Violence against women and girls is a global crisis, an international shame. I’ve written about the V-Day organization (founded by Eve Ensler), and their One Billion Rising action on February 14, featuring “Break the Chain,” here. Between now and February 14, I’ll post videos related to that project. First, from One Billion Rising, about the [...]
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Robert Redford: Some in Washington “Living in the 1950s” and “So Ideologically Driven”
IN AN interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Robert Redford had some astute observations about the politicians in Washington who are keeping our country from moving forward. “He’s lightly touched on this as an issue, that it’s unfortunate that it took a storm of such consequence to draw the attention that could’ve been drawn by the [...]
Newt’s Latest Big Idea
Newt Gingrich is delusional. Hey, but it’s no crime, as long as he’s kept away from anything powerful in the U.S. government, which Rick Santorum can’t do, because he’s having trouble managing all the states. So, with today Super Tuesday and with 437 delegates at stake, according to Politico, though the Washington Post says it’s [...]
Nuclear Politics in the Wake of Japan’s Catastrophe
Senior Obama administration officials said Monday that Obama remains committed to nuclear power, and that U.S. nuclear plants had been built to withstand the strain of strong storms and earthquakes. [...] Carney said Monday that although the crisis in Japan is still unfolding, the White House isn’t backing away from the proposed “clean” standard. He [...]
Robert Redford at the Apollo Alliance Event
(posted from Washington, D.C., 11:34 a.m. eastern time) UPDATE: Robert Redford's speech at TBA. Okay, so better late than never. I took this earlier, but had to come back to my hotel to load it. Frankly, the Hilton's connection for bloggers row sucks. Oh, and by the way, as to Redford's first line; everyone needed [...]
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