The Ashes As it's my role here to spearhead LGM's cornering the "progressive blogosphere market on cricket commentary" (as per our FAQ), my absence is letting the team down. I was able to follow the first two tests of the series, but only sporadically the...
Author: Dave Brockington
Born in San Jose, grew up in Seattle, received a Ph.D. in poli sci from University of Washington in 2000. I worked for three years at Universiteit Twente in Enschede, Netherlands, and have worked at the University of Plymouth for 16 academic years now in Plymouth, United Kingdom. I also currently serve as joint campaign coordinator for the Plymouth Sutton & Devonport Constituency Labour Party.
Two articles on North Carolina came to my attention this morning. First, it appears that NC is convulsing with the same sort of protests that ground Wisconsin to a halt.
The story has been floating around the past few days, but it's been confirmed with the release of a report yesterday from the US Census (specifically the Current Population Survey.
is finally retiring. Ferguson has been rumored to be retiring for over a decade now, and I can still recall the sure bet that it was about ten years ago for Celtic manager Martin O'Neil to take over United. Being a right thinking individual, and...
This is relevant to very few people outside of the 1st Congressional District in the state of South Carolina. The district has a PVI of R+11 (I'm surprised that it's.
I've been largely out of touch the past couple of weeks (some would say it's been considerably longer) so apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere. When the incoming President of.
One of the joys of following soccer is, even approaching the end of the season, nearly every game matters. As I've been writing here, the side local to my England residence has been in the relegation zone of the fourth division for most of the...
Which perfectly sums up the lunacy of big time collegiate sports in the US. Most of us know the story now, and it appears that plenty of administrators at Rutgers.
MJ reports new Pew Research data showing that 52% of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, against 45% opposed, which fits with the recent initiative success in Washington and Colorado.
Headline: Georgia Teens Fight for Racially Integrated Prom Because It’s 2013, for Chrissakes. Black and white students at Wilcox County High School in south Georgia aren't allowed to go to the same prom. Instead, students and parents sponsor segregated proms — yep, in 2013 —...
Yet another factor enters into the world food picture - a new and ominous phenomenon. The climate of the world seems to be changing; it may, say our best scientists,.
I'm thinking Don Young, R-AK, has it in the bag. At least he meant no disrespect. How do you compete with that if it's only Tuesday? For your B-side, on.