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From today's Huffington Post : Just this week, the bankers and their lobbyists -- who you might have reasonably thought would be the pol...

This entry from the Encyclopedia of Chicago tells the story of the Haymarket riots that led to an international socialist holiday : On May 1...

Our Chicago painter friend Carl Holzman shows his latest still life paintings at the Old Town Triangle Gallery, opening Sunday, May 3rd in C...

That's the bottom-line on Specter's move from (R) to (D). The discredited and morally bankrupt (though personally enriched) Republic...

This blog joins the President of the United States in congratulating the Jewish State on her 61st birthday. Here's the President's S...

Found this while googling information about Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three . Personal responses to classic films, from a 20-something in...

In today's Washington Post : I hope that the United States has turned the page on those times and is returning to the values that sustai...

After listing the pluses, Arianna draws attention to these minuses in Obama's 100 Days: *The bank bailout. In his appointments at almost...

Someone I know and I were reminiscing about the time we were innoculated for Swine Flu at college, during an epidemic in 1976, the handling ...

To the Arts Club of Washington, DC , Wednesday, April 29, 2009, from 5:30pm - 8:30pm: EVENINGS WITH EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS: 3 HOLLYWOOD VIENN...

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day and Israeli Independence Day, Dr. Rafael Medoff sent me last week's interview in the Jerusalem P...

In today's New York Times Magazine , a memoir of growing up as the Crown Prince of Conservatism. It's the first thing written by Chr...

The formerly jailed New York Times correspondent writes that she likes what she has seen so far: How's he doing? Very well, given the m...

From the Council on Foreign Relations website (ht The Moderate Voice): Representative Jane Harman, Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommit...

Apparently, this is the idee du jour in Washington, DC...and subject of a symposium at the Brookings Institution next Tuesday, according to...

Cong. Jane Harman asked that her NSA phone call transcripts be released on April 21st. So far, I haven't seen any answer...or any reason...

IMHO, Allegations of torture are a matter for the Justice Department and Congress to investigate...any more "commissions" would be...

A friend from New York City forwarded this press release about Being Jewish in France : MEDIA CONTACT: Gabriele Caroti at 212.875.5625 or gc...

Judy Lash Balint was there, and writes about the play's Israeli premiere at Frontpage.com : These days, I no longer go to the official c...

I thought I'd share today's email with my readers, and I'm signing the petition, myself : Dear ACLU Supporter, Since the ACLU f...