http://www.thisworldwelivein.com “Reality continues to ruin my life.” ― Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/when-justice-scalia-writes-every-silver-lining-has-its-cloud-the-bad-news-from-arizona-v-inter-tribal-council/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-justice-scalia-writes-every-silver-lining-has-its-cloud-the-bad-news-from-arizona-v-inter-tribal-council http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/when-justice-scalia-writes-every-silver-lining-has-its-cloud-the-bad-news-from-arizona-v-inter-tribal-council/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/when-justice-scalia-writes-every-silver-lining-has-its-cloud-the-bad-news-from-arizona-v-inter-tribal-council/
View the article’s original source Author: David First, the good news, which is being widely hailed by voting rights groups: today the Supreme Court invalidated Arizona’s rule requiring documentary proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.  The Court held that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which requires only a statement made under [...]]]> http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/when-justice-scalia-writes-every-silver-lining-has-its-cloud-the-bad-news-from-arizona-v-inter-tribal-council/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/on-syria-no-im-not-ready-for-hillary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-syria-no-im-not-ready-for-hillary http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/on-syria-no-im-not-ready-for-hillary/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:05 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/on-syria-no-im-not-ready-for-hillary/
View the article’s original source Author: kbusch Ready for Hillary? No, I am not. In fact, I’m pretty concerned about her recent advocacy regarding intervention in Syria. Our interventionists, however well-meaning, just don’t appear to understand what intervention can and cannot accomplish. Military intervention can accomplish small things and big things. On the small side, [...]]]> http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/on-syria-no-im-not-ready-for-hillary/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/parent-revolution-creates-a-truth-site-to-debunk-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parent-revolution-creates-a-truth-site-to-debunk-me http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/parent-revolution-creates-a-truth-site-to-debunk-me/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:01:38 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/parent-revolution-creates-a-truth-site-to-debunk-me/
View the article’s original source Author: dianerav Parent Revolution, funded with millions of dollars by the Walton Family Foundation, the Gates Foundation, and the Broad Foundation, has decided to create a “truth site.” The story says: “The site’s initial focus will be on attempting to debunk claims made by NYU education historianDiane Ravitch, who earlier [...]]]> http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/parent-revolution-creates-a-truth-site-to-debunk-me/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/rebuild-the-casey-bridge-campaign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rebuild-the-casey-bridge-campaign http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/rebuild-the-casey-bridge-campaign/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:01:32 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/rebuild-the-casey-bridge-campaign/
View the article’s original source Author: peggy The current Casey Bridge over Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain is falling down and is scheduled for demolition. The Department of Transportation (DOT) wants to replace it with a ground level highway nightmare. Forest Hills is a transportation hub for Mattapan, Hyde Park and some of Dorchester. Those [...]]]> http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/rebuild-the-casey-bridge-campaign/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/rand-paul-persuasion-or-capitulation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rand-paul-persuasion-or-capitulation http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/rand-paul-persuasion-or-capitulation/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:01:31 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/rand-paul-persuasion-or-capitulation/ http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/18/rand-paul-persuasion-or-capitulation/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/a-staggering-migration-of-hundreds-of-millions-to-chinese-cities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-staggering-migration-of-hundreds-of-millions-to-chinese-cities http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/a-staggering-migration-of-hundreds-of-millions-to-chinese-cities/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:05:50 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/a-staggering-migration-of-hundreds-of-millions-to-chinese-cities/ http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/a-staggering-migration-of-hundreds-of-millions-to-chinese-cities/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/average-new-us-house-over-2500-square-feet-average-new-chicago-area-house-2650-square-feet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=average-new-us-house-over-2500-square-feet-average-new-chicago-area-house-2650-square-feet http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/average-new-us-house-over-2500-square-feet-average-new-chicago-area-house-2650-square-feet/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:05:46 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/average-new-us-house-over-2500-square-feet-average-new-chicago-area-house-2650-square-feet/ http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/average-new-us-house-over-2500-square-feet-average-new-chicago-area-house-2650-square-feet/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/sen-spilka-introduces-electronic-privacy-act-in-ma-senate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sen-spilka-introduces-electronic-privacy-act-in-ma-senate http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/sen-spilka-introduces-electronic-privacy-act-in-ma-senate/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:01:30 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/sen-spilka-introduces-electronic-privacy-act-in-ma-senate/
View the article’s original source Author: fenway49 Just stumbled upon this at Daily Kos. State Senator Karen Spilka, who’s in the race to succeed Ed Markey in Congress should he win next Tuesday, has introduced legislation to protect citizens’ data: Long before Massachusetts was a high-tech leader, we led the nation in developing laws to [...]]]> http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/sen-spilka-introduces-electronic-privacy-act-in-ma-senate/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/it-can-be-a-lot-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-can-be-a-lot-better http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/it-can-be-a-lot-better/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/it-can-be-a-lot-better/ http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/it-can-be-a-lot-better/feed/ 0 http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/preparing-forignoring-the-worst/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preparing-forignoring-the-worst http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/preparing-forignoring-the-worst/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:00:18 +0000 admin http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/preparing-forignoring-the-worst/
View the article’s original source Author: charley-on-the-mta Great letter in CapeCodToday, about Bloomberg’s global warming preparation/adaptation plan for NYC, but also about the fate of Cape Cod. Of course it’s not just a NYC problem. 39% of all Americans, 123 million of us, live in coastal communities. 50% of our nation’s shoreline — 11,200 miles [...]]]> http://www.thisworldwelivein.com/2013/06/17/preparing-forignoring-the-worst/feed/ 0