Technically, the 520th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus will be this Friday, the 12th. I want to use the holiday to write about more than just good ol’ Christopher Columbus, specifically I want to address the notion of cultural dynamism versus stagnation, and the ideas of trans-cultural diffusion. I want very much to repudiate [...]
Crossposted from penigma.blogspot.com: We’ve seen too often where the right wing fringies go off the rails, behaving violently. One of their hot buttons is any language other than English being spoken, or any culture they identify as ‘other’, drawing a too narrow definition of “us” and “them”. Earlier at this year’s CPAC, right wing extremist [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02), the Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, voted for the Budget Control Act setting in motion for Congress to take the responsibility to put forward a fair, balanced and responsible fiscal plan. In order to force a decision, the legislation created automatic budget cuts if there is not agreement on a [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
