I think I should read Matt’s stuff more often: The shocking truth, according to Bilmes and Stiglitz, is that if one applies the Congressional Budget Office’s basic assumptions about the duration of the [Iraq] conflict (“a small but continuous presence”), it will cost nearly a staggering $1.27 trillion dollars before all is said and done. […]
Michigan ‘MCRI’ Would Hurt Women, Minorities, Poor
The University of Michigan-based Center for the Education of Women has released a major study examining what the impact of the anti-affirmative action ballot initiative MCRI would have on the state if it is passed in Michigan in November: The [CEW] study also found that the California amendment led to significant decreases in government contracts […]
Liberal Outsourcing
When my fellow interns and I would grumble about our tasks at the ACLU of Michigan a few years back, the legal director would like to remind us that he got his start in politics canvassing for the nuclear freeze movement in suburban Michigan — in winter. Is political canvassing — specifically outsourced canvassing — […]
BAM-N Launches Organizing Drive in DC
Thought this was interesting. As usual, the issues they talk about are very important. Their usual tactics are another question; hopefully the DC organizers will be more democratic and civil than the Detroit group. Dear DC Public School Advocates, I’ve had the privilege of working with many of you in the DC Full Funding Campaign, […]
Pondering the Unspeakable Option
I’ve been thinking about libraries lately. The DC Public Library‘s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, to be specific. There’s been a debate raging over the library’s future: some want the 1972 Mies van der Rohe structure renovated and maintained as the city’s main library. Others, including the mayor, his blue-ribbon library task force, and […]
Project Approved in College Park
The city of College Park has given preliminary approval to a $68-million, 17-story residential project planned for a site just north of campus on Route 1. I thought this was interesting: “The university’s strategic plan calls for a higher quality college town,” said Brian Darmody, the university’s assistant vice president for research and economic development […]
links for 2006-06-22
W. Times: Restaurant, Baptist church battle over liquor license Overview of the ongoing Shaw dispute.