Category Archives: Politics

Food, Inc.

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Anne

I want to see this movie.

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Healthcare Rewind

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Anne

I could go on forever about the disaster that is the American health care system. About how our litigious society has made it impossible for doctors to admit mistakes which then fuels discontent and disatisfaction. How litigation drives up malpractice … Continue reading →

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SiCKO

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Anne

SiCKO is absolutely not the right movie to watch just before bed. Not only was I incensed at times, by the end I was in tears. Frustration, fatalism and disgust are the emotions that characterize my response. What IS our … Continue reading →

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Thanks Jerry

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Anne

Gerald R. Ford seems like an unlikely source for life advice, but with his passing, a wealth of quotation treasures have been unearthed. On Aug. 8 Mr. Nixon announced on national television that he would resign the presidency at noon … Continue reading →

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To Vote or Not to Vote

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Anne

I’ve had two elections to vote in over the past two weeks. There was today’s elections, naturally, and last week, an election about the Dartmouth Alumni Constitution. I voted in the former and not the latter. As I voted today … Continue reading →

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Help

Posted on September 5, 2005 by Anne

I wrote the last post because writing this blog helps me think through things, but even as I was writing it I felt guilty. Thinking about my life seems ridiculous in light of the week’s events along the Gulf Coast. … Continue reading →

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I Should…

Posted on June 25, 2005 by Anne

808Funk – Sunset Glow I just watched a charming little piece of propaganda billed as a movie on HBO (The Girl in the Cafe). While the movie trailers might have you think the movie is a romantic comedy, it’s really … Continue reading →

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4.15.05. Unbelievable!

Posted on March 8, 2005 by Anne

I’m a democrat. Well, I’m really not a democrat so much as I am a liberal thinker forced into the democratic party for want of realistic options. I think taxes are important and in my pretend world, the money I … Continue reading →

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Stranger in a Strange Land

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Anne

ABCNews reports that 61% of Americans believe the biblical story of creation. I’m not going to address this issue, but I was thinking about it and I’m not sure I know a single person who believes in the biblical story … Continue reading →

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Poisoned by the Welfare State (or How Denmark Spoiled Me for American Politics)

Posted on January 18, 2005 by Anne

It’s weird to live in a country, a “democracy” nonetheless, where I feel such a fatalistic attitude about my personal ability to effect any change. It’s also weird that somewhere along the line I was poisoned with intolerance and frustration. … Continue reading →

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