MORNING MESSAGE: Stormy Weather OurFuture.org’s Terrance Heath: “First, there was Snowpocalypse. Then there was Snowmageddon. That was followed by Thundersnow. This summer brought the derecho. And most recently, we’ve been visited by Frankenstorm … Climate change is certainly a contributing factor to both the frequency and intensity of these events … while the president may [...]
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Climate change is certainly a contributing factor to both the frequency and intensity of these events. Most Americans believe extreme weather events are related to climate change, and science backs them up. In the aftermath of every extreme weather event, activists have raised their voices to demand action on climate change or denounce the lack thereof. Hurricane Sandy, aka Frankenstorm, is just the most recent. The difference is that Sandy arrived on the eve of a presidential election between two starkly different records on climate change and related environmental policies.
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You haven't heard much...or perhaps anything...yet about a disaster relief supplemental appropriation for the state and local governments and individuals who were hit so hard by Sandy.
But you will, probably starting this afternoon when President Obama tours New Jersey arm-in-arm with Governor Chris Christie.
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MORNING MESSAGE: Is Sandy God’s Stimulus? OurFuture.org’s Richard Eskow: “Hurricane Sandy was the stimulus nobody wanted. It took a terrible toll in lives, homes, and dreams. For the families who lost loved ones the tragedy will never end. And yet, in a bitter irony, this terrible storm will spur the kind of spending we should [...]
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Mitt Romney kept quiet last week when the subject was rape and God’s will. He remained silent the week before when the news was all about Illinois factory workers pleading with him to stop his alma mater Bain Capital from offshoring their jobs. At no time this year did Mitt denounce Republican employers who threatened [...]
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Last week Mitt Romney delivered possibly the most dishonest presidential campaign speech in American history. It contains lie after lie, distortion after distortion, and trick after trick. The fact that a person capable of giving such a speech has reached this level suggests that it may be too late to salvage the country. Our institutions [...]
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Way back at the beginning of this summer, an eternity it seems in this exhausting presidential campaign, The College Board launched its Don’t Forget Ed campaign to “get the candidates to prioritize education this election.” The campaign kicked off, according to an article in USA Today, with two installations. The first stunt was to line [...]
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MORNING MESSAGE: Jesse Jackson, 13 Others, Arrested At Sensata OurFuture.org’s Dave Johnson: “There were fourteen arrests today community supporters of the Sensata workers marched on the Bain-owned facility to demand a meeting with the manager of the plant. Arrested include Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bishop Tavis Grant, Rockford Alderman Victory Bell-Rockford, local community members, and three [...]
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Mitt Romney’s jobs plan is a collection of bullet points masking the fact that he has literally no proposals to create jobs. President Barack Obama’s newly published jobs plan is a collection of bullet points that understates the detail in the jobs policies he has already proposed. The heart of the Obama plan is stated [...]
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MORNING MESSAGE: The Obama Plan vs. The Romney No Plan OurFuture.org’s Bill Scher: “Mitt Romney’s jobs plan is a collection of bullet points masking the fact that he has literally no proposals to create jobs. President Barack Obama’s newly published jobs plan is a collection of bullet points that understates the detail in the jobs [...]
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