Comments of the Week: December 2, 2011 Comments of the Week: December 2, 2011
Each week we post a run-down of the best of our reader comments with the hopes of highlighting some of your most valuable insights and encouraging more people...
Dec 7, 2011 / Sarah Arnold
Mayor Tin Ear Mocks Occupy Wall Street Mayor Tin Ear Mocks Occupy Wall Street
Bloomberg derided Occupy Wall Street and journalists who cover it at a private party at Gracie Mansion.
Dec 7, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Occupy Wall Street on Your Street Occupy Wall Street on Your Street
Banks trying to foreclose on homes are surprisingly vulnerable to direct action—a fact that Occupy Our Homes intends to exploit.
Dec 7, 2011 / Astra Taylor
How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist
After Obama cited Roosevelt in his Kansas speech, Fox News has decided that TR peddled “socialistic nationalism.”
Dec 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Zardari Out? And Massacre in Afghanistan Zardari Out? And Massacre in Afghanistan
Could a new civil war be brewing in Afghanistan, fueled by Pakistan’s secret service?
Dec 7, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
You Can’t Say Romney’s Not Transparent You Can’t Say Romney’s Not Transparent
Remember when Mitt Romney said during a debate kerfuffle that of course he wouldn’t allow “illegals” to work on his lawn? “I’m running for office, for Pete’s sake,” he said. “I can't have illegals.” Now he’s telling Fox News anchors that of course he values them. “I’ll be on Fox a lot,” he told Neil Cavuto on Tuesday, “because you guys matter when it comes to early primary voters." (h/t:TPM) Message: He cares about winning the presidency.
Dec 7, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Occupying Senator Scott Brown’s Office Occupying Senator Scott Brown’s Office
Take Back the Capitol stormed Congressional offices today, calling for more action to help the unemployed.
Dec 7, 2011 / George Zornick
Why Greater Equality Strengthens Society Why Greater Equality Strengthens Society
What US progressives can learn from British efforts to fight inequality.
Dec 6, 2011 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati
Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue
With draconian laws like Georgia’s HB 87 hitting women especially hard, women’s groups are taking up the fight for immigrants’ rights.
Dec 6, 2011 / Feature / Laura Flanders
Puerto Rico’s Policing Crisis Puerto Rico’s Policing Crisis
Brutality is an old problem, one that has worsened under the government of Luis Fortuño.
Dec 6, 2011 / Feature / Ed Morales