A week ago, the big race in Connecticut was for governor in 2010. Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy, and Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele seemed huddled near the top of a crowded race. And though it wasn’t foremost on state resident’s minds, everyone assumed the popular Attorney General Richard Blumenthal […]
Monica Potts
Monica Potts is a former senior writer at The American Prospect. She is working on a book about low-income women in her rural Arkansas hometown. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, New York, Vogue.com, The Daily Beast, The Trace, and Democracy.
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About Those Full-Body Scanners …
In the wake of a Nigerian man’s failed attempt to blow up a flight over Detroit on Christmas Day with explosives hidden in his underwear, government officials, especially in Europe, now want full-body scanners to screen all passengers before flights. Many are still debating the pros — namely that they can spot the tools Umar […]
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Dodd to Retire.
Dodd’s not running again! And people are shocked! Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo thought Dodd’s seat was ultimately safe until he retired, and I have to admit that when I worked in Connecticut, I thought so as well. The Associated Press reports that Connecticut’s popular Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, will run to replace Dodd. […]
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You Only Thought That Felt Nice.
Yesterday, the BBC published a story about a group of researchers at King’s College London who concluded, after asking sets of identical twins whether they had one, that the erogenous zone called the G-spot reportedly enjoyed by some women is merely a myth or a figment of their imaginations. Turning it into a reassuring bit […]
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Running Away from the Runaway Problem.
Over the weekend, the New York Times reported that legislators are moving to improve the way social workers and police deal with youth runaways. New laws would change the way police track runaways and increase spending on social services and outreach. Another recognizes the importance of programs for at-risk youth. The move comes partly in […]
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Spreading Internet Access.
Bloggers and columnists, in the flurry of predictions that come at the start of any new year, are wondering how we’ll consume media in 2010. What will be the new Twitter? Will any of it will be enough to save old media outlets? These questions are important, but it’s worth remembering that in a vast […]