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The Right Needs A Head On A Stick; Erik Loomis’ Will Do

The Right Needs A Head On A Stick; Erik Loomis’ Will Do

By Samuel G. Howard on December 20, 2012

It’s been a bad end of the year for conservatives. After deluding themselves into thinking they were going to win the presidential election by a landslide, they instead found themselves routed by a president they’d labelled “socialist” and claimed that he “palled around with terrorists.” And then in the wake of a national tragedy which [...]

Posted in Education, Gun Control, Politics | Tagged Erik Loomis, Intimidation, Marc Comtois, political discourse, right wing, URI | 10 Responses

Netroots Asks: ‘What Does A New Economy Look Like?’

Netroots Asks: ‘What Does A New Economy Look Like?’

By Samuel G. Howard on June 8, 2012

I stumbled across our editor Bob Plain at Beyond Occupy: What Does a New Economic System Look Like? which took place at 10:30 AM. Bob was unfortunately trying to coordinate with David Pepin on the budget live-blogging, leading to some furtive discussion on his cellphone that eventually attracted a few stares before Bob went outside. The panel discussion itself [...]

Posted in Featured, Netroots Nation | Tagged Colin Mutchler, Economy, Erica Payne, Erik Loomis, Happiness, Jenifer Ancona, Netroots Nation, Occupy, Sarita Gupta, Simon Johnson | Leave a response

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