“Exhibition of work done by children”
November 5, 2009 at 12:33 am | In Historical | Leave a CommentTags: Federal Art Project, poster art, Works Progress Administration, WPA
N.Y.C. : WPA Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1939. Frank Greco, artist. (Library of Congress)
Current Health Care Cost Realities Made Simple
November 2, 2009 at 10:31 pm | In health | Leave a CommentTags: health care reform
Patient waiting in the doctor's office, rear of country store. Faulkner County, Arkansas. 1940 May. (Library of Congress)
There is a simple explanation for why American health care costs so much more than health care in any other country: because we pay so much more for each unit of care.
The short article has three very clear charts so you don’t even have to read the words, you can just look at the pictures.
Joe Lieberman is a douchebag
November 1, 2009 at 3:17 pm | In health, politics straight up, senate | 1 CommentTags: Connecticut, douchebag, Facebook, health care reform, Joe Lieberman, politics
A butcher shop window. Norwich, Connecticut. c.1940 Nov. (Library of Congress)
A group of individuals, coming together as one, to proclaim the undeniable (and scientifically verifiable) fact that Senator Joseph Isadore Lieberman is, in fact, a Grade A Douchebag.
If you agree, go join the Facebook group “Joe Lieberman Is A Douchebag.”
There are many reasons why Lieberman is a douche bag.
In addition to actively arguing in favor of invading Iraq, campaigning for John McCain and Sarah Palin and pledging to continue campaigning against Democrats and for Republicans, actively warmongering against Iran, Lieberman plans to vote against the health care bill because it contains a public option, stating that no reform is better than a bill which contains a public option. His principles are backed by millions of dollars in campaign donations from the private health care industry which employs his wife at a health care lobbying firm.
Back in 2003 he supported “the illegal political intervention in the private and legally protected decisions” in the Terri Schiavo feeding-tube dispute, and “he went out of his way to defend it. On national television.”
And let’s not forget that despite being chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Lieberman never saw fit to conduct a single hearing or investigation of the Bush administration yet held a hearing on October 22, 2009 “to explore the role of “czars” in the executive branch.“
And apparently “Holy Joe” only “supports the troops” when there is a Republican administration.
“La Muralla”
October 31, 2009 at 2:25 pm | In Foreign Affairs, civil rights, politics straight up | Leave a CommentTags: chile, CIA, music video, Nicolás Guillen, politics, Salvador Allende, The Left
I don’t visit David Seaton’s News Links nearly often enough.
And you should definitely read this post.
Federal Theatre Project
October 30, 2009 at 12:45 am | In Historical | Leave a CommentTags: california, Federal Art Project, Federal Theatre Project, poster art, puppet circus, Works Progress Admiistration, WPA
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a puppet circus. California : Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1941 (Library of Congress)
“Exhibition of oil paintings at the W.P.A. Federal Art Project Gallery”
October 23, 2009 at 12:39 am | In Historical | Leave a CommentTags: Federal Art Project, new york, poster art, Richard Floethe, Works Progress Administration, WPA
Poster for exhibition of oil paintings at the W.P.A. Federal Art Project Gallery, 7 East 38th Street, New York City, New York, between 1936 and 1941. Richard Floethe, artist. (Library of Congress)
Vice President George Clinton (March 4, 1805 – April 20, 1812)
October 20, 2009 at 1:00 am | In Historical | Leave a CommentTags: american history, American Revolution, Founding Fathers, George Clinton, new york, politics, Vice President
Architectural drawing for a monument for Vice President George Clinton, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., c1812. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1764-1820, architect. (Library of Congress)
The Congressional Cemetery has a wealth of material related to this obscure but important cemetery and who’s buried there.
Fantasy Island
October 17, 2009 at 3:47 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Democrats, health care reform, Maine, Olympia Snowe, Republicans, York Beach
York Beach, Maine. c1901. (Library of Congress)
David Sirota sums it up:
So the notion that Snowe’s vote – or any GOP vote – is inherently pivotal to health care reform is a fantasy created by the Beltway media and the Democratic congressional leadership. The former is desperately trying to manufacture headline-grabbing drama; the latter is looking for a Republican excuse to water down the bill and protect corporate interests – all while absolving Democrats of legislative responsibility.
The United States’ Great Pacific Garbage Patch
October 17, 2009 at 11:45 am | In environment, health, public safety | Leave a CommentTags: birds, fish, food chain, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plastic, pollution, recycling, sea turtles, whales
Click here to see the graphic in larger detail.
I call it the United States’ garbage patch because “in 1990, Americans used nearly seven times the world average in plastic … per capita.” That rate increases every year.
It takes more than 400 years for plastics to photodegrade, they never biodegrade. As it disintegrates, the plastic becomes small enough to be ingested by aquatic organisms, including fish, mussels and birds, and winds up in our food chain. Plastic in the ocean is killing whales and sea turtles.
Plastic bag bans are being instituted or considered in countries around the world.
UPDATE: This is one really sad and revolting result of the garbage people toss into the ocean.
“Prevent syphilis in marriage”
October 16, 2009 at 1:06 am | In Department of Health & Human Services, Historical, health | Leave a CommentTags: 1940, Federal Art Project, health care, poster art, public health, syphilis, Works Progress Administration, WPA
Poster for the New York State Department of Health encouraging couples to take action to prevent syphilis in marriage. Federal Art Project. Date stamped on verso: Jul 19 1940. (Library of Congress)
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