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Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights?

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 25th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL

Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights?
From: Ari Berman

One year after the Supreme Court gutted the VRA, few Republicans have signed on to a legislative solution.

Despite SCOTUS Ban, 15 States Still Allow Mandatory Life Without Parole for Juveniles
From: Steven Hsieh

Two years after the Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional, many states are still able to send children to die in prison without recourse.

Supreme Court Kills the Old Robocop Dream
From: Back Issues

The justices didn’t quote Christian Parenti, but they should have.

Why Obama Needs to Ignore ‘Armchair Warriors’ and Focus on the Global Economy
From: Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama’s real failure has been his inability to lead a global New Deal.

Luis Suárez May Bite, but FIFA Sucks Blood
From: Dave Zirin

Suspending Luis Suárez is the right thing to do. But the organization responsible for issuing judgment is absent of moral weight.

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Thad Cochran’s Democratic Campaign

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 25th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL

Thad Cochran’s Democratic Campaign
E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
WASHINGTON — “There is something a bit strange, there is something a bit unusual about a Republican primary that’s decided by liberal Democrats.”The words of Chris McDaniel, the tea party candidate vanquished in Mississippi’s runoff on Tuesday by Sen. Thad Cochran and the state’s GOP establishment, were not the most gracious. But they contained an important truth about why Cochran prevailed after finishing second in the first round of voting on June 3.In winning, Cochran overturned many of the cliches of political analysis: that runoffs draw lower turnouts than the main event; that…

Tea Party Mischief on Exports

A Surprise Race That Shouldn’t Have Been
Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
Just a few years ago, this probably wouldn’t have been worth mentioning: Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, a six-term incumbent with a strong conservative record who had ceaselessly brought home the bacon for his state, defeated a Republican primary challenge from a rookie state legislator and former radio host.

Today’s GDP Number Isn’t as Bad as It Sounds
Danny Vinik, New Republic
The economy contracted at an annualized rate of negative 2.9 percent in the first quarter of this year. In other words, the economy in the first three months of the year actually shrank. The contraction is worse than expected: forecasters were predicting it would be just negative 1.8 percent. And to give you a sense of scale, GDP fell by 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, at the depths of the recession. In other words, this is an ugly number.