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For Your ReadingFebruary 3, 2010 3:08pm

Yes, This Exists: “Nightlife Town Hall”

Via the SoHo Journal: Own a bar? Like bars? Live above a bar and hate that particular bar? Have an opinion or suggestion about bars in your neighborhood? Then please attend Thursday’s Nightlife Town Hall and have an open discussion with your elected officials and the New York State Liquor Authority. Some people may think this stuff is a waste of time, but I love that stuff like this exists.  It’s nice to remember that politics isn’t all about the huge battles like marriage equality.  Democracy in America really does deal with the little things, too.  Time, place, and other details available here.

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Copenhagen DiaryOctober 8, 2009 8:05am

Copenhagen Diary: “Martial Law Is The Only Answer”

When I picked up my newspaper this morning, I was met by a startling front page headline: “Permanent political martial law is the only viable answer to the climate catastrophe”. The headline belonged to the Danish newspaper Information which today released a mock issue from the year 2059. Combining humor and horror, the issue was written as if the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP15) had been a failure 50 years earlier. The Problem with Democracy The funny (or tragic) thing is that the headline is not all that farfetched. If you remove the word ‘permanent’, it runs close to Thomas Friedman’s dream of being “China for a day”. The idea is that at least totalitarian politicians can get painful legislation … More >>

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