by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: The Obama Presidency

Why has no one mentioned the most obvious person to fill a high position at Treasury?

Posted: Thursday, March 12th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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January 22nd, 2009

What Happened to Transit in the Stimulus?

by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: 2009 Democratic Agenda, Climate change, Energy and Environment, Infrastructure, Policy briefs, Stimulus, The Obama Presidency, Urbanism

Smart Growth America’s state policy director offers an explanation.

Posted: Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 at 11:34 pm
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January 21st, 2009

The missing word

by James Wimberley
Category: The Obama Presidency

President Obama did not use one word in his Inaugural: black

Posted: Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 1:30 am
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January 19th, 2009

The Missing Preacher at the Inaugural

by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: Religion and Politics, The Obama Presidency

The preacher who REALLY should be delivering the benediction tomorrow.

Posted: Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
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January 19th, 2009

Obama, Jefferson, and the Inaugural Address

by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: Barack Obama, The Obama Presidency, The permanent campaign

Appropos of Mark’s wonderment at Obama’s seeming ability to rise above pettiness, I think it is best to hope that he pulls a Jefferson.
You know; Thomas Jefferson. The man who, after the bitter and brutal campaign of 1800, could say this:

Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called [...]

Posted: Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
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January 19th, 2009

Springtime in Florence

by James Wimberley
Category: Arts and Cultural Policy, History, The Obama Presidency

A sumptuous image for the inauguration from Medici Florence.

Posted: Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
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