The New Republic: How Good Is Wal-Mart's Green? The New Republic February 28, 2010 • It's a fairly big deal that Wal-Mart announced plans to reduce 20 million tons of greenhouse-gas emissions from its suppliers by 2015. But Bradford Plumer wonders if this could really offset the company's damage.
National Review: Health Care Plays A Broken Record The National Review February 28, 2010 • Thursday's summit only repeated points that have been made countless times over the past year by both sides. It seems likely that the public will react in larger numbers by agreeing with the Republican view that the bill the Democrats are pushing is hopelessly flawed.
Foreign Policy: How Genocide Is a National Security Threat Foreign Policy February 28, 2010 • Mass violence destabilizes countries and entire regions, threatening to spread trafficking in drugs, arms, and persons, as well as infectious disease pandemics and youth radicalization. Genocide is not just a moral issue but threatens the national security of the United States.
Food A Walk On The Wild Side ... Of The Plate February 28, 2010 • It was inevitable that interest in local, sustainable, ethical eating would lead back to hunting. Weekend Edition food commentator Bonny Wolf shares her experience attending a wild-game-friendly dinner party. A Walk On The Wild Side ... Of The Plate Listen · 3:00 3:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/123851682/124170381" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Simon Says Powder Blue Ties Play It Politically Safe February 27, 2010 • Why did so many of the male politicians sitting around the health care summit table wear powder blue ties? Powder Blue Ties Play It Politically Safe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/124147707/124148700" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Behind The Spangles, Weir Is A Man In Full February 26, 2010 • Figure skater Johnny Weir gets called "flamboyant" an awful lot. But Trey Graham argues that Weir's transgressive aesthetic is a lot more than just showy — and that when he talked back to Canadian commentators who'd questioned his gender, the skater proved what serious manhood is all about.
Taking Black History Out Of The Peanut Gallery February 26, 2010 • We're at the end of Black History Month and commentator Sam Sanders, tired of the same old "fun facts" about George Washington Carver's peanut inventions, thinks next February needs a jump-start.
The National Review: A Follow-Up Appointment The National Review February 26, 2010 • Jeffrey H. Anderson of The National Review says that several things were accomplished at the summit. The Democrats failed to make their case — which, in itself, was an accomplishment of sorts for the country.
The New Republic: The Kindle, America's Decline The New Republic February 26, 2010 • Because America couldn't manufacture the Kindle, the locus of future related innovation has potentially shifted abroad. Mark Muro from The New Republic explains the costs of that could be grave.
The Nation: The Health Care Summit's Missing Voices The Nation February 26, 2010 • John Nichols of The Nation says the gathering at Blair House needed the actual range of ideas that members of Congress entertain with regard to health-care reform. He asks where the Republican alternative and Medicare-for-All were in the discussion.
Foreign Policy: Paying For Russia's Worst Olympics Foreign Policy February 26, 2010 • With only a few more days to go until the end of the games, Russia so on track for its worst Winter Olympics showing in history. Miriam Elder of Foreign Policysays that the embarrassment behind their 13 medals has prompted sharp consequences for Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko.
StoryCorps A Boy Raises A Man — And Becomes One Himself February 26, 2010 • Colbert Williams was just 16 when he became a father. He raised his son as a single dad. Now Colbert is 30, and his son, Nathan, is a teenager himself. Recently the pair talked about raising children A Boy Raises A Man — And Becomes One Himself Listen · 2:23 2:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/124092252/124105156" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Nation: Unemployment's Desperate Case The Nation February 25, 2010 • With national unemployment hovering just below ten percent, UI benefits will end for one million Americans on February 28th, and for four million more, in the months that follow if Congress fails to take immediate action. The Nation's Peter Rothberg says a renewal needs to happen.
The New Republic: Why Today's Summit Matters The New Republic February 25, 2010 • The politics of passing the skinny version of the Obama administration health care reform bill aren't as simple as they may seem. The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn says it would be an accomplishment, but nobody would mistake it for "success."
National Review: Health Care, Not A Profit Problem The National Review February 25, 2010 • Insurance companies aren't profiting the big numbers we think they are. Commentator Jeffrey H. Anderson wonders why, if the Obama administration thinks greed and profits are the problem, they don't pick on the real heavy-hitters.
