politics
Today in history: A joke from the USSR for April Fools’ Day
April 1, 2015I heard the following joke in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, then part of the USSR, as was Moldavia.
Read more“The Americans”: Considering evil and electric sheep
April 1, 2015This episode largely concerns the secrets that women so often carry, some of them to the grave.
Read moreSenate ‘vote-a-rama’ produces few wins for workers
April 1, 2015And the wins workers got, on amendments denouncing USPS cuts and advocating paid family and medical leave, may only be symbolic.
Read moreChuy Garcia and the right to a city
March 27, 2015What was supposed to have been a waltz into a second term for Emanuel has turned into a fight for his political life with challenger and longtime progressive Latino leader Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.
Read moreState of Silicon Valley 2015: A tale of two Americas
March 23, 2015"If Silicon Valley were a country, it'd be sixth in the world in GDP per capita."
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