The world this week from the Politic
One can safely say that a lot has happened in these past 168 hours, both domestically and internationally.
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The Washington Redskins: What’s in a name?
Even if it were not a racial slur, naming a team after any ethnic group seems like a questionable, potentially problematic move.
Yellen signals a Fed shift from Wall St. to Main St.
Whether or not new leadership can reinvigorate the country’s economic outlook, Yellen’s moral proclamations have set an important tone.
News you don’t need to know about; and some you should
Scroll past those headlines and find what happened today that is important or worth your time!
Michael Sam is the man
The fight isn’t over yet. Nor will it be over on May 8th, when the NFL draft begins. It will only be over when news that a top NFL prospect is gay isn’t news at all.
Bill de Blasio and a dream city of economic justice
A new tone of liberalism would provide a positive counterbalance to the radical Republican voices and votes that seek to deny the extension of unemployment benefits
Keystone XL: Drill baby drill
The oil sands of Canada will not solve the energy crisis, but they can act as an important stopgap while we continue the search for valid alternatives to coal and petroleum.
Five hard truths about “the least untruthful” NSA
Mr. Clapper, in his least untruthful account, had casually neglected to mention that a program code-named PRISM, which happens to be the single largest contributor to intelligence reports