I live in Washington, D.C., where I first came to work as a writer and producer for The Atlantic in 2010 and then covered D.C. transportation for TBD On Foot. These days, I report on state telecom issues for Warren.
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“Mass incarceration has devastated our communities.” Angela Davis on President Obama’s second term and issues “not appropriately addressed by the administration.”
What a great photo.
Has anybody been watching the debates lately? You’ve got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change. It’s true. You’ve got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don’t have healthcare and booing a service member in Iraq because they’re gay. That’s not reflective of who we are,
President Barack Obama
Obama says GOP debates ‘not reflective of who we are’ - latimes.com
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The future of America’s bike and pedestrian funding is at stake. Seriously. One of the most fascinating angles I’ve observed since covering transportation is how politicized certain dimensions have become—and especially now, in light of Obama’s jobs speech.
A select group of Republican politicians—Eric Cantor, John Boehner, and Tom Coburn, for starters—has voiced objection to the various bike and pedestrian projects that we fund through the highway bill, and that’s on the table now more than ever. Read more about what’s happening. Biking groups like the League of American Bicyclists are distinctly not thrilled.
Today Barack Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (also known as the child nutrition bill) into law at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports. The House of Representatives passed the bill on December 2 with a vote of 264-157, clearing the way for Obama’s signature this morning.
