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25 Oct 2014, 1:15 pm
I'm not sure that's really a fair characterization of Lithwick's piece, which advocates leveling up, not leveling down.] [read post]
24 Oct 2014, 11:54 am by Benjamin Bissell
The reported numbers contrast “sharply” with “the grim picture painted by the tourism trade, which claimed the Occupy sit-ins could drag down arrival numbers and hotel occupancy rates. [read post]
24 Oct 2014, 5:35 am by SHG
  Suck some of the air out of the protests now, and there won’t be much left later. [read post]
23 Oct 2014, 5:55 pm by Liza Hanks
When I worked in the US Senate, I was particularly thrilled by National Ice Cream Day (the third Sunday in July) and when I worked in the California State Legislature there was one day when bikers from all over California rode around the capital to protest helmet laws (I’m not sure if that was an official day or not). [read post]
23 Oct 2014, 11:06 am by Benjamin Bissell
This one threatens to further imperil Israeli-Palestinian governmental ties, which have been mired since peace talks broke down between the sides months ago. [read post]
23 Oct 2014, 11:03 am by Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.
At least two federal judges in North Carolina have struck down same-sex marriage bans in the state. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 8:49 am by JD Hull
Bradlee with Washington Post owner Katherine Graham in 1971. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 12:09 pm by Clark
One pole tends (and note that word "tends") to be Protestant, centralized, "scientific", pushing for "the greater good", and "Blue" (as we say in the American language). [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 11:04 am by Benjamin Bissell
Still, the government’s chief negotiator said “she hoped for further meetings with the protest leaders. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 4:48 am
There wasn't enough room in 750 words to tackle all the issues involved so it might be worth jotting down some points that didn't make it into the finished piece.* While there is almost no transparency around the use of the cameras, for the moment it looks as though they are only being used at protests. [read post]
16 Oct 2014, 1:37 pm by Benjamin Bissell
” Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader, Leung Chun-ying, tried to compromise with democracy protesters today by offering to conduct talks with the demonstrators’ leaders. [read post]
14 Oct 2014, 10:42 am by Benjamin Bissell
The speculation surrounding North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has died down for now; Mr. [read post]
13 Oct 2014, 2:03 pm
Keen Umbehr, who was protesting supposed local government waste and abuse (and, for whatever it’s worth, has run for office as a Republican and, more recently, Libertarian) was coded as a “liberal” speaker, in a case involving government retaliation against Umbehr in government contracting (Umbehr). [read post]
13 Oct 2014, 1:11 pm by Benjamin Bissell
Elsewhere in the world, the New York Times reports that a “mob of masked men opposed to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrators” assaulted the protest zone in the city’s financial center, “tearing down barricades and clashing with police. [read post]
13 Oct 2014, 4:20 am by SHG
She whimpers, and they force her face down on the pavement. [read post]
12 Oct 2014, 4:30 pm by INFORRM
  It is reported that the Japanese Government has summoned the South Korean ambassador to Japan to protest about the charge. [read post]
11 Oct 2014, 6:55 am by Benjamin Bissell
Looking for a first-hand account of the Hong Kong protests? [read post]
10 Oct 2014, 12:40 pm by Benjamin Bissell
Tragic news out of Yemen: a suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up in a crowd of protesters, killing approximately 70 people. [read post]
9 Oct 2014, 6:44 pm by Lyle Denniston
  In Corpus Christi, Texas, a federal trial judge struck down a voter ID law in that state that had been challenged by the Obama administration, civil rights and voting rights groups. [read post]