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Shifting To Sustainability - A Reality Reader

East of the Balsams
Last night was a monumental one in Washington, where the health care bill H.R. 3962 passed with one Democratic vote to spare, and help from one Republican. For all the kabuki hand-wringing, the choice to be made was not this health care bill verses a better one waiting to be drafted, but this one verses [...]

Sunday Morning Music
I was driving through Los Banos, California last weekend.  It was Sunday morning and I was on the California 152.  In the last couple years, this relatively small stretch of road that runs through the town has been almost completely taken over by every conceivable big box retailer and chain restaurant.  Home Depot AND Lowe’s, [...]

Not Progresive Enough
From Sam Stein at HuffPost: A Research 2000 Virginia Poll conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee reveals that 64 percent of Virginia voters who supported Barack Obama said that the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Creigh Deeds, was “not progressive enough.” Driving the point home further, 58 percent of Virginia voters who are registered as Independent but [...]

Well, which is it, Congressman?
Up or down on health care reform? [U.S. Rep. Phil] Roe [R-TN] also said he does not think another Democrat whose district borders his, Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., of Western North Carolina, will vote for the bill. I’m sure your doubts stem from your desire for a single-payer system. Or maybe you haven’t heard from enough of [...]

Friday Open Thread
Hiya Hooligans!  What an exciting week it was.  Yet our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims in Ft. Hood.  In brief, in review: Congratulations Gordon!  You deserved to win for such a well thought and well fought campaign.  Go get ‘em! The broader election results from Tuesday have the MSM spinning eloquently [...]