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Allen McDuffee
New York
Part journalist, part investigative reporter, part blogger. I write on politics for places like The Nation, Mother Jones and New York Observer.
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What I'm Doing Monday: No Labels Kick-Off Event
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All day Monday, I'll be covering the kick-off event for No Labels--a new organization advocating for citizens to put aside--not forget--their labels "to do what's best for America." You can get a sense of the mission through a Washington Post... Continue reading
Posted Dec 10, 2010 at governmentality
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WikiWorld
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Posted Dec 10, 2010 at governmentality
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Beating Up Obama...In the Primaries
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Matt Bai at the New York Times is stirring up trouble, suggesting that the left is looking for other 2012 primary candidates. President Obama’s compromise with Republicans on extending tax cuts for the wealthy, which his self-described progressive critics see... Continue reading
Posted Dec 8, 2010 at governmentality
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The Miracle Toilet
Nicholas D. Kristof reports from Haiti about toilets that aim to address the sanitation problems that lead to cholera, while also providing fertilizer to help farmers. Continue reading
Posted Dec 7, 2010 at governmentality
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Focus on the Family is Hiring!
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If you're looking for work, James Dobson's evangelical Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs is looking for a Senior Associate Editor. And just what are the qualifications? Continue reading
Posted Dec 6, 2010 at governmentality
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So WikiLeaks is a Hostage Stand-Off Now?
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So, Julian Assange is now threatening that if anything happens to him or the WikiLeaks website, he's going to release a "deluge" of secret documents. Julian Assange will release a "poison pill" that contains a "deluge" of secret information if... Continue reading
Posted Dec 6, 2010 at governmentality
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Time to Play Mad! As! Hell!!!
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Posted Dec 4, 2010 at governmentality
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Sunday Talk Shows: 12/5/10
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Lots happening on the Sunday talk shows this week, but ABC's This Week is stacked with more guests than I've seen in a long time. Looks like a staged fight on Afghanistan with a twist of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.... Continue reading
Posted Dec 4, 2010 at governmentality
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Brooklyn's Habana Outpost Serves Sustainability All Day
Solar power, recycled refuse and staff creativity has turned a parking lot into one of the most truly sustainable restaurants (meets community center) in New York. The Habana Outpost makes me proud to live in Brooklyn. I don't know if... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2010 at governmentality
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Steer Clear of WikiLeaks If You Want a Job at State
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I thought this was an interesting tidbit from The Arabist. Despite this last major WikiLeaks disclosure of a quarter-million documents, the State Department still considers them classified documents. And so the students at Columbia University's School of International and Public... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2010 at governmentality
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Which Party Are You Helping with What You Buy?
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Government transparency group, the Sunlight Foundation, has come up with yet another way for you to keep an eye on who the beneficiaries of your money are--and this time it's with purchasing power. Checking Influence is a new tool from... Continue reading
Posted Dec 2, 2010 at governmentality
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New Yorker's George Packer Talks with Gov. Ed Rendell
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Posted Dec 1, 2010 at governmentality
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WikiLeaks Proves We Need War, Not Diplomacy
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In a post I wrote about WikiLeaks earlier today, I referred to a piece at Commentary magazine by Max Boot, the Jeane Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies. In that Commentary piece, Boot was unsurprisingly harsh on WikiLeaks...and also... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2010 at governmentality
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Notes on WikiLeaks...and (Investigative) Journalism
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With all the talk about WikiLeaks, I almost feel guilty adding to the heap, but I've had some interesting discussions over the last couple of days and thought I might share them. When I heard the announcement last week that... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2010 at governmentality
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Obama Uncompromises!
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Posted Nov 29, 2010 at governmentality
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REVIVAL! Breathing Life Back into governmentality
I know it's been ages since we last saw each other here--and I'm sorry for that. At the time I left governmentality off in April, it was because I was launching a new project called Think Tanked. For those of... Continue reading
Posted Nov 29, 2010 at governmentality
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What is it I don't get exactly? So what if Khoury was inspired? That doesn't undo what Oz said, which is what I quoted in the post.
Toggle Commented Jun 9, 2010 on Amos Oz's Book Supposed to Help Palestinians at governmentality
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Mark Fiore Says Thanks for His Pulitzer
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Posted Apr 24, 2010 at governmentality
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Sunday Talk Shows: 4/25/10
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On tap this week: NBC's Meet the Press: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), New York Times' David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett, NPR's Michele Norris, Newsweek's Evan Thomas. CBS' Face the Nation: Larry Summers, Director, National Economic Council;... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2010 at governmentality
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Sunday Talk Shows: 4/11/10
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On tap this week: NBC's Meet the Press: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Queen Noor of Jordan, NYT's David Brooks, Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), Kathleen Parker, NYT's David Sanger, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2010 at governmentality
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Ahmadinejad: Obama is "Inexperienced Amateur"
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When Obama outlined the U.S. nuclear policy this week, critics were listening carefully. But it might be that nobody listened closer than Iran, given their ongoing (and unclear) nuclear position. Here's what a defiant Ahmadinejad had to say about all... Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2010 at governmentality
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Sunday Talk Shows: 4/4/10
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On tap this week: NBC's Meet the Press: Dr. Christina Romer, Chair, White House Council of Economic Advisers; Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.)Homeland Security Committee; Michael Chertoff, Former Secretary of Homeland Security; Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.)Chairman, Homeland Security Committee; David Remnick,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2010 at governmentality
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Un-Gay
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Posted Mar 30, 2010 at governmentality
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FM Lieberman: Abbas Wanted Israel to Topple Hamas
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Just as I thought Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman must be running out of the ways in which he can cause trouble, he brings us a new one. This time around, he's telling anybody who will listen that Palestinian President... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2010 at governmentality
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Death for Kuwaiti After Rampage Over Husband's Additional Marriage
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Last year, I wrote about a Kuwaiti woman who set fire to a tent where her ex-husband was getting married. The result was the death of more than 55 men, women and children. And, as it turns out, they were... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2010 at governmentality
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