In keeping with the Georgia Music theme of this week, and in honor of Mitt’s hard landing in London, here’s REM performing “Radio Free Europe” in the UK in 1984.
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Meet the handful of conservative writers who are suggesting, respectfully, that the GOP change its policies.
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Reformish Conservatives
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Just look at the best fundraisers. By Ezra Klein 05/11/2013
Speech Therapy
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The Lawsuit That Could Bring Down the NCAA
Fundamentally, this is about trust-busting. By Jonathan Mahler 05/08/2013
Over the Line
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Should Martin O’Malley Be President?
He’s the best manager in government. By Haley Sweetland Edwards 05/07/2013
China’s Empty Houses: If You Build It They Might Come
Is there a housing bubble in China? Not so fast. By Rhiannon Kirkland 05/05/2013
The Administration Feints on Housing
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Against the Brutal Callousness of the Agribusiness Lobby
American “pride” is not worth starving millions. By Jonathan Zasloff 05/04/2013
How Van Halen Explains the U.S. Government
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The Decline and Fall of Cooper Union
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George W. Bush’s Campaign to Be Seen as Another Truman
Not going to happen. By Jonathan Alter 05/01/2013
How Can We Prevent Bangladesh and West Texas-style Workplace Disasters?
By Kathleen Geier 04/30/2013
Republicans Will Clobber Obamacare Until They Hug It
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Communitarian Versus Individualistic Conservatism
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Why Ron Ridenhour, Uncoverer of My Lai, Would Investigate Drones Today
By Michael Clifford Longman 04/26/2013
Climate Change Is Not an Environmental Issue
It’s about simple self-preservation. By Ryan Cooper 04/25/2013
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James M on July 27, 2012 8:48 AM:
Just watching MSNBC videos on Mr. Romney's disastrous London tour. I think the only way to really understand him is to refer to Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad".
What I can't understand is how someone who has been running for President for nearly a decade, and has virtually unlimited financial resources,could be so unprepared.
How is he going to survive the presidential debates?
Patrick Star on July 27, 2012 10:01 AM:
Is Peter Buck playing John Lennon's Rickenbacker?
revisionist life on July 27, 2012 10:42 AM:
Summary of Mr. R-money's big blunders overseas:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/jul/26/mitt-romney-britain-gaffes#start-of-comments
Ries on July 27, 2012 12:14 PM:
I still think REM's highest and best use was as Warren Zevon's backup band- they did two great albums with him, Sentimental Hygiene, and Hindu Love Gods, both of which are better than most of their stuff after Murmur.
2Manchu on July 27, 2012 12:17 PM:
Michael Stipe had hair?