by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 9.
- Myanmar Vote Has Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Confident of Landslide (Nice.)
- What critics of the Keystone campaign misunderstand about climate activism (David Roberts nails it.)
- Ben Carson and the Truth (“Media observers seem to me too focused on Ben Carson the candidate. I remain focused on Ben Carson the enterprise, and apparently, so is he.”)
- Krugman: Despair, American Style (“I know I’m not the only observer who sees a link between the despair reflected in those mortality numbers and the volatility of right-wing politics. Some people who feel left behind by the American story turn self-destructive; others turn on the elites they feel have betrayed them.”)
- Greenhouse gases reach another grim milestone (“A new report shows global carbon dioxide levels have exceeded 400 parts per million, a threshold many scientists say will have long-term implications for the Earth’s climate.”)
- Let’s get excited about Hillary Clinton: She’s not a savior — but she is exactly what we need (“Clinton is the candidate we need in 2016: One who reminds us politics is about coalitions, not savior figures”)
- Ben Carson’s harsh spotlight: An unfit candidate struggles under intense scrutiny (“Conservatives shield Ben Carson from the ‘liberal media’ and protect him from the scrutiny he deserves”)
- “SNL”’s Donald Trump trainwreck: Welcoming a racist megalomaniac under the guise of edgy humor blew up in the show’s face (“The visibly uncomfortable cast couldn’t effectively skewer Trump’s racist and reactionary view”)
- The Insurgent (“Ted Cruz is leading the most ambitious national campaign no one sees coming.”)
- Ben Carson Says Drug Addiction Is A Symptom Of ‘Political Correctness’ (My god, how did this guy get through med school? Is he really THIS stupid?)
- After Scrutiny From Outlets Owned By Conservatives, Carson Blames ‘Secular Progressive Movement’ (Uhhhhhhhhhhh…no.)
- Donald Trump: Ben Carson ‘has pathological disease… you can’t really cure it’ (So does Trump, but he’s right about Carson in this case.)
- Democrats use anti-Trump sentiment to win Latino votes in local elections
- Virginia moves up to 16th in state integrity ranking but still earns “D”
- Va. judges to advise immigrants that guilty pleas could mean deportations
- The state’s inhumane failures (“The state’s long neglect of Virginians with mental illnesses, however, has threatened to desensitize lawmakers and the public to the plight of people locked behind bars rather than provided necessary and humane treatment.”)
- (“The problem for Democrats lies in themselves. A lot of them just don’t bother to vote in off-year elections.” True, but not the whole picture.)
- Virginia college enrollment projections show slower growth
- Powerline over Rappahannock raises ruckus on Neck, Middle Peninsula
- Dominion tries to prevent eagle deaths on power lines
- Mayor David Bowers won’t confirm report he’s out of 2016 race
- D.C. area forecast: Rain late today through Tuesday; Mostly dry, tranquil second half of the week
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