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Obama vs. Physics (by Bill McKibben)

January 30, 2013
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The subtitle of Bill McKibben’s latest piece for TomDispatch reads “Why Climate Change Won’t Wait for the President” and sets the tone for another very well written and well-reasoned article by one of the greatest environmental writers and activists. While it is worth reading in whole, here are some particularly interesting paragraphs that catch the essence of the article: […] And that’s always been the difficulty with climate change — the greatest problem we’ve ever faced. It’s not a fight, like education reform or abortion or gay marriage, between conflicting groups with conflicting opinions. It couldn’t be more different at a fundamental level.…

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The US presidential beauty contest

October 6, 2012
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The good news in the 2012 US presidential election is that there are some decent candidates running on platforms that address serious issues, people like Jill Stein of the Green Party and Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party. The bad news is that most of the American electorate will not even be aware of these people, much less know what they stand for. And that, it seems, is the primary function of the nationally televised  presidential debates–to focus attention, not on, but away from the real alternatives to the status quo in US politics. How else to explain the absence…

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Obama vs Romney on energy and climate change issues

April 27, 2012
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Obama vs Romney on energy and climate change issues

Rebecca Leber of Thinkprogress put together a comprehensive chart outlining the different stands Obama and Romney have on energy and climate change issues. The chart is accompanied by a detailed list of sources and further elaborations.  

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Is it immoral to vote for Obama?

October 15, 2011
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Mike Whitney’s answer is “yes,” and he seems to me to be right. This is an extremely clear and concise description of the most important moral dilemma  facing every American with a conscience. It’s a must-read for all Americans.

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