It’s Tuesday, which means another round of Twitter Storm. Using #askcenk on Twitter, you can ask Cenk any question and he might just answer it live and unfiltered. Today Cenk answers an assortment of serious and silly questions. Who are the best sources of reporting in print and on television? …
Read More »Monthly Archives: May 2013
Will We EVER Close Gitmo?
“Amid a protracted and widespread hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, President Obama on Tuesday vowed to revisit the idea of closing the detention camp, though he conceded that “ultimately we’re also gonna need some help from Congress.” The president, speaking to reporters Tuesday morning in a press conference, told CBS …
Read More »Parents Say ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ is Pornographic?!
“A mother in Michigan has made it her mission to have a “pornographic” book being taught at her daughter’s middle school pulled from the curriculum. That book? The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. “The problem is the school is giving the seventh graders inappropriate material and not …
Read More »Is Syria Calling Obama’s Bluff? Does The U.S. Have to Intervene?
“The “red line” President Obama has set for Syria doesn’t diminish the credibility of the administration’s similar warning against Iran, a top Israeli official said, taking pressure off Obama to respond forcefully to reports Bashar Assad may have used chemical weapons. Obama said there was a “red line” with Syria– …
Read More »The Most Unpopular Man in America
“Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has an interesting take on a recent poll by Democratic Public Policy Polling that showed his approval rating imploding after his recent vote against expanded backround checks for gun purchases: It’s probably right. “Nothing like waking up to a poll saying you’re the nation’s least popular …
Read More »The first website, Path, and an archaeological mystery – 90 Seconds on The Verge
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