Nationwide, there is more support for the government’s data collection program among Democrats (57% approve) than among Republicans (44%).А я ещё помню времена, когда для каждого приличного либерала несогласие с правительством было признаком патриотизма, а правительственная слежка - признаком грядущей диктатуры, с которым надо бороться с чувством ( Read more... )

Про банкротство Детройта я уже написал, но для всякого большого события интересно посмотреть на его историю, его причины. Например, как обьясняет банкротство Детройта ведущий экономический комментатор Нью-Йорк Таймс, лауреат Нобелевской премии Пол Кругман?

Я предлагаю вам забавный эксперимент. Подумайте, что вы знаете о Кругмане, о его теориях, о ( Read more... )

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Last night's verdict casts serious doubt on whether the legal system truly provides equal protection of the laws to everyone regardless of race or ethnicity.

This case reminds us that it is imperative that the Department of Justice thoroughly examine whether the Martin shooting was a federal civil rights violation or hate crime. We call on ( Read more... )

Jeb Bush will present Hillary Clinton with the 2013 Liberty Medal this September in Philadelphia.

Mr. Bush is chairman of the National Constitution Center, which is honoring the former first lady for her career in public service and her advocacy efforts on behalf of women, The Hill reported.

Err, WTF?

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По поводу борьбы сил прогресса с реальностью в Детройте прочитал о таком замечательном человеке, как Otis Mathis. Этот человек заведовал всеми государственными школами в Детройте. А замечателен он двумя вещами:

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Mathis -- who was placed in special education classes as early as the fourth grade, graduated high school with a 1.8 grade point average ( Read more... )

Once the very symbol of American industrial might, Detroit became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy Thursday, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline in population and auto manufacturing.

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According to a study released by the Bay Area Center for Voting Research, Detroit is ( Read more... )

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday afternoon appealed to civil rights groups and community leaders, nationally and in Sanford, for help investigating whether a federal criminal case might be brought against George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, one advocate said.

The DOJ has also set up a public email address to take in ( Read more... )

For decades, a so-called anti-propaganda law prevented the U.S. government's mammoth broadcasting arm from delivering programming to American audiences. But on July 2, that came silently to an end with the implementation of a new reform passed in January.

Т.е. до хопенченжда госдепу было запрещено заниматься пропагандой внутри страны. Но теперь у ( Read more... )

Крис Рок - это такой комик. А когда он говорит всерьёз, он говорит так:

I’m just here to support the president of the United States. The president of the United States is, you know, our boss. But he’s also, you know, the president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and the dad of the country. And when your dad says something, you listen. ( Read more... )