Purple prose is a term of literary criticism used to describe passages, or sometimes entire literary works, written in prose so overly extravagant, ornate, or flowery as to break the flow and draw attention to itself. Purple prose is sensually evocative beyond the requirements of its context. It also refers [...]
Definitely worthy of being posted another time besides late Friday afternoon, but it's important that this gets out.
Thomas Perez, the US Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights, told members of a Senate hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on Thursday that the fully-inclusive legislation is "top" [...]
Got an email from the Sierra Club organizer in Billings I thought I should share with everyone. Climate change legislation is coming up that's crucial for investing in green energy jobs -- and I suspect that both Baucus and Tester are a little nervous about backing it. So here's something [...]
From the Washington Post: "President Obama on Thursday told what he called the largest gathering of Native American tribal leaders that 'you will not be forgotten by this White House,' pledging to work with them to address their community's chronic problems with health care, economic development, land management and" [...]
From the New York Times: "In separate actions to address Americans’ continuing economic hardship, the government moved Thursday to assist long-unemployed workers and struggling businesses, as well as home buyers and homeowners facing foreclosure."
Congress passed H.R.3548, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, this [...]
From the Missoulian: "Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., was the only Democrat on Thursday to vote against a climate change bill that Democrats rammed through a Senate committee - but said he still supports the effort to limit greenhouse gases and pass a bill."