Epstein Secrets

tating for the = A country with nearly 8 percent unemployment preferred to give the president a second chance rather than Mitt Romney a first one. The Republican Party today needs to have a real heart-to-heart with itself. EFTA00700212 The has lost two presidential elections in a row because it forced its cand

years is too short of an interval to meaningfully capture the extent of climate change, but one area that stands out for its rapid deterioration is Arctic sea melt. Every summer, part of the Arctic Ocean melts away and historically, about half of it is gone by September. Since scientists began monitoring

ated last November, running on the same economic policies. Although I am a die-hard liberal Democrat, please allow me to make this observation about the Republican Party, because I believe that a strong two-party system is better for the country, as it encourages and forces the other party to be more honest. This wee

hange is distant — distant in time, and distant in space." 2012 was the hottest year on record. 2011 carbon dioxide emissions the highest on record; Arctic sea ice shrank to a record low; the world's largest trees are dying at an alarming rate, I could go on and on. Scientists are telling us that we are ap

d that he would govern differently than some of the more radical and unpopular planks that were included to appease the ultra conservative fringe in the Republican Party. We forget how television has change our national conventions from smoke. fuel back room horse trading to beauty contests funded by the same specia

ses on the fact that the Arctic is getting warmer faster than almost anywhere else on Earth. Over the past three decades, the average extent of the Arctic sea ice has declined by 25 to 30 percent, and the rate of decline is accelerating. At this rate, it appears that within this century, and perhaps in the

E.J. Dionne wrote this week in The Washington Post — It's our system on the cliff — The United States faces a crisis in our political system because the Republican Party, particularly in the House of Representatives, is no longer a normal, governing party. Republicans in the House will blame it on the Democrats, exc

dia. 2012 has been a year of alarming extremes — record smashing heat, historic droughts and wildfires, Hurricane Sandy, record-breaking melting of Arctic sea ice. We just passed the 333rd consecutive month of global temperatures above the 20th-century average. Climate scientists now say it's growing worse

nly the conversation you're calling for, but action on change. ANTHONY LEISEROWITZ: And I totally agree with that. BILL MOYERS: So why can't we get the Republican Party to see what you have been talking about? ANTHONY LEISEROWITZ: I think basically the Republican Party has reached the conclusion themselves that th

our grandchildren. BILL MOYERS: But you've seen the stories: 2012 the hottest year on record; 2011 carbon dioxide emissions the highest on record; Arctic sea ice shrank to a record low; the world's largest trees are dying at an alarming rate, I could go on and on. These are signs and signals, are they no