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Author: Erik Loomis

A Motivated Electorate

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On November 8, 2013
A possible lesson of Terry McAuliffe's win in Virginia is that if the Republicans continue a party of open racism that wants to restrict people of color's voting privileges, it may just anger African-Americans a tiny little bit.

Hurricane Season

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On November 7, 2013
Well, the US avoided any hurricanes this year so maybe things are going OK in the weather world, right? Oh dear. Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines at 4am local time today with winds near 195 mph, making it the strongest tropical cyclone to make...

Making OSHA Reports Public

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Great news, with one caveat, from the Department of Labor: The Labor Department wants companies to begin filing all workplace injury and illness reports electronically so they are available for anyone in the public to see. The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will announce...

I Am Somebody

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On November 7, 2013

Jesse Jackson on Sesame Street, 1971. I especially like the line affirming those on welfare. Which I wish was still a relatively robust program, hey thanks Bill Clinton for making.

This is just terrible. The US Border Patrol will continue using lethal force against people throwing rocks, as well as people inside vehicles—ignoring a set of recommendations from an independent review of lethal force practices at the agency. Border Patrol Chief Mike Fisher told the...
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