Latinx Citizens Living Along the U.S.-Mexico Border Are Getting Their Passports Denied
I, too, am mad that Google doesn’t promote my accomplishments more often.
Here Is the Right Honorable Lady Gaga With All the Ex-Presidents
Yesterday, Lady Gaga made an appearance at the One America Appeal concert benefit for victims of recent hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Above is the official portrait, with her fans. The image has gone viral.
Barack Obama and George W. Bush Call Out Bigotry, Co-Host a Disaster Relief Concert With All the Other Ex-Presidents
Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter–bygone reminders of leadership with dignified hair–are holding a country-themed disaster relief benefit concert at Texas A&M this evening, and prettymuch everyone thinks Donald Trump wasn’t invited. It’s a concert to…
Happy Halloween from the Scariest Haunted House of All: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
From administration to administration, you can count on one thing about the White House: These nerds love to clown. They especially love to clown on Halloween, often to terrifying effect.
Former President Jimmy Carter Wrote a Bad Editorial About Sex Work and the 'Nordic Model'
Former President Jimmy Carter is a humanitarian, a man of faith, an advocate for women’s rights, and an all-around likable former politician. Except when he writes about sex work, as he does periodically, where he promotes the so-called “Nordic Model,” even as Amnesty International and other human rights groups point…
The Short Life of Maids' Honor Day
In this excerpt from Household Workers Unite: The Untold Story of African American Women Who Built a Movement, Premilla Nadasen writes about a forgotten, complicated milestone in domestic workers’ struggle for dignity and respect for their labor. In Georgia, Maids’ Honor Day was proclaimed an official holiday in 1972…
Former President Jimmy Carter Has Cancer
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Jimmy Carter Will Focus on Women's Rights for the Rest of His Life
On Newshour Wednesday night, former President Jimmy Carter told Judy Woodruff that "the crimes against women and girls exceed almost anything that I have known in my lifetime as far as human rights abuses."
How And Why To Make Tea
To write a tea instructional is to wade into darkly tannic waters long ago claimed by giants like Orwell and Douglas Adams. That hasn't stopped Christopher Hitchens, who writes an open letter on the subject. Nor shall it stop me.
Skunk Whisperer Saves The Day • Men Are Gross And Don't Wash Their Hands
• What do you do when you find a skunk stuck in a jar of peanut butter? Call the Skunk Whisperer, obviously! Here is a video of him rescuing the hapless animal from his nutty prison. •
"I Don't Like Saying It"
"I don't want to pick a person, say, he's a racist, but I do think the way they're piling on Obama, the harshness, you kind of feel it." -Former VP to Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale. [Politico]
Racism? What Racism?
As expected, within a day of Jimmy Carter blaming racism for "an overwhelming portion of the intentionally demonstrated animosity toward Barack Obama," politicians — including many Democrats — began rushing to rebut the notion.
Jen & Courteney On The Rocks; Amy Gets Divorced
So Much For Bill Being A Problem For No-Drama Obama
"As of early May, Clinton had never been mentioned during the daily White House senior staff meetings as an issue to be dealt with, according to two officials who attend. By contrast, one of them said, Jimmy Carter had come up twice already." -From the aforementioned Clinton profile. [NY Times]
41 To 44: Don't Mind The Sap
[Washington, D.C.; January 7. Image via Getty]
Obama Speechwriter Jon Favreau Has Grabbier Hands Than Bill Richardson
The Truth Might Not Be Pretty, But Obama Makes You Like It Anyway
As mentioned earlier, Rolling Stone has a long interview with Barack Obama in its latest issue in which Obama acknowledges that the financial crisis is going to require tough decisions and taxes and government programs; says Americans are going to have to make sacrifices to reform the country's energy policy (and to…
PA. Kids Punished For Choosing Obama Over Nothingness
Aw, look at the cute boys from Scranton who got suspended for cutting class to see Obama! They missed a quiz on The Stranger. "Existentialism is dead," one said. If only we could say the same for killing the Arabs, kids! So yeah, we really, really wanted to play hooky today. It's hot in my house and most of the "news"…
We're Headed To Philly Tonight!
Megan and I are convening in Murderdelphia tonight for tomorrow's Pennsylvania primary! This morning a seven-alarm fire reminded everyone once more there used to be an economy there. Now there are too many vacant buildings and not enough crackheads to fill them. Five murders happened over the weekend in Philly.…
