The Times’ Paul Krugman had a boffo column yesterday on the link between high global food prices and global warming. “Boffo” because it’s sure to piss off the global warming deniers and so get lots of traffic and links, while it simultaneously bolsters his sensible centrist credentials. Krugman has centrist credentials, you ask? Yeah....
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One day before a City Council subcommittee will meet to consider living-wage legislation governing large employers, a public opinion and strategy firm called Lake Research Partners has released a poll indicating that Baltimoreans support such legislation. The poll was funded by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and their WakeUpWalmart campaign. The poll...
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Are The Sun and The Washington Post soft-pedaling the fact that Gov. Martin O’Malley has backed down on his challenge to the new Real ID federal law? NewsBusters thinks so. The federal Real ID Act requires that anyone who wants a state-issued driver’s license needs to prove that he or she is living in...
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OC Alternatives Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Assateague Island National Seashore, North Point State Park, Rehoboth Beach, and more 5/15/2013
Charm Offensive Feature: Meet the unpaid, underappreciated, and underprotected stars of underwear football By Violet Levoit 5/22/2013
Real-Life Embarassing Sex Stories Feature: Submitted by City Paper readers 2/13/2013
Murder Ink Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 77 By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/15/2013
Sage Advice Eats and Drinks: Mount Washington spot survives a year, but must refine for the long haul By John Houser III 5/22/2013
City Treasure City Folk: Charlie Riemer kept City Hall running, finishes his own race By Rafael Alvarez 5/22/2013