08/21/2016 archive

Sunday Train: A Cycle Track In Downtown Akron

This past Thursday, thanks to twitter, I learned that just one county to my west, a Cycle Track was being opened: Akron opens new bike trail through downtown: The path is part of the city’s effort to become more bicycle friendly and to encourage people to leave the Towpath Trail and experience downtown. “Downtowns that …

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Dean Baker Answers the WaPo TPP Challenge

The Washington Post’s TPP Challenge By Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research 21 August 2016 Those folks at the Washington Post are so much fun. Now that it looks like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) might fail, the Post challenges TPP critics, “if not the Trans-Pacific Partnership, then what?” Let’s see, the Obama administration …

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The Breakfast Club (Russian Rag)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On Sunday mornings we present a …

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